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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 12/13/2007 at 7:34 AM
  angoralvr
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  wish that I had remembered my media card reader but I forgot to bring it today. I did get pictures though and they are priceless! I was sitting on the floor upstairs with Henri last night and Acorn came upstairs again. I let them go for a minute to see what would happen. At first Acorn just came up and sniffed Henri and then decided to go exploring around. He went around the house once and then came over and laid down right by Henri! I was expecting a bunny fight and flying fur and a marking war but what I got was two cuddly boys! I am still amazed and confused. I left them together (with me watching like a hawk of course) for about twenty minutes, maybe a half hour. They kept switching places but for the most part, they just were laying by each other. Acorn did try to mount Henri’s head once but Henri didn’t even seem to care at all. Oh I wish I had the pictures to show you guys!! Anyway, I took Acorn back down stairs after their adventure and I expected Henri to pee all over the place, but he didn’t mark anything! It is like Henri met the evil bunny from downstairs face to face, and then decided that he wasn’t so bad.
  
  I know they really shouldn’t have met yet but since they have, would it hurt to try and start bonding them? Ar atleast getting them acquainted? And don’t worry, I alredy had Matt get me a baby gate for the stairs!
- 12/13/2007 at 7:40 AM
  Thumpers_Mom
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  Wow, that does sound promising! I hope it continues to go great!
  
  I’m def. not one to give advice. I didn’t know anything about the quarantine thing when i got peaches, and well, I’ve been bonding them since day one. Whatever you chose, I wish you the best of luck.
  
  Oh yeah…when you get the chance…PICS please! :o)
- 12/13/2007 at 7:51 AM
  babybunsmum
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  very nice that the buns have had a positive interaction even if you can’t start bonding now (haven’t a *clue* about that sort of thing… sorry). i’ll be waiting to see those pics!
- 12/13/2007 at 7:53 AM
  Sarita
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  Wow, that’s great news. I think it’s fine that they met. I know you are getting them neutered soon too. Would it hurt to try to start bonding them – well, that depends on if they continue to act okay with it. I usually would never recommend it unless they are already altered but I know you will watch them like a hawk. You just never want their sessions to end in a fight. You might consider taking them in together to get neutered at the same time too. Of course, you could take Acorn upstairs today and the scenario could be quite different. Bonding is always a chancy thing in my opinion and rabbit parents should proceed with caution in the beginning.
- 12/13/2007 at 7:58 AM
  angoralvr
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  Don’t worry, I will definately get the pictures up here soon. I was planning on going next door to the walgreens to get lunch, I might just pick up a new card reader then. Mine has been acting up anyway. You guys have to see these pictures!!!!! I didn’t realize how cute they would be together until I actually saw them together. I am not sure if Henri looks like a giant in them or if Acorn just looks tiny but you can definately tell the size difference (although a lot of that is just fur).
  
  Oh yeah and I forgot, I thought that Acorn was just a houdini bunny, getting out of his enclosure and all. Turns out, his buddy Mercury has been busting him out. I watched him do it last night. He walked right up to the gate, pushed it open, and went inside so he could groom Acorn.
- 12/13/2007 at 9:34 AM
  MarkBun
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  Okey, I am jealous now. Sounds like it is going to be an easy bonding of the two.
  
  Now, if you’ll excuse me, I needta go get a falconer’s glove and a tranq gun to begin the 4th session with my two buns.
- 12/13/2007 at 10:02 AM
  MooBunnay
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  markusdark – hahahaha – is your princess bunny still trying to make the new guy prove his worth?
  
  Angoragrl – thats so great that things are going well so far! Now – I have trouble keeping track of what animal has what name – is Mercury a cat or a dog or a rabbit?
- 12/13/2007 at 10:35 AM
  angoralvr
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  I got a new cable so I could just plug my camera into the computer. Here are some pics of the boys.
  
  And finally, can you find Acorn in this one?
  
  I love the third one, Henri’s back foot is almost as long as Acorn’s whole body!
- 12/13/2007 at 10:39 AM
  angoralvr
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  Posted By MooBunnay on 12/13/2007 10:02 AM
  markusdark – hahahaha – is your princess bunny still trying to make the new guy prove his worth?
  
  Angoragrl – thats so great that things are going well so far! Now – I have trouble keeping track of what animal has what name – is Mercury a cat or a dog or a rabbit?
  
  lol, Mercury, Trinity, Bentley and Nemo are the cats. Acorn and Henri are of course the bunnies. No dogs in the house though.
- 12/13/2007 at 10:43 AM
  MarkBun
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  Posted By MooBunnay on 12/13/2007 10:02 AM
  markusdark – hahahaha – is your princess bunny still trying to make the new guy prove his worth?
  
