well, it's been two full weeks

we went to the vet on Friday, you can read about that here ---->  binkybunny.com/Default.aspx    it went very well!

when we got home, Michael wanted to go to the park so we did that.  i only had the bunnies together for about 20 minutes that day, in addition to the vet trip.

Saturday i had to work, and Mike was golfing.  when i got home i did another 30 minutes with them, but then i had to clean up around the house (you know... mommy and wife stuff!)  Mike fixed my vacuum which had a lot of hay and fur stuck in it.  not sure how it got there...    i cleaned up the bunny room and i fixed the xpens so they were together with only one set of bars between the sides.  i watched them in their pens for about an hour to make sure noone was going for anyone else... they seemed fine.

Sunday Mike wanted to go to the driving range, so he asked us to go.  we planned on doing some mini golf afterwards... but we only did 5 holes and it started STORMING!  we got off the course just in time and back to the car, and driving home it was HAILING!  crazy... but at least we got out of there in time!  at home i did another 20 minutes or so with the bunnies.

so it was a pretty uneventful weekend.  yesterday (Sunday) Max was grooming Meadow for a good 30 seconds or so, and when he stopped Meadow inched closer.  he turned away and Mead kind of lunged at him.  i was paying attention but not really, so she didn't even get a squirt b/c i missed the opportunity.  Max is not running from Meadow anymore.  even if she gets a little bit aggressive, he will back off a couple feet, but he stays pretty close.  maybe he's trying to assert himself that he's not just gonna go away?

i think doing a bit less this weekend has been good for me. 

i was starting to lose steam, but now i feel like i can start again with a fresh outlook. 

what do you think about this set-up... so it can be closed at night if i feel it's necessary... but left open during the day...  the little slashes are the doors of course.

and when should i introduce them to the together to rest of the house?

they were sharing the side yesterday.  the door was left open so they could have left at any point but they spent the whole afternoon sleeping together.  sometimes side by side, or at angles.  in this pic they were flopped out on opposite sides.  i don't think Max could've been anymore relaxed...

this afternoon i switched it into the set-up i had posted above: "the modified Markus approach"  lol.  allow Max to demonstrate...

they can either have two separate pens

one larger pen with the door opened betw/ them...  nice jump Max!

for separate runtime (if i feel it's necessary!) i can just open the left pen door, or move two panels to allow the right pen to be open...

i have not put them together today yet  b/c it took me awhile to set this up and i have a doctor appt this afternoon.  i'll give it a try a little bit later.  i think i am going to keep this set-up for awhile b/c i like how sturdy it is.  so, you're recommending i leave them in the xpens for two weeks, or also let them in their room?  i still want them to have somewhat normal playtime...

side note:  i figured out how Max is "eating" so many more veggies than Meadow...  sneaky bun.

The set up looks awesome and the pics are great!!!! You are doing so well with the bonding! Any humping? Someone sure likes the willow ball!  I'm fascinated they don't scarf the greens in one sitting.  Edson inhales them. Is Max friendly towards you guys?

thank you Knowls.  i am trying.  it's been about 3 weeks... so i don't think i'm doing too bad.  i think i'm still more cautious than anything...  there has been absolutely no humping.  at least none i've seen.  it's ridiculous the amount of willow they go thru.  for the first week or so, Max wouldn't even touch it.  now he's tearing it apart as quick as Meadow.  i just had to place another huge order...   i give them a lot of greens.  they will finish the big bowl within a few hours or so.  they munch a few leaves... then go away, then come back later.  they scarf the pellets, but i feed them separately, so it's not a huge deal.  it was funny yesterday b/c Meadow and Max were eating pellets out of the same bowl.  but they kept mashing foreheads trying to get at them...  i put the other pellet bowl next to them but they kept eating out of the same one.

WE SURVIVED THE NIGHT!!!

i am exhausted.

there were a few thumps last night, but i don't know why.  i was watching tv and i had the door open, so i don't know if they were in reaction to the tv... or some people were putting off some early fireworks outside... everytime there was a thump, i hopped outta bed and checked on them and they're sitting there looking at me like... "uh, what?"   so i passed out.

my husband left at 5 for work, and then at 6 am like clockwork... they become the energizer bunnies.  i hear munching hay, flying leaps in and out of the litterbox.  Meadow gnawing on her wood house.  there was this huge racket... bars were banging.  i leap out of bed again (as well as i can "leap" at 6 am) to see who's killing who... and it's silly Max trying to dislodge the makeshift hayrack... and he keeps banging it against the bars.  i got back in bed.

my son comes and wakes me up a little bit later.  he says "Max's ear is broken!"  again, covers fly... i high-jump the bed...  he shows me Max's ear.  it's just the little part that was injured when he was a baby.  whew.  leave it to him to not notice until right now...

so day one... and all is well...