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Considering her age, you probably have not had her for a while. She is in a new environment and needs to adjust to each new sound, smell, and experience. Remember that rabbits are on the ground, very low beneath us. When you are approaching the door, opening the door, and entering, who knows when she actually registers it is “you”, as opposed to a…[Read more]

I’ve always had good luck with simethicone, at least when it comes to simply gas issues. I told the vet I was using it and she just struggled. LOL

Hi there,

So if they are trying to fight and lunging at each other immediately, I would do more pre-bonding. And yes continue swapping throughout bonding sessions as well.

I would also probably try some stress sessions. Car rides can really work wonders (have a helper drive so you can make sure they don’t fight in the care). If you can do your…[Read more]

After his 5th escape he stopped jumping and things went very well for the rest of their time together 🙂 Clover did some proper polite nips but no biting!

I wish I knew regarding the tub! The tube has never worked that well for me for that reason. I have used an x-pen to try to block it, but it doesn’t really work that well.

I agree with pinkiemarie, that doesn’t sound too bad to me at all and sounds like a very normal early session.

Next session I would do lots and lots of petting and try to help them feel calm and relaxed (it will help you too). If one goes to mount, as long as it’s not face mounting, let it happen. But if the mounted bun tries to get away, then…[Read more]

Ok so this is frustrating but it’s ok! Bonding can be a tough process for everybody including the human but what happened today wasn’t actually bad. You didn’t describe any circling that would indicate that they wanted to really fight. Mounting is a behavior that they use to establish dominance so they were saying “hey I like you! I want to be the…[Read more]

First of all, the best thing for sterilizing bunny quarters is Virkon S. It’s non toxic to rabbits, it doesn’t stain and you dont wipe it off – you spray it on previously cleaned surfaces and let it dry.  (Any disinfectant should be applied to cleaned surfaces, because they won’t penetrate actual dirt). It is used in stables, particularly horse…[Read more]

Update: We did our first bonding session and it didn’t go so well. I had them in a small neutral space, with some lettuce. At first, they were just getting used to the space and eating the lettuce. Then, they started trying to hump one another. The girl started trying to hump him first and he did not like that. They were grabbing each others necks…[Read more]

It’s so easy for rabbits to find something you overlooked even if you’ve done everything you could think of to bunny proof. They’re just too smart and inquisitive. You’re extremely lucky to have such a dedicated vet! I hope your buns are ok!

I have a Polish who weighs 2.5 lbs full grown and he made it through his neuter just fine. Just make sure you go to a vet with a lot of experience with rabbits! He was also done young at about 3.5 months because he was getting extremely aggressive. The vet sees rabbits daily and said it was fine to do his at the age but if you can keep him…[Read more]