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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 03/28/2018 at 12:58 PM
  kelliehunt
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  I’m new here, so i’m sure it’s been asked previously but the help will be most appreciated. I have one bunny. She is about 2 years old. We have had her since she was 6 months. She is spayed. There is a pair of male bunnies for adoption, neutered. They are brothers about 5 1/2 months old.
  
  Would it be difficult to bring 2 that are already bonded to the one?
  
  Will none of them really want anything to do with us humans once they are all bonded (assuming that happens)?
- 03/28/2018 at 1:53 PM
  Cocoa
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  You can bond them to make a trip but it can ruin the brothers bond. Some bunnies do want less to do will you after they are bonded
- 03/28/2018 at 2:02 PM
  Deleted User
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  Like Cocoa said, it can potentially ruin the initial bond of the brothers. Your girl has also lived alone for 2 years, so she could also be very territorial when meeting them for the first time. It’s a myth that they won’t want anything to do with you when they are all bonded. It honestly depends on their personalities. Yes, they will seek out their bun friends more than a human, but they will still go to you for attention too.
  
  If you do decide to adopt, you need to be prepared for the worst case scenario of having three single bunnies. You’d need to let them settle in in a separate room away from the girl for at least a month.This will make sure their bond doesn’t break, and it will allow them to become familiar with you and their new environment. After one month, you can move them into the same room as her and start prebonding for at least a month, longer is better. Prebonding is swapping their items between their enclosures and swapping the bunnies themselves between enclosures. This helps every bun to get used to each others scents. After at least a month of this, you can begin short bonding sessions in neutral territory. Neutral territory is crucial because it allows every bunny to be on equal terms and no one can get overly aggressive and territorial.
  
  Until they are bonded they will honest to God poop everywhere, so be prepared for that. They will turn into little poop machines that will want to mark everything, and that won’t stop until they are bonded. Aside from that, if you have the time (bonding can take months), energy, resources, and you’re prepared for any outcome, then I’d adopt.
- 03/28/2018 at 2:03 PM
  Harley&Thumper
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  Depending on how well your current girl handles going to new places, I would take her to the place where you will adopt the other two bunnies and introduce them. This can give you an idea of how hard it will be to bond them. It is definitely possible that the new trio will interact with you less.
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