Forum

OUR FORUM IS UP BUT WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF UPDATING AND FIXING THINGS.  SOME THINGS WILL LOOK WEIRD AND/OR NOT BE CORRECT. YOUR PATIENCE IS APPRECIATED.  We are not fully ready to answer questions in a timely manner as we are not officially open, but we will do our best. 

You may have received a 2-factor authentication (2FA) email from us on 4/21/2020. That was from us, but was premature as the login was not working at that time. 

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately! Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES

The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.

What are we about?  Please read about our Forum Culture and check out the Rules

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately!  Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES 

The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet.  It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.

BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

Forum BONDING Re-bonding Foster bunnies, while living with a Bonded Pair

Viewing 2 reply threads
  • Author
    Messages

    • Cottontail
      Participant
      1070 posts Send Private Message

        Tilly and Duncan, for those that are not familiar with them, are our current bonded pair.  They are very affectionate towards each other but still pretty independent buns in their free time.  When Duncan gets insecure about Tilly giving attention to humans more than to him, he will nip her bum until she turns around and snuggles him instead; but otherwise they don’t have any real squabbles anymore.  They are free-roam in our townhouse during the day, and return to their room when it’s bedtime or when we leave home.

        We’re going to be hosting 2 fosters, a brother sister pair, that will have a pen set up downstairs.  They lost their bond when hormones kicked in but we’re looking at re-bonding them as it would do well for their personalities and also in housing situations.  It will be about 4 weeks since their appointments once they get here, and there have been no signs of hormonal activity for a while now.

        I figure the fact that they will be in a neutral space in my home it should help, but I’m concerned about how Tilly and Duncan may factor in.  We don’t have a separate room to set them up in, as the only closable room is already Tilly and Duncan’s home-base.  Tilly and Duncan like to spend most of their time upstairs, which is another reason for the fosters to be downstairs. 

        My question is for those that have had multiple pairs or multi-bonds in their home:
        Do you think Tilly and Duncan being present may hinder bonding my foster siblings?
        My free-roam space probably smells like bunnies since mine chin everything… do you think that will upset the new fosters?
        Do you think the fosters being here (even contained) will put a strain on my current pair?
        Duncan is insecure and moody, but Tilly is generally friendly and just licks new people/critters.

        I’m sure this can be done or I wouldn’t be bringing them in; but any input from someone more experienced would be appreciated.


      • vanessa
        Participant
        2212 posts Send Private Message

          Here’s my current experience.
          In the past, Avalon (bonded with Morgana), would chase and nip her if he saw a new bunny. So I was nervous about keeping them in the same area as my other very newly bonded pair. Guin had one half of a bedroom and Lancelot the other half. Once they were bonded, I put them in his half, and put Morgana and Avalon in Guin’s old half. I had a series of towels covering the divider fence so they could smell but not see each other. Guin and Lancelot could still get up on their 3rd level which crosses over into Morgana ad Avalon’s half, so they could see each other from a height-distance.
          I had no problems. Avalon and Morgana had no hiccups in their bond. Guin and Lancelot – newly bonded – had no problems in their bond. Everyone is getting use to the other pair, while maintaining their bonds. So far so good. It depends on the bunny. Give it a try.


        • Cottontail
          Participant
          1070 posts Send Private Message

            UPDATE: This has been resolved… simply removing the barrier between Vinny and Velvet resulted in an instant re-bonding.

            Tilly and Duncan are still a happily married-bun-couple, although they still have their spats now and then, they always make up with cuddles.

        Viewing 2 reply threads
        • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.

        Forum BONDING Re-bonding Foster bunnies, while living with a Bonded Pair