If bonding would scare you, I wouldnt try it. The bunnies can feel your fear and could react to it negatively towards one another. But, if youre going into bonding confidently and calmly, then I agree they sound ready to start sessions in a neutral space

It sounds like they’re pretty ready to start sessions, but I also don’t think there’s any harm in waiting if you don’t want to do it yourself!

I think you don’t move from neutral to semi-neutral until you have a successful overnight in the neutral? I think. That’s what I did anyway (in fact I did a few overnights).

If you are bonding with your husband, I would agree between you that if there’s a scuffle you either grab one each, or just one of you goes in to grab. You don’t want to be bumping into each other and getting in each others way while the bunnies continue to fight (Of course, hopefully they won’t fight at all!).

For my first session, I scattered a large cardboard box with bits of kale, and put them both in it. They totally ignored each other and ate the kale, then I took them out before anymore could happen. I think remembering to keep it short is important for early sessions You can also try the scattering food, depending how they both are around food. Weirdly, a few days in, mine ended up having a scuffle over a plate of hay, so you have to play it by ear.

It sounds like they basically like each other already, so I hope you’ll have an easy time of it! Looking forward to hearing how it goes.

Are they recently adopted bunnies? Or one is? Or did something happen between them and now they aren’t bonded anymore?
I agree that you should start short sessions before going to the bonder. It seems they’re already kind of warming up to each other maybe? That probably means that you could start trying in the neutral area.

I think a few sessions by you and your husband won’t hurt. It sounds like they are tolerating each other already and that’s the first hurdle. Just in case tho, I would recommend having a saucepan and a spoon or something so you can make a loud noise if you think they’re getting a bit rambunctious. Good luck!

As far as moving from neutral to semi, I’ve always moved on when I feel confident that the good behaviors have “cemented” in neutral. 

So, for me, that means lots of grooming and snuggling, no food aggression, no chasing or aggresion, etc. Emphasis on both positive and lack of negative. 

Cementing can mean overnight in neutral, or it can mean several days of long sessions (4-6 hours) with the same good behaviors. 

With Bertha and Moose I marathoned, so that meant spent 2 nights in neutral once they started acting “bonded”, which happened about 2-3 days once after starting the marathon. Then once you move to semi-neutral it’s the same. Make sure the “bonded” behaviors are cemented. With Bertha and Bunston I didn’t marathon, and I waited several days of long sessions of good behaviors before moving them to semi-neutral. At that point I didn’t separate them, and they spent two days in semi before moving to their permanent home. That said, they didn’t back track at all once we went to semi-neutral. 

You will be able to gauge your two… it’s normal to backtrack a little when you move to less neutral spaces, but if they back track a lot, that means you moved too fast. Moose and Bertha needed a little time in each new location to re-establish things. But with Bunston and Bertha, it was like someone flipped a switch (after 3 months of strife!), and they didn’t need to reassert dominance in each new territory. 

If you are doubt as to whether it’s time to move to the next step, then stay where you are, as it never hurts to spend a little extra time in neutral territory.  

As far as general tips, my vacuum cleaner is my favorite thing for stopping chasing/scuffling. Squirting water has never really worked for me, but loud noises have.