oh, in grids I would go with 4 grids by 3.

Krals, I hear Pringles is pretty dangerous with a hammer too.

Petzy - sorry, I hadn't meant your thoughts on Jersey's littering being related to no cementing after bond. I had meant your thoughts the cementing scenario for kralspace (which you gave). But I do appreciate your thoughts regarding the former all the same! I hadn't meant to take this thread off topic into the Jersey saga. lol.

Posted By kralspace on 07/16/2010 01:25 PM
I've been following your bonding too, just saw the videos you posted. Don't you just wish we could wag our fingers at the feisty ones and just say Stop It Already! ? ;-)

Yes! If we could just explain to them that this is how it is supposed to be and they better behave. Good luck with your session. I'm impressed you just make a new condo like that.

Well, at least for now, I'm going to call it a partial success. Pringles, Toby and Daisy are living very happily in the bunny room and I've moved Lola back into the living room. That last fight was more serious than I thought at first. Lola had numerous bites and a rip in her ear that are healing nicely, but I think she's just not ready for the group. Even if I did the larger neutral bonding now, I wouldn't trust leaving her with them again. She's had that snarky attitude ever since I adopted her and I don't think that will ever change.

I guess I was lulled into a false security with that 10 days of peace and then whatever set her off about Toby going to the vet really turned Pringles against her for good I'm afraid. Where Pringles used to go after her only after Lola had thoroughly harassed her for a while, she now lunges and goes for her every time she sees Lola and she means business.

Lola's had a few days to rest up and seems to be much happier, even without Daisy.Since my computer's in there, I spend a lot of time with her and brushing her and checking her wounds to make sure they're ok and she's really gotten into those cheek rubs. Now I get only a token savaging instead of the going for blood for daring to touch her. (but I love my diva)

I did move Charlie's condo into the living room last night, but on the opposite side so they can see each other without being close. She hid under her tent at first, but by bedtime she was peeking out at him. This morning she was lying out in the open, ears up (haven't seen that in a while) giving him her full attention, so at least she has some company. His condo is practically sitting on my computer so it's a bit of a squeeze.

I'm hoping that perhaps she and Charlie might bond in the future and if they need their own space, then that's what we'll do. There's been no scuffles in the bunny room since, and much less poop and no pee. Pringles and her boys seem to be joined at the hip and it's hard to tell who's who in the pile sometimes.

Ah well, 3 out of 4's not bad. I appreciate all the help, I think for now I'm going to work on making Lola happy, whatever that turns out to be.

Aww, sorry for the troubles. :/ But good that she's healing up and seems happy. I'm the furthest from an expert but would probably take the same approach you are.

When I bonded the all-male quartet, they had lived together ten days also peaceably and before all hell broke loose. This is a risk in group bonding: there can be issues that had not been worked out in paired sessions and it can cause quite a revolution.