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Forum BONDING Bonding 2 bunnys

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    • Nadpadx
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        Hi i would just like to tell you all about my bonding process, i had pancake from when he was 11 weeks old, when he turned 5 months old i decided it was best to get him neutered and get him a friend as he seemed lonely. He was laying about all day even though he had like 9 10 hours out of his cage i looked on all the adoption sites however they did not seem to have many rabbits who were single,again this made me feel more anxious that my rabbit was lonely. I looked on gumtree and found bella, i was looking for a female lionhead who was grey and spayed and i found her. I quickly messaged the lady who owned her and picked her up 40 miles from where i lived. She was perfect! So after picking her up i took the pair of them into my spare room neutral teritory and let them free.. well bella the new bunny ignored pancake however pancake clocked on straight away and approached her, he started to honk straight away and hunped her, bella was ok with this.. this went on for 30 mind until i ended the session. The next day i repeated the process and again the similar situation happened. I didnt feel it was fair to leave bella upstair as pancake is living in my livingroom so against all what i have read i thought it was best to put the two of their cages together in the livingroom. I let each bunny out one at a time and out together for 30 mins at regular intervals. This went on for 8 – 10 days. They never had a full blown fight, pancake my male would hump her occasionally and she would run away. However the tables turned and bella began to hump pancakes face which i intervened and stopped. Pancake would not let bella hump him at all even if it was the right way and this would result in a fight. So the days went on of letting one rabbit out for 30 mins then the next then letting them out together. Pancake gradually stopped humping bella less frequently and bella stopped humping pancakes face. I think she only humped him when she was fed up of him humping her. I decided on day 9 to let them investigate each others homes. This was the best move i have ever done as after i done this they wer inseperable.. they copied each other and followed each other everywhere. When i put them to bed at night they lie back to back. After this night i decided to take them on the run outside. Again the best thing i could have done as both of them had never been outside, the loved it abd when they heared lawn mows etc the cuddled up. I decided then to move them in together. I put them in the same cage at 5pm and while the cage was open they decided it was a better idea to have a night at home than come out as they are still there at 2am all cuddled up when i decided to go to bed.
        Succesful bonding , i googled everything however found that half the stuff i read did not work for my two. So you will never know what to do until you are in that situation


      • Azerane
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          Thanks for the information on your bonding story. You are right that not all suggested bonding methods are suitable. After all, each rabbit is an individual and what works for one pair, will not always work for another.

          Thanks for sharing.


        • Nadpadx
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            Unfortunatly my happy story has a very sad ending. Pancake passed away on saturday very unexpectadly. I am absolutley heart broken, he was only 6 months old. I took him to the vet as he wasnt himself at 10.30am and the vet said she thinks hes hurt his hip and gave him pain relief and anti inflamatory injections. She said he just needed to rest it, he was eatting and drinking as normal in the morning before i took him. The vet told me that he would be spaced out for a while due to the pain relief. When i tot back home he just sat there and i thought it was just due to the pain relief as the vet said. He got up shook himself and into the litter tray and ate a little maybe about 3 times. Then at 7pm the doorbell went and i noticed his ears didnt move and i picked him up n he gave a little hop and just died in my arms i cant help but feel like the vet missed something or gave him the wrong dose of pain relief. So i went back today and told them what happened they gave me a free check up and worming tablets for my other rabbit and apologised. I cant help but feel angry at them


          • Sleepy
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              Sorry for your loss. Not knowing is always the worse, especially when it’s an unexpected loss.

              If possible, you might want to consider a post-mortem for Pancake. It costs extra money but it might help you determine what went wrong exactly and if it was due to the vet’s treatment or something else. If it is the case of the former, you’ll definitely want to know for your other bunny’s sake.

              Binky Free, Pancake.


            • Nadpadx
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                I did think of gettin a post mortem and the vet did ask today if i still had him but i buried him yestarday. I couldnt have him in the house any longer, it was making me even more upset. My other rabbit seems fine im watching her like a hawk. She almost seems happy hes gone? Shes more active and binkying around more than usual.. dont know if she really is happy or this is her way of grieving? Its making me question getting a new rabbit friend for her and makes me think shes happier on her own, does anyone have any experience with the way she is acting? Pancake was my first rabbit so i havent experienced having bella on her own before.
                I just cant believe that this happened im truly heart broken. I cant think of what was wrong with him, the vet said his hip was swollen but i dont believe it as he was hopping and walking fine. He only got neutered 3/4 weeks ago, im thinking he had an infection or something. Or that he was born with something genetic. He really was tiny, he only weighed 1.3kg. I do wish i got a post mortem done as it would put my mind at rest and help me grieve knowing there was nothing more i could do. I cant help but think if i didnt take him to the vet he would still be here though.


              • BunnyFriends
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                  Well, 1.3 kg is very small and light, but it’s okay for some buns.

                  3 – 4 weeks after his surgery is a little early. There should always be a month after one, so if it was three weeks that’s too early to bond. I doubt your bunny is happy or grieving. I think she’s just feeling more active. She might not even know he’s gone.

                  Sorry for the loss, though. Losing a pet is horrible, and my prayers are your way.


                • Nadpadx
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                    I bonded them a week or so after his neutering. And they lived together fine (she was already spayed) and got a long together so i do think she knows hes gone. I let her see his body for a while after he passed. Thank you for your prayers


                  • BunnyFriends
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                      Ohh, I think I missed the part about them actually being bonded. I thought you were on the process.

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