3 bunnies no longer getting along

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- 01/23/2018 at 4:07 PM
  Carrieb1995
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  Hello
  
  I wonder if anyone out there has any ideas on how to ease my current problem… I have 3 bunnies (2 girls and 1 boy, all neutered) who I initially had in separate cages, a year ago I introduced them all and it went really well, they have all been best buddies since. They used to all cuddle each other and no two seemed to have a closer bond than any others.
  
  Last week one of the girls was out the cage so she could be medicated, since introducing her back to the others she has been outcast, there has been fur on the floor and they cuddle in the bedded area and chase her away. She is deaf and going blind I believe she gets great comfort and security from her buddies. Im worried she isn’t happy with the bunnies who she used to love and this breaks my heart.
  
  They live in a big shed with the top level being the bedded area where they used to cuddle up at night and the bottom is where the food/water/toilet are. In the day they also have access to a large outside run so they have enough room to not be on each others toes.
  
  Any help on how to ease the tension in the cage and restore the harmony and love back would be very much appreciated.
  
  Thank you in advance.
  
  Dutchess, Flynn & Eddie
- 01/23/2018 at 8:14 PM
  DanaNM
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  Aww how heartbreaking for her and you.
  
  I don’t have experience with trios, but I’ve heard this can happen, where one bunny gets shunned. For now you should keep her separate, as if there is fur on the floor that means they are scuffling and it could get very serious. She could have been shunned because of her health, or because she was separated from the others for too long, unfortunately. If it’s possible to keep her in sight of the other two, it should be comforting to her to not be alone.
  
  I can see two routes: take a break (since they scuffled) and then start over with re-bonding the trio in neutral ground. If they shunned her just because she was away for too long and they forgot about her, then it might be pretty easy to rebond them. But, if it was because of her health, might be harder for them to accept her.
  
  Another option (if it doesn’t seem like rebonding the trio will work) would be to try to rebond her with a new bun, and have two pairs. It sounds like you have a lot of space, so you could divide the area into two separate living quarters for your pairs…
  
  Sorry again, hopefully you can get them all bonded again!
  
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