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Forum BONDING Bonding Problematic Does

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    • HitchcockDT
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        I’ve talked about bonding my girls in passing on the forums before, but I’m hoping to actively attempt bonding all three of my rabbits together. I’ve been putting it off because 1) I don’t really feel like I know what I’m doing and 2) my girls act aggressively towards each other when they’ve interacted (usually on accident) and I’m afraid they’ll injure each other. I’ve read many, many articles on bonding, but I still don’t feel like I’m adequately prepared for this endeavor. I’ve had a few people tell me to try stress bonding, specifically, putting them in a carrier and driving them around, but I fear that they’ll start fighting in the carrier, and once that happens, how do you break it up? It seems like it would be difficult to do.

        I know I probably sound silly, but at this point I have no confidence in my bonding abilities and I’m afraid that my rabbits will kill each other. Does anyone have any tips, tricks, or sound words of advice, especially with attempting to bond aggressive rabbits? Or possibly could someone help me figure out my first couple plans of attack to minimize aggression and maximize my chances of success? Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated!


      • LittlePuffyTail
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          Are your girls spayed and how old are they?


        • HitchcockDT
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            Both of my girls are spayed. Hitchy is my oldest at nearly three, and Diggy is approximately one and a half.


          • LittlePuffyTail
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              When doing stress bonding in the car, it’s best to have someone sit in the backseat with the bunnies and have them in something open like a laundry basket which would make it easier if a fight were to break out.

              So you have 3 rabbits? The two girls and a boy? And they are all living singly right now? What is their housing situation.

              Any bonding needs to be done in a 100% neutral territory. If their previous interactions were accidental, I’m assuming one went into the territory of another bunny and thus one reason for the aggression. Females are especially territorial.


            • HitchcockDT
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                Ah, I think that would make me a little more comfortable to have them in a laundry basket. I’ll give that a try if I can find someone to chauffer us around.

                Yes, I have three rabbits–two girls and a boy. Diggy (a doe) and Tolkien (my boy) are bonded and live together in my bedroom. Hitchy (my other girl) lives by herself in our living room. For the most part, they’re unaware of the others’ presence. They’ve only really met when Hitchy manages to dart through the baby gate when we walk through and manages to get into my bedroom. Diggy has responded in one of two ways: she’ll either charge the pen and attempt to get Hitchy, or she’ll attack Tolkien.

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