Thanks monkeybun.

I have been told about the sperm viability. They both have a check up again tomorrow, next week and the week after – as the vet didn’t want them unbonding, but didn’t want babies either! Looks like they might have unbonded anyway!

Is there a chance that they will get along as normal when the smell wears off?

Have you any idea Ethel is being so clingy? Normally I can’t get her to sit still and today it’s like I am the person she loves most in the world (It’s usually Gus). Do you think she is scared about the new smelling bunny (previously known as Gus).

I just can’t get over how much she is following me about and giving affection. She was lying across the doorway in my room earlier so I had to step over her everytime I wanted to leave, thenshe would follow. She has never done that before. And I can’t get over how vicious she is being to him – that’s not like her at all!

Oh goodness me!

Last night, Gus slept in the cage and Ethel in the xpen.

I heard a lot of noise coming from the lounge very early hours of the morning and went in to check, but it was just Ethel gnawing the bars of the xpen trying to get out. I went back to bed and then heard an odd scratching noise. I looked at the door and Ethel was trying to force my door open. She had somehow jumped clean out of the xpen (which is quite an acheivement!).

 I was so tired that I just let her in and she instantly curled up next to my bed and went to sleep. She has been there for about 6 hours now and has hardly moved.

I thought that I would pick Gus up and let them sniff each other (did this a couple of times last night and Ethel mostly ignored him or gave him a couple of licks which was a good sign), hoping that the smell of the vet had gone and they would be back to normal – well all hell broke loose! Ethel lunged at him and chased him under the bed. It was horrible, I couldn’t get to them. Just a blur of bunnies that I couldn’t reach – lots of grunting and growling.

 I grabbed at the nearest bunny that poked a body part out from under the bed (which happened to be Gus – not ideal because of his stitches but I have checked and they are still intact). He had a chunk of Ethel’s fur in his mouth. I gave him a cuddle on my chest and Ethel came out from under the bed and started licking me. She had blood coming from her ear.

I put Gus up on the bed and took Ethel to the kitchen to clean her up. I then went back and got Gus but when I looked under the bed there was an incredible amount of his fur just pulled out. I mean – you could have made another bunny. I thought Ethel had come off worse, but I think he was just trying to protect himself.

My partner is going nuts because he does not want Ethel taking ownership of me or our room – she will not move! And she has been nudging him out whenever he tries to come near.

I just can’t believe this has happened in the space of less than 24 hours. They were snuggly and lovely with each before that and you could not tear them apart.

Does anyone have any experience of this. I may have a problem rebonding as they are very familiar with every room in the house! But they both look sad and are usually the most binkiest bunnies I have ever seen.