Trio bonding..How do I know when its just not going to work

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- 05/23/2013 at 1:44 PM
  Beth
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  Hi,
  I posted a question a week or two ago about bonding a trio. If you want to read the story the title of the post is “Trio bonding..not going so well, help.
  How do I know when its time to stop trying. Cracker Jack still chases Cornelius, there is no fighting, just hair pulling from around the hips by Cracker Jack. Both parties are fine with Giligan, the third rabbit. Cornelius is obviously nervous around Cracker Jack, he always gets out of his way even when Cracker Jack is not showing any signs of “get out of my way” Sometimes I peek in on them and they are sitting next to each other and then the next minute hair pulling. Chasing is really bad when its feeding time. Cracker Jack does not want Cornelius in the litterbox when hay is present, so I put hay in 2 boxes. Will one of them finally give in? Or is it hopeless, they have now been living together for about 3 weeks.
  
  Thanks so much
  Beth
- 05/23/2013 at 2:46 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  I think if they have been living together for 3 weeks and no one has been injured you are definitely on the right track. Definitely don’t give up. It will take them some time to work things out. There will always be one dominant bunny, obviously Cracker Jack and the other bunnies will need to learn to adjust to that.
  
  Maybe you could try doing some stress bonding with Cornelius and Cracker Jack to help establish trust. I’m no expert by far but that’s probably what I would do.
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