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- 12/25/2017 at 8:03 PM
  sweetangel1215
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  I just got my 3 year old female rabbit, Bella, a female friend, Cashmere, who is
  2 months old. Bella is a Flemish Giant Lionhead and Cashmere is a Mini Lionhead
  Lop. Bella has a huge personality and isn’t afraid to tell you how it is, while
  Cashmere is more shy and reserved. I’m not sure if this is Cashmere’s true
  personality or if she’s just not comfortable yet.They are in separate cages
  right now, but from what I’ve read online their cages should be next to each
  other for a few days before introducing them in a neutral area, but I don’t
  really have space to do that. Right now their cages are on opposite sides of the
  room, so they see each other and I let Bella run around the house while Cashmere
  is in a play pen. They’ve touched noses and checked each other out with the pen
  between them then Bella takes off and does her own thing. Would this get them to
  bond without putting cages together first or should I figure out how to get
  their cages together?
- 12/25/2017 at 11:58 PM
  Mikey
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  Their cages need to be next to one another for a month, then after that month you need to have atleast one month of swapping their items daily. After these two months, you can bond them.
  
  BUT, before you can start that, they both need to be spayed. Hormonal rabbits have two drives towards other rabbits: fight and breed. And rabbits who choose to fight will fight to the death. You need to have them both spayed and healed first to avoid this risk.
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