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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 07/08/2012 at 10:41 PM
  Binx86
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  My fiance and I are expecting our first child, still 7 months away, but I’m curious if anyone has experience with how their buns act around newborns. I’m betting the crying will throw them off and make them curious, but past that I really am not sure what to expect. Would we go about bonding them with the baby or is that a silly thought? Getting rid of our boys isn’t going to be an option no matter how they interact with the baby, we’ll just keep them separate if we have to. And I know every rabbit is different but if I had anyone clue as to what to expect that would be awesome!
- 07/09/2012 at 6:20 AM
  skibunny8503
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  Haven’t been on here in awhile but thanks to Monkeybun for sending me the link so I could try to help out.
  First off congrats!! It’s pretty exciting and the fun is just beginning, wait until your baby comes into the world!
  I have a 6 month old myself (that I hope will stay asleep so I can type all this haha!). I have 2 rabbits (archie & sandy) (had 3 when I was pregnant but unfortunately her health deteriorated and passed just weeks after having our baby). I have to admit that after having a baby your attention turns more towards it than the rabbits. I used to let mine out all the time but now they don’t get out as much as they did but they also have pretty big cages. The first 2 months are pretty much the hardest so don’t feel bad if you don’t get time with them as you once had. Your best bet is to make a schedule (after the 2 months since it’s kind of hard at first), when to let them out, when to change their litter…just so you keep on top of it.
  Mine (which are separate, not bonded) don’t really pay any attention to the baby. And at first he didn’t know they existed either, but now that he’s older he sees them running around and follows them.
  Like you said it probably depends on the rabbit; he’ll be crying away and they’ll be sleeping and they’re room is across the hallway. I thought for sure they would be thumping all the time but nope! I wouldn’t recommend having the baby and the bunnies out at the same time when it starts sitting/crawling/grabbing. I put him by Archie and put his hand on him to feel the fur and he grabbed him so that was the end of that lol!
  Sorry I don’t have to much advice for you, you just have to watch how they start acting around the baby and if you have any questions just post on here to see if we can be any help. Good luck on your pregnancy!!
- 07/09/2012 at 12:06 PM
  Binx86
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  Thank you! And thank you to Monkeybun for pointing you towards me. Everything you said makes sense, though our situation is going to be a bit different because our boys are free roam. They’re bonded brothers and have not been caged since they were a bit over a year old, they’re now 2. I don’t think I’ll have the heart to put them in a cage anymore. I think I’ll still be able to manage the separation though, and I think the schedule for litter changing will definitely be needed, and they’re really already on one for bonding and play time anyway so that could easily be switched to the baby’s nap time. I know at least my attention towards the boys will dwindle after we have the baby and my fiance, Joe, has already said that he’s going to try and make up to the buns what my attention is lacking. The last thing we want is for them to be mad at us for any reason and start acting out, we’ve never really had any behavior problems with them and now would be a horrible time for it to start.
  
  Your advice was helpful, any little bit right now is. And I’ll definitely be coming back if I have anymore questions! Thank you again on the congrats and the good luck!!
- 07/09/2012 at 1:48 PM
  skibunny8503
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  Aw well that will make a big difference with free roaming. I might trust Archie to free roam but not Sandy, she chews on stuff sometimes or digs at the carpet. But they’re cages are big enough that they don’t fuss to much. I’ve had them in the cage for a week and 1/2 and they didn’t complain but I did feel bad. It’s hard but I know they’re spoiled already. It would be easier if they were bonded. Archie was bonded with Gracie and luckily he was ok after she passed. I just don’t have the time to really focus on bonding them. Maybe in the future I’ll bond them. I don’t think they’ll act out especially since they have each other but I could be wrong. I’m glad you’re keeping them and are so dedicated! There’s to many people that just give their pets away because they have a baby.
- 07/09/2012 at 2:03 PM
  Binx86
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  It’s understandable not having the time for bonding Archie and Sandy when you have a 6 month old to take care of. Hopefully bonding doesn’t get harder as they get older, you’d think it’d get easier because they’ve already been around each other so much. I think that’s why we didn’t have to do any bonding with Groucho and Zeppo, the fact that they’ve been together since birth, the lady we adopted them from didn’t even have them separated. It’s good too that Archie didn’t go through the extreme depression I’ve heard they can go through when losing a companion they’re bonded with.
  
  We’ve thought of the boys as our kids since we brought them hope, ti’s heart breaking to think about getting rid of them just because of a baby.
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