Thanks PuffyTail! My girls are pretty cute! (I still haven’t met an ugly rabbit though)

Hoppy Hours are put on by the Minnesota Companion Rabbit Society every week. They’re in a large room filled with rabbit agility obstacles to play on and they have grippy mats for the rabbits to run on. The only people allowed on the mats with the rabbits are the “Bouncers” who help catch naughty or scared rabbits. They also clean up pee spots. (Not enough litter boxes for the 60+ rabbits who come to the big events or even the 12+ who come to the smaller events)

It’s $3/rabbit and they have to be spayed/neutered to enter. The volunteer’s rabbits get in for free. They offer information for people wanting to adopt other rabbits and even problem solve with other rabbit owners about issues they’re facing. Sort of like this forum but in person.

As a fundraiser for MCRS, volunteers clean scent glands…groom long haired rabbits and trim toe nails for different prices. They also do fittings for agility harnesses and some will pet sit. It’s quite the group. Not many of them have more than 2 rabbits bonded together.

No worries about comments without advice, I’m just trying to get what I can get! I’m sure they’ll do fine but any tips are helpful and maybe they’ll help when I answer a question for someone else while I’m volunteering.

Thanks!

Glad to be back Jerseygirl! There’s not much hiding going on with Lemon. Everyone always thinks Radar & Lemon are boys! No worries though.

Jo was my little black bun, she passed away suddenly over a year ago. My vet says it was probably due to some genetic defect because she always slept ‘a little funny’ then would wake up and be just fine. I kept thinking that it was just her style because she was still eating/playing/jumping/alert until right before she passed away. She had a small siezure in front of me and when she came out of it, I was bringing her to the car to take her to the vet…and she died right there. I’m glad I could be with her when it happened but I was so sad for Radar as they had just bonded a month or so before it happened. She had medical issues her whole life but it never seemed to slow her down.

I adopted Lemon a couple months afterwards. I heard about her and just couldn’t resist. She’s been awesome to have around. Like a dopey dog.

@Fluffybunny There is little to no fighting…a lot of grooming and quite a few binkies.

So my plan so far is this:

-They’ll go on a ‘date’ next saturday in a neutral location to see how it goes. If they don’t brawl, then I’m going to adopt louie.
-Then I’ll set up a second cage near theirs and just let them all get used to seeing each other for a couple weeks. (playtimes separate but equal)
-I’ll switch their cages back & forth so it’s all “everyone’s” territory. Mixing up litter boxes and blankets and toys.
-I have stunt doubles for them to beat up too.
-I’ll take louie to hoppy hours with me on Wednesday nights for him & I to bond and to let him get into a routine. That Hoppy Hour is too small (~12 rabbits in a small-ish space) for all three to be there without a scuffle.
-On Sunday hoppy hours, I’ll take all three and they can interact if they wish but it’s a big auditorium so they may not even bump into each other at first. Less chance of a bond-breaking fight.
-After hoppy hours, when they’re all tired…I’ll sit them in pairs on the counter and massage and give treats and just let them smell each other for a few minutes at a time to build up positive interactions.
-Mealtime is together, snacks are together…all fun is together.
-Smaller hoppy hours next then building with small supervised interactions in the house & finally living together.

@nugget mn.companionrabbit dot org for the schedule. It’ll be quite the drive from St. Cloud to Golden Valley or South St. Paul but it is really fun.

@nugget if you do decide to come, send me a message so I know to look out for Oliver. Make sure to take your camera, it’s hilarious.