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Forum BONDING Well loved bun meets uber skittish bun…?

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    • huskerdu
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        i thought my bunny Usagi needed a friend. i work a lot and she was getting attention starved despite my best efforts. so i got a new bunny. both are female. i got my new bun from a different pet store that has their rabbits out in the open for anyone to touch, so she is very skittish. any advise? (ie. how do i help my new bunny get comfy? why is Usagi constantly pooping outside the new buns cage? any other advise?)

        please and thank u


      • hportland
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          Aw, that’s nice of you to get her some company. First of all, are both bunnies spayed? The droppings in front of the cage are them marking their territory, and they probably won’t stop until they get along.This could be very difficult to pull off until they are both spayed.
          Give your new bunny some time alone in her cage (a day or so) and don’t try to interact with her yet. Once she seems a bit more comfy in her cage, start offering her food out of your hand, or treats. Talk in a very soothing voice. Let her get used to your presence. You could also sit by her cage and just read or something. She’ll learn that you’re not a theatening presence. Eventually, let her out and try to contain her to a small area.You can use a puppy pen for this purpose. Don’t try entering it for a bit though. Just reach down and gently call her over. Hopefully she will come and sniff your hand. If she sniffs it and then doesn’t move, you can gently (and slowly!) stroke her forehead, going upward. That’s how rabbits groom each other in the wild. Offer more pellets out of your hand and talk soothingly to her all the wild.

          If she doesn’t get along with the other bunny yet, then keep away from each other. Don’t let them see each other until she is relaxed in her new home. Two bunnies mingling can be very stressful for both parties. They should be able to see each other all the time once she’s lost her skittishness, but for now you should focus on dealing with that and avoid her subjecting her to any other anxieties. Good luck!

          PS. Remember to give her lots of toys!


        • huskerdu
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            well Bourbon (the new bunny) decided to come out of her cage today! she has been doing much better lately. however, Ugi wanted to say hi. a lot. i held her back for a bit till i could get her back in her cage, but she slipped by me and immediately started humping Bourbon }8/ i know even 2 females will do this for dominance, but Ugi is twice as big as Bourbon. also im 90% sure Bourbon is spayed, but Ugi is not (and i dont know when ill have the money to do so sadly). other then that incident, they don’t seem aggressive towards each other at all. im just not quite sure what to do to help at this point.


          • huskerdu
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              So Bourbon decided to come out of her cage today! However, Usagi wanted to say hi. A lot. I held her back till i could get her back in her cage, but she slipped by me and immediately started humping Bourbon. I know that even 2 females will do this for dominance, but Ugi is also twice Bourbon’s size. And while I’m 90% sure Bourbon is spayed, I know Ugi is not (and I don’t know when I’ll have the money to do so sadly.) But other than this incident, they don’t seem aggressive towards each other at all. Ugi is just very excitable, and Bourbon is cautious. I don’t know to do at this point to help {8/


            • MoveDiagonally
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                Are you introducing them in a neutral area? What’s your overall bonding plan and set up?

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