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Forum BONDING Sudden aggression in bonded pair

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    • KittyKatMe
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        My pair, Carrots (3 year old spayed female) and Wafel (9 month old neutered male) have been bonded for around three months now. Recently, I brought home a third bun, Norman (7 week old intact male) and after a week in quarantine, he has his own setup in my current pair’s room, high up so they can’t touch him. It’s been around an hour, and Carrots has been chasing/lunging at Wafel and biting him. She also approached me and bit, which has never happened before, not even when I first brought Wafel home. I fear for Wafel’s safety, for fur has been pulled and he is hiding in fear. At the moment, I’m parked in the bunny room, as I honestly don’t feel comfortable leaving them alone. Any suggestions? This is a bit of an urgent situation.


      • Hazel
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          Three months isn’t a long time, their bond is still very new. The new bun is triggering Carrot’s aggression, she feels like her territory is being invaded and takes it out on Wafel since that’s her only option. I would advice you to remove the new bun from the room. It can be helpful to let unbonded bunnies share a room to get used to each other before bonding, as long as it doesn’t cause the kind of behavior you’re seeing. In this case it will do more harm than good and could actually break the bond between Carrot and Wafel. Put the new bunny in a different room and let Carrot calm down, hopefully their bond hasn’t been permanently damaged. If she keeps showing aggression towards Wafel, you’ll have to separate them and bond them from scratch.


        • KittyKatMe
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            After a few hours and some veggies, they seem to be doing fine, and have been grooming and cuddling with no signs of aggression 24 hours later. I’m still keeping a major eye on them (not like it’s hard when they follow me everywhere). Thankfully, Wafel is a very submissive bun and he forgave her fairly quickly.


          • Kokaneeandkahlua
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              Continue keeping it an eye-it’s called displaced aggression; basically your rabbit wants to bit, nip chase the new rabbit but can’t, so she is biting her buddy instead. If it continues what you might do is remove the third bunny so they can’t see/hear/smell and start really slow, maybe by introducing a toy or towel the new bunny has used, so they can get used to the smell without seeing him.


            • Anne
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                I have a bonded pair of Dutch rabbits they have been together for 10 years. There is a male and female both neutered aged 11 and 12 but in good condition according to the vet.
                The female Pepsi who is dominant has started to attack the male , Joey. She chases him especially when we are around and tries to mount him and nips him. He looks very distressed even when she isn’t bothering him. Any one had this problem?


              • Bam
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                  Hi Anne!

                  This thread is a bit old, and we ask members to not revive old threads. You’ll get more answers if you start a new thread of your own. You can do that here: https://binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/afv/post/aff/11/Default.aspx

                  Your question is interesting, so we’re looking forward to seeing it in a thread of its own!

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