Spay/Neuter
Are your bunnies spayed/neutered? Yes, both
If so, for how long (for each)? Both 3 yrs
If not, why not?
Are you aware of reproductive cancer risk in females? If not, please read about it here.

Housing
Please describe your bunnies’ current housing set-up (living together, as neighbors, etc.).

Living together in a bunny condo home I made for them

Bonding background
Did you allow the bunnies to “settle-in”?

It took 3 months to bond them, & they weren’t completely bonded until about 2 months ago.

How would you describe your bunnies reactions towards each other (answer for each bunny): shy, scared, curious, calm, aggressive, excited, affectionate, etc.?

Buster is like motherly – she grooms Zoe all the time (I’m assuming she’s taken the role of submissive) she’s very cautious

Zoe is attached to Buster intimately. She looks for her for comfort. She’s skiddish, so anytime she feels nervous/scared she clings to Buster.

Have you done any “pre-bonding” (cage or litter box swaps, etc.)?

Yes, I did side by side cage bonding for 3 wks. I swapped their cages/litter boxes twice during that time

How long have you been working on bonding your bunnies?

Theyve been living together for 2, total bonding 5 months

How frequently do you have bonding sessions, and how long are they?

First month was 15, 20, 30 then 60 min sessions up to the whole day together in a neutral space. Then I made their home starting small (2×1) gradually making it bigger the more they seemed bonded

Have you tried any stressing techniques?

The only stressing method I did was put them in a neutral space (bath tub) for a whole month.

The only thing I can see what could initiate the fighting is Zoe is always trying to nip Busters butt. Buster gets upset and runs away, and from instinct Zoe will chase her thinking it’s a game. I think Buster took offense and didn’t “submit” but I don’t know… 😩 I went to the Dr and he said they were perfectly healthy. He gave me an antibiotic to clean their system in case they had a bladder infection causing their odor to change

Hello!

just wanted to give a quick update on how my rabbits situation has been going.

so I separated them for about 2 weeks with their homes next to each other so they knew the other was ok. I just recently put them back together in their neutral space. Last night lasted 15 min and they had a little tif but nothing too crazy.

I have them together now in the same surrounding and everything is going fine but I do notice the trigger. They’ll both groom each other and snuggle. It seems they both get bothered if they’re close to each other’s bums… especially Zoe (lion head) whenever she goes for Busters bum Buster freaks out and sometimes Zoe will chase her and that’s how their fighting begins. But they both groom each other right after. It’s like they tiff then say sorry.

They’re both females. Can this be a factor bc they’re still trying to decide who’s the dominant?

Im trying to take things slow but it kills me honestly because they seem so sad apart 😩

Ok ill change up the location the next time I bond them. I’ll also take them for a car ride also.

So… I left them alone in their space to give them privacy (checking on them every 30 min or if I hear anything) and I just walked in on Zoe humping Buster without Buster feeling offended. She is currently grooming Zoe now. So I feel that they are working out their terms deciding who is the dom vs sub