Tips for moving-you must message Scotter and Annette-I think they moved one dog, a couple of cats and five rabbits across Canada! They know how to move pets

I can definitely see why you’d want them bonded.

Mimz-are you moving somewhere warmer! I think that would be super!!

I would think that anybunny can bond and you may have a bit of an advantage with them all being older rather than one older with one young stroppy bunny.

Now where to start-I think I would suggest using your biggest space, with lots of um..dividers…-what I’m picturing is LOTS of room, that way they don’t have to be right next to each other, and dividers-like chairs, or big bowls or whatever, so they could evade should a little chase break out (so there aren’t direct sight lines and chase lines), and make sure there is nowhere to get stuck (so they don’t get trapped and fight) and maybe ideally with a slippery floor to discourage a high speed chase.
Then I’d well-I’d set them all out with a partner or two and watch…and let them sort it out. Maybe five minutes first, then ten and on going.
That’s how I’d go about it-maybe worth a try?

The big area with dividers worked for Rupert and Kahua after Kokanee passed. It also worked that he was aggressive but slow and Kahlua was not aggressive and fast. So I gave them free run of the apartment (with furniture to allow evasion) and they got on just fine. Our staged bonding sessions never went well but giving them lots of room just worked for us. If none of your three are very aggressive (the kind of knock ’em out drag ’em out aggression where you have to break them up-and I don’t think any of yours are) the big room with divided sight lines and rooms to escape may work well.

I actually think older rabbits are easier to bond than younger ones. I know if I chose to I could easily bond Toffee & Bogie (both 10) but then I’d have to chronically messy seniors free roaming the rabbit room. When I let Bogie out to clean his pen, he goes up to Toffee and they have no problem at all. They are really less hormonal at they age.

Why don’t you try Pip & Fiver first or Fiver & Mimzy. Also don’t be discouraged by the ignoring – that is actually better – maybe they can coexist peacefully together without snuggles – that would be perfectly fine. There doesn’t have to be love, just trust.

To be honest, yes, he probably will. I think that’s common in all rabbits when they bond, initially at least. That seems to be one of the downsides of bonding any rabbits.

Actually my seniors are not at all crotchety, they are very easy going and mellow. Toffee & Bogie have terrible litter box habits though. Peppermint is still very high strung but he at least has excellent litter box habits.

I think only senior humans tend to be more crotchety :~) Senior buns are sweet and mellow.