 kimberleyanddarrenBirmingham, UK
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| 06/07/2008 11:59 PM |
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aww he is soo cute! i think i would get them muddled up hehe |
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 RabbitPamSouth Florida
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| 06/08/2008 04:33 AM |
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He's adorable!!! I think all this relaxing as a great sign with them both. Of course Meadow is leaving poops - she'll allow him as a guest, but may be more dismayed when he becomes "the Thing that wouldn't leave". It looks like she's so sociable anyway that she's OK with him. What a pair of bookends.  |
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 babybunsmumWaterloo ON Canada
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| 06/08/2008 04:58 AM |
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awwwww! he's adoreable beka! i agree... he & mead make a cute couple. i think bonding buns is a fun adventure too even given that my pinky poo is such a force to be reckoned with. you have a similar outlook as i do towards bonding... if it works great & if it doesn't its okay too because you can keep the setup to accomodate either situation. it makes for less stress with the bonding i think. unlike me though, the odds are very much in your favor with this match! can't wait to hear your progress  |
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 Beka27Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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| 06/08/2008 05:04 AM |
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i switched their pens last night. Meadow is out right now... i'm going to put them on the washing machine in a little bit here (Mike's home to help me) and see how that goes. afterwards i am going to put her back in and let Max have some time out. |
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 Sarita(Dallas)
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| 06/08/2008 06:20 AM |
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He really is adorable! |
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 Beka27Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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| 06/08/2008 06:36 AM |
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we took a washing machine ride. it went so well... i was actually really surpised! i brought Meadow in first, put her in the laundry basket. asked Mike to go get Max. he couldn't... he kept running away from him. so i said, "well stay here with Mead... i'll go get him." i get Max, bring him in, Mike was wearing an oven mitt holding onto Meadow. he FREAKS OUT! (Mike, not Max... he is very scared of Meadow getting hurt, thinking that since Max is bigger he'll hurt her.) i tell him not to worry, Mead can hold her own. we put them in together. i had to take over the mitt, MIke took over the squirt bottle. Meadow got a shot in the face right away b/c she's the instigator. there were a couple nips... Meadow nipping Max on the back, but no real scuffles. they did end up huddled together. Meadow got another squirt each time she went to nip. Max was licking the water off of her face. she'd stop to groom herself, then huddle back down with Max. the whole thing took about ten minutes. after it shut off, i took Meadow out first and she got a few raisins for being a good girl. she went right back in her pen (she had been out for two hours previous this.) Max got a few rainins in his dish. he won't take treats from us yet... and he got to run around in the room for about 20 minutes. i sat on the floor in there with him and watched. he's still getting used to everything, so i kept his time short. |
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 Beka27Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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| 06/08/2008 06:38 AM |
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Max wants to be friends with Meadow sooo badly... he looked absolutely thrilled to be laying next to her. |
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 RabbitPamSouth Florida
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| 06/08/2008 07:21 AM |
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Have your people call my people. We'll do carrots. |
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 babybunsmumWaterloo ON Canada
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| 06/08/2008 07:25 AM |
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sooo sweet! 
beka that bonding session went so great... yay! |
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 JKMill Valley, CA
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| 06/08/2008 07:42 AM |
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How precious. He's been around a lot of other buns and probably misses them so I'm sure he wants her companionship! The washing machine thing is so funny. |
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 Beka27Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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| 06/08/2008 08:10 AM |
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you should've seen the look at Mike's face when i said, "hey honey, we're gong to put Max and Meadow on the washer..." priceless. |
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 TracySt. Pete Fl.
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| 06/08/2008 01:48 PM |
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beka....been out awhile....and look at this....a new one....congrads!!!!! |
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 kimberleyanddarrenBirmingham, UK
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| 06/08/2008 11:40 PM |
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aww that was soo sweet beka congrats! keep us posted! i still cant believe that mine just bonded instantly and there wasnt even one nip or fight! I hope everythjing goes that well for u!! its so worth it when u see them snuggles up together  |
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 babybunsmumWaterloo ON Canada
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| 06/09/2008 04:40 AM |
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Posted By Beka27 on 06/08/2008 11:10 AM
you should've seen the look at Mike's face when i said, "hey honey, we're gong to put Max and Meadow on the washer..."
priceless.
hahahaha... i can just imagine! my family gets a huge kick out of hearing about baby bun's stunt double. well not so much a kick as they think i'm competely off my rocker.
