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    • kirstyol
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        I wasn’t going to put Bramble and Ron together until we had sorted out Ron’s diet but Bramble has been showing such an interest in him that we thought we would give it a try. We set up a new blanket in the hall and put them there. Other than a tiny bit of humping by Bramble they were absolutely fine so we decided to move them to the big pen in the living room.

        They have been absolutely fine with each other for hours now. Is it possible that they are friends already? I will separate them at dinner time since we need to watch what Ron is eating and keep them apart overnight just in case but they seem to be getting on well. I had taken a really cute photo of the two of them but I cannot for the life of me get it to upload on here.

        I gave them a small salad to share and they have eaten that and I put a tunnel in there which they have both been hopping through. The only problem is poops everywhere but I am sure that will settle in time.


      • Kokaneeandkahlua
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          Totally! I had two very easy -like no work and no issues-bonds. Kokanee and Kahlua, and Noot and Chuck. Kokanee and Kahlua weren’t even fixed yet at the time I brought Kahlua home. Kokanee kept grooming her and running over to me to kiss me like ‘thank you for the friend!!”. Noot and Chuck just sat together like they were old good friends. No humping, just laying together and grooming. Both you just knew immediately they were good.It’s actually why you won’t see me doling lots of advice in the bonding section of the forum, I’ve really not had a lot of experience with any bonds that required work! 

          Kahlua and Rupert was a bit of work-Anyways a saga of bonding work and trouble is not always the case!
          Sounds like you got an easy bond


        • Little Lion Head
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            Oh wow that’s so cool! Dang it I want to see the picture!!!


          • kirstyol
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              I know, the image just wont insert into the post, it has uploaded into my attachments and I have attached it to this post but it will not insert for some reason. I have deleted it and readded it several times and it just wont work. Anyway they are still doing quite well. They have been apart most of the day since we have both been out and when it was time to get them back together they were both so excited – Bramble more so than Ron mind you. I had to separate them just for a little while because Bramble was annoying Ron and you could tell he just wanted a lie down but I will put them back together shortly. There has been no fighting or anything so far but I definitely think Bramble is more interested in Ron (who still needs a new name by the way) than Ron is in Bramble.


            • Kokaneeandkahlua
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                Fantastic! Great picture!


              • Bam
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                  Naaaaawwww!!! That pic is great!

                  If you want help re-naming Ron, start a thread in the Lounge, BBers are always eager to help naming a bunny =)


                • kirstyol
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                    Ron is now grooming Bramble

                    They are doing so well together that I have put them into Bramble’s dog crate/pen set up, still no fighting – I think my boys are friends!

                    The question is at what point do I trust them overnight? Now would actually be a reasonably good time because I start my run of nightshifts tomorrow so will be staying up most of the night so that I can sleep as late as possible tomorrow. The problem is that when I am on nights (which isn’t often) that’s the time when we have the least time to spend with them. The other half works long days and doesn’t get in till around midnight, I leave at 6.30 and get home a little after nine in the morning then sleep most of the day.

                    Our routine with Bramble when I am on nights is to each let him out for a while when we get home and I let him out for another wee while before I go to work It gives him slightly less free roam time than he usually gets but still a good few hours. I haven’t let them free roam together yet. Should I let Ron out in the living room first so he can have a sniff around without Bramble annoying him since he hasn’t been out in here yet?

                    Barring any fighting, I plan on letting them spend all day/night together until I go to bed. I don’t want to keep them locked in all day, but if that’s the best thing to do from a bonding point of view then I will. They have a tonne of space – an XL dog crate attached to a roughly 6 foot by 4 foot pen (maybe bigger, I really wish I remembered the size) It takes up almost half my massive living room anyway. Should I let them out, even just for a little while to see how they react? Or should I keep them in together until I am absolutely sure they are friends and give them their free roam time like I have been doing separately?


                  • rayray
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                      Mine were the same. They fell in love instantly! As soon as Lily came in the room, she was putting her head down for Ziggy to groom. And he happily obliged. They have been bookends every since.
                      CONGRATS!


                    • Little Lion Head
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                        If you are going to be home I don’t see why you couldn’t expand their area since they are doing so well. Just watch them because you don’t want a chase to ensue or a fight to break out somewhere you can’t get to.


                      • kirstyol
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                          We have used the pen to block off part of the area but still expand their area a bit more and they have been absolutely fine. I was going to let them free roam together today but Ron has been doing tiny poops so keeping him separate today for observation. He is still eating and pooping, they are just really small. I actually wonder if its because we have still been separating them overnight – maybe he is sad to not be in with Bramble? I feel we will be safe to leave them overnight now but obviously want to make sure Ron is not sick first.


                        • kirstyol
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                            Well we tried keeping them apart because of Ron’s small poops, but all they did was thump. Bramble never, ever thumps and well Ron has only been here a short time but I have never heard him thump either. Bramble was desperately trying to get to Ron, trying to move the bars of his pen closer so he could get to him. I decided that being apart was probably worse for them so put Ron in. I have seen a few more small poops and I guess they are Ron’s because they are not in the litter box (he pees in there but wont poop in it) but there were lots of normal ones too. So I decided that we are now stressing them by separating them and left them together overnight last night. They have been fine together. I am still working on increasing their free roam area slowly just in case but I think they are bonded now. I am just using the pen to restrict the area slightly and making the area bigger every day, in a day or two they can have the whole living room which is the part I am a little worried about. Ron can jump on chairs, Bramble cant and Bramble loves hiding on the shelf under the coffee table I don’t think it will be a big deal given how well they are getting on, but Bramble loves his hiding space and I just hope he isn’t territorial over it. I might be worried about nothing mind you, Ron is so much bigger than Bramble that he probably wont physically fit in most of Bramble’s hiding places.


                          • Little Lion Head
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                              This is so great! They were meant to be bonded!!!

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