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- 12/14/2018 at 1:06 PM
  Karrakov
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  I’ve had Benny and Bailey bonded for about 7 months now and everything has been great. They bonded within a couple days and moved in together and have been very happy and inseparable. Bailey has always been dominant and of course there was mounting during bonding but then once they were settled that stopped. However, the past couple of weeks she’s been mounting him again, like multiple times a day. I know bonded bunnies can still mount but this seems excessive. She’s also been pawing at him on his butt and nipping. But they both still seemed happy so I figured it was all good. Then a few days ago Benny got stasis (he gets it fairly frequently and there’s always a clear reasons) but I couldn’t figure out why he got it again. Now I’m worried maybe he’s stressed with Bailey? I found them in the corner of the room today and there was a large pile of fur next to them and I’m assuming Bailey pulled it out of him by nipping or pawing. I brush him regularly and he hasn’t been having a heavy shed, plus it was all in a pile together. So, if this normal with bonded bunnies or should I be concerned?
- 12/14/2018 at 1:15 PM
  Asriel and Bombur
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  Did you go through the formal bonding process? Cause bonding in a few days doesn’t really seem right unless you marathoned them? So they could be trying to figure out the hierarchy now? Another reason could be if he’s frequently ill with stasis she could sense that. Often times when buns are poorly the bond starts having some issues.
- 12/14/2018 at 2:08 PM
  Karrakov
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  I did do the formal process. They bonded quickly but I did it the normal way with multiple short sessions and got longer as they became more bonded, it just didn’t take long
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