  Yup. But it hasn’t been a week yet so I’m not really disappointed. I will be videotaping one of the bonding sessions this weekend so people can see what it is like on the 5th bonding session with a pair that doesn’t immediately get along. I’ll be using the HRS’s technique of vacuum scaring for the first time so it should be interesting.
  
  As for these two boys, I also think they make an adorable couple and the fact that they are lying next to each other means that your bonding issues should be almost non-existant. My only suggestion would to bring Henri with Acorn when he goes to get his surgery. Henri doesn’t need to stay, just keep them together as much as possible. I wouldn’t suggest bringing Henri when you go to pick up Acorn though as he might try to clean the wound. But I would have their cages near each other upon his return so they can see one another immediately.
- 12/13/2007 at 10:47 AM
  angoralvr
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  They both need neutered still so I was thinking that I would try to set it up to do them at the same time. Or should I do them at seperate times?
- 12/13/2007 at 10:49 AM
  Sarita
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  How adorable they look together. It’s unbelievable how relaxed they are together – that is great.
- 12/13/2007 at 10:51 AM
  Sarita
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  As for the neutering – do them together – then it’s all done! Less stress for you too.
- 12/13/2007 at 10:58 AM
  babybunsmum
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  oh they’re sweet! just casually hangin out like they’ve been buddies forever. lol. henry’s ears look like a high pony tail in that second last pic
- 12/13/2007 at 11:07 AM
  MarkBun
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  Definitely the same time. The more they stay together, the better it is for bonding.
- 12/13/2007 at 11:12 AM
  angoralvr
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  Posted By babybunsmum on 12/13/2007 10:58 AM
  
  oh they’re sweet! just casually hangin out like they’ve been buddies forever. lol. henry’s ears look like a high pony tail in that second last pic
  
  I know!!! I constantly have the urge to put a bow around them. So far I have excercised self control though and saved him the embarrasment.
- 12/13/2007 at 11:27 AM
  Sarita
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  Henri hopes that you will continue to exercise the self-control LOL. I bet he would look pretty darn cute with some pink bows in his fur though. But don’t tell Henri I said that :~)
- 12/13/2007 at 11:27 AM
  angoralvr
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  Posted By markusdark on 12/13/2007 11:07 AM
  Definitely the same time. The more they stay together, the better it is for bonding.
  
  So then would you think that I should continue the bonding process since they have already met? I am not sure where I should go from here, i was originally planning on not even having them meet until after their neuters, now I am afraid that if I keep them apart completely until then, they may decide that they really hate eachother in the meantime. I know that the one good session doesn’t mean that they will definately bond, but I don’t want to do anything to hurt my chances at it either!
- 12/13/2007 at 11:31 AM
  Sarita
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  I say keep trying since it seems to be going so well. You are right of course that one good bonding session may not be indicative of how it will go in the future but it does look promising.
- 12/13/2007 at 1:04 PM
  Hannah
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  That’s so sweet! I guess some bunnies just don’t fight that much (well, let’s hope it stays that way). Henri seems like a pretty mellow rabbit, so let’s hope that makes it easier.
- 12/13/2007 at 1:34 PM
  angoralvr
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  Posted By HJSoulma on 12/13/2007 1:04 PM
  That’s so sweet! I guess some bunnies just don’t fight that much (well, let’s hope it stays that way). Henri seems like a pretty mellow rabbit, so let’s hope that makes it easier.
  
  Henri is pretty mellow. He also came from a house with other unneutered males.Not sure if that actually helps or not but it certainly didn’t hurt. . .
- 12/13/2007 at 1:52 PM
  MarkBun
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  My suggestion would be to let acorn back up into henri’s area and see how the two react (but don’t let Henri see you carrying him – else he may become jealous). If it is more of the same, just ignoring and lounging around, just let it go for a while – but be sure to put him back into his area before you go to sleep. If it continues the same way for a couple of days, I’d say move his cage on up into the area and let him start living up there. I am assuming that you won’t be wanting them to go downstairs after they’re bonded. If you do, you might want to wait until after the neutering before letting Henri go down there. Henri might be okey with an interloper in his area, but Acorn might have a different thought about it.
  
  Sometimes rabbits have a habit of saying "Hey! You’re taking too long with this bonding thing!" and simply hop fences and scurry into other’s domains and they are just fine. I believe another person on here came home to find one of her buns out of his cage and snuggled up next to the other bun.
- 12/13/2007 at 4:56 PM
  Scarlet_Rose
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  Angorgrl, those are just some precious pictures and I still have a hard time believing that Henry is real and not a stuffed toy!
  
  Markus, I am so sorry to hear bonding isn’t going so smoothly. I have my fingers crossed for you. Another tool of the trade (while the falconers glove does have merit) is a sieve to break up fighting.
- 12/14/2007 at 8:03 AM
  Beka27
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  i can’t really imagine Henri getting bent outta shape about anything tho… he seems and looks like such a mellow guy. that’s cool, that Acorn was allowed in his space…
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