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Forum BONDING Bunny bully

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    • lisa
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        Hi, I am new to this site, I bought two female rabbits two week’s ago when they were 8 week’s old, they are from the same litter, or so I was told. One is a white lion lop type rabbit and the other looks similar but smaller and looks like it has a litte bit of netherland dwarf in her. They sleep outside in a hutch but spend most of the day in a large outdoor run or inside in the living room.

        My problem is that they got on well at first but now the smaller one is being very aggressive, she bites and chases the other one all the time and it has gotten so bad that the other one jumps up the sides of the hutch or run trying to escape and looks very upset.  I have tried putting them in a box and going for a car journey to bond them and they will both be neutered asap, I have a vets appointment in a week for a consultation but I am just not sure what to do in the mean time. should I separate them?? I am sure you guys get questions like this all the time but I have googled and googled and really not sure what to do for the best. 

        thanks 


      • Bam
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          I think you should separate them, they can hurt each other considerably if they get into a proper fight.

          Then you start rebonding them after the spay.

          Hopefully more members will come to this thread and give you advice. My bunnies are not bonded but they have been in fights and one fight resulted in a pretty bad injury to an eye.


        • lisa
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            Thanks for replying, I have had them out of there hutch all day and when I put them back they sat together for a while then jessy ( the bully) chased Harry for about two mins then they sat together for a while, I will try and get some sort of indoor cage for tomorrow as I cant leave either of them over night in the livingroom by there selfs as its not 100% bunny proofed. 

            As I am watching just now Jessy is grooming Harry so it’s so confusing…… does anyone think this will be fixed when they are neutered? 


          • Bam
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              I think chances are good that they can be good friends after their spays, because they don’t totally hate each other (yet). If one hurts the other badly, chances of a good relationship are a lot less good. They have long memories.

              It’s typical of intact bunnies to cuddle one minute, then be at each other’s throats the next. This can happen with desexed rabbits too of course, but since yours have been brought up together and are still young, it is likely they will be able to re-bond post-spay.


            • Maddie Rae
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                I agree with separating them until they’ve both had and recovered from the surgery. After that I think bonding sessions will probably go a lot smoother and if the aggressiveness keeps up the stressing via car ride and other methods too will help. I hope they can get back to being good pals again soon!


              • lisa
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                  Thanks guys, looking forward to them being spayed now  

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