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 Beka27Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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| 06/09/2008 05:03 AM |
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Posted By kimberleyanddarren on 06/09/2008 2:40 AM
aww that was soo sweet beka congrats! keep us posted! i still cant believe that mine just bonded instantly and there wasnt even one nip or fight! I hope everythjing goes that well for u!! its so worth it when u see them snuggles up together 
well yours are still babies tho. it's a bit different to bond two adults, esp. when one is already well-established in a household. but i'm not giving up!
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 MarkBunRichmond, CA
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| 06/09/2008 12:29 PM |
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The good thing is Max licking the water off of her face. It reinforces that she's in charge. |
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 Beka27Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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| 06/09/2008 01:39 PM |
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^^^yes i figured. on the washer, today he kept bowing his head (to be groomed) and she wouldn't do it. so he just sat back up. i'm wondering if i should encourage her grooming him, or just let it go for now... |
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 MarkBunRichmond, CA
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| 06/09/2008 01:43 PM |
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Try dabbing (not spraying) some water on his face. Buns often will simply lick it off as habit. Maybe she will do it too. |
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 Sarita(Dallas)
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| 06/09/2008 01:50 PM |
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Have you tried yet putting them in an x-pen together to see how they interact with each other - with you in the pen of course. You can just never tell how these bondings will go. I had 2 that happened in a week and the last one still hasn't happened but the new bunny slaves don't care - they are still trying but they love their bunnies and will keep them even if they don't bond. |
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 Beka27Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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| 06/09/2008 03:07 PM |
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i only have the two xpens that are their cages, so it's not neutral. i tried the bathroom and there was a scuffle. i might have to try and confine them in my son's room or mine b/c they never go in there. Meadow was still nipping thru the bars earlier this evening.
the article i was reading said to stress them first a couple times and return to their respective pens, and then start doing some non-stressful activity after, so i will try that tomorrow. washing machine, and then a confined area. i'm trying to keep it short and sweet and end it on a positive note. they both get a couple treats afterwards.
****i just went to go do some laundry (real laundry, not bunny bonding... lol) and Mike said Max did a few Binkies in a row!
and i MISSED it!!!!! |
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 JKMill Valley, CA
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| 06/09/2008 03:27 PM |
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If it doesn't work out send Max to me. I'm in love with that boy! |
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 Beka27Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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| 06/09/2008 04:17 PM |
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uh-uh! you gotta get your own! i am in love with my boy!!!
after your vaca i think you should give it some serious thought knowls... even penned separately, it is so fulfilling having him here. wouldn't you just love a sweet lil girl? |
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 kimberleyanddarrenBirmingham, UK
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| 06/10/2008 12:17 AM |
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aww i cant believe u missed it!! |
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 kimberleyanddarrenBirmingham, UK
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| 06/10/2008 12:19 AM |
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beka are u going to turn that into 'the bunny room' when they are bonded? im sure i asked you before but i cant find the post >.< |
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 RabbitPamSouth Florida
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| 06/10/2008 04:14 AM |
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Posted By Beka27 on 06/09/2008 6:07 PM
****i just went to go do some laundry (real laundry, not bunny bonding... lol) and Mike said Max did a few Binkies in a row!
and i MISSED it!!!!!
Maybe Max associates the sound of the washing machine with a visit with Meadow.
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 Beka27Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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| 06/10/2008 04:27 AM |
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Posted By kimberleyanddarren on 06/10/2008 3:19 AM
beka are u going to turn that into 'the bunny room' when they are bonded? im sure i asked you before but i cant find the post >.<
oh i think we're beyond that point! lol! yes, we're already calling it the bunny room. we're keeping the pens in there, but ideally, once they're bonded they'll have the whole house to roam in, and the two pens will get combined for night and when we're not home. right now we've been alternating them with their runtime.
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 kimberleyanddarrenBirmingham, UK
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| 06/15/2008 04:50 AM |
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sounds kewl! i would love to have a bunny room! and a ferret room.. and a dog room.. and a guinea pig room.. and a... lol |
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