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I’m going to be honest here, I pay my vet to do it and that’s always an option if you just can’t. I think I could use some of the techniques to do it myself on two of my rabbits but the third thrashes around if I pick him up and just kicks and thumps if I try to handle him in a way he doesn’t like on the floor, and a bunny burrito is too hard. So…[Read more]

We have the same issues with our two. One is a tad easier then the other. My husband usually holds them while I try and clip as fast as I can……….. that is  the only way. I’ve watched all the videos too and can’t do it alone. I’ve also been suggested the table however I’m not convinced they won’t hop off either.
I usually give a treat after in h…[Read more]

Either way they are getting used to each other’s scent, so I don’t think it makes a huge difference. It seems like it’d be easier just to swap the rabbits.

If your second rabbit is that young (inferred by your vet asking to wait until a particular age), it is actually more likely that the ‘bond’ you’re seeing is what is known as a “baby bond”. Young rabbits will get along very easily with other rabbits because there is an absence of hormones. Once they reach puberty, many baby bonds will dissolve…[Read more]

Hi Wick and Fable,

Thanks so much for the advice!!!!! 🙂 I think the pooing explanation is a good one!

The reason I thought they were bonded is because they have been together for many months now and I am at home 24/7 in the same room as them and we play all day together all day and evening and all they ever do is groom each other, sleep…[Read more]

Thanks. I will try it!

I have I look at this owl store farm near me (they sell hay bales but only Timothy) I looked at tractor supply but they only have alfalfa mixed with orchard, timothy, or alfalfa. I also looked at another one ( can’t think of the name right now) which didn’t have any orchard hay bales. I don’t have any farm or feed stores otherwise then those.

I was leaning towards during switching the bunnies into each other cages, but if that won’t work than I could switch there litter boxes. Do you think switching the bunnies into each other cages or switching the litter boxes would be better.

They definitely have complex personalities lol my last bun took awhile to build trust but nothing like this. They are in a puppy pen so they have space.
I got the male bun thinking it would make her happier and help her personality come out. I think it maybe her personality is just aloof and not into people. She was rescued by the rescue I adopted…[Read more]

Most importantly, the fur issue is likely a sign the bond is not a bond and they are fighting– that’s a safety issue for both rabbits.

The fact that the second bun is not neutered is likely the culprit for all your problems.

One rabbit being hormonal (i.e. not neutered) means:

1) the “bond” he has with a fixed rabbit is likely not stable,…[Read more]

Since you have only been doing sessions a few days (unless I read something wrong) I think you just need more time. 🙂

You can experiment with larger or smaller spaces if things don’t seem to be going well, but in general if things are going OK in sessions its a good idea to just keep doing what you’re doing.

Hmmm, maybe I could. I’m sure I could find an extra litter box somewhere…