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- 01/25/2013 at 10:48 AM
  Mykl
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  I’ve got a five year old boy (neutered) and I’m trying to bond him with a young boy (also neutered) but the old git can be very aggressive towards the little one. Would it be a bad idea to put them both in the young one’s cage for a while? I thought maybe he wouldn’t feel like attacking if it was on other bunny’s ground.
- 01/25/2013 at 10:53 AM
  Sarita
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  No, definitely not in little buns cage or big buns either – are you trying to bond them in neutral space? What have you done so far?
- 01/25/2013 at 6:04 PM
  RoyalElvira
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  I agree with Sarita.. You need to actually go through the bonding process — Dont just throw them in together.
- 01/25/2013 at 6:31 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  You’ll want neutral ground.
  Can you describe what you mean about aggression? Is this a ‘to kill’ aggression, or a snake face chomping that is for show, chasing, humping or?
- 01/26/2013 at 4:38 AM
  Mykl
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  So far I’ve had them on neutral territory (penned in a tiny area on a slippery floor, the kind rabbits hate). They were ignoring each other or snuggling so I thought I could move them to a non-neutral area but then Old started pouncing on Young and then the odd bite. Luckily I’ve been in the way of the bites but they drew blood. Clearly the non-neutral ground was too early so I’ve gone back to the slippery floor and there’s no sign of aggression at all. I suppose I’ll stick with this until some grooming starts occuring.
- 01/27/2013 at 8:06 AM
  Mykl
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  When I put them in the neutral area they’re mainly ignoring each other but there’s never any sign of aggression. Should I squash them into a tiny area or give them plenty of room to move?
- 01/27/2013 at 1:37 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  You should gradually enlarge the neutral area. Once they are happy and getting along, you can make it bigger.
- 01/27/2013 at 4:32 PM
  Mykl
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  Right. Must I keep to the neutral area until grooming occurs?
- 01/29/2013 at 5:45 AM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Not necessarily. Sometimes, grooming happens very quickly, sometimes it never happens at all. I would keep the neutral area until they are comfortable and can stay together for 24 hours with no incidents.
- 01/29/2013 at 5:47 AM
  Sarita
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  No, grooming is not a must in a relationship – ignoring is actually fine – they are most likely sizing each other up to see if they can trust each other.
- 02/02/2013 at 9:27 AM
  Mykl
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  LittlePuffyTail, are you serious? Keep them penned in the kitchen for 24 hours?
- 02/03/2013 at 3:57 AM
  bunnygirl
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  Indeed she’s serious. You cannot expect two buns to live together on perfect harmony, every single day, if they cannot even spend one together without scuffles. They’re not machines, they’re not perfect. They’re animals.
- 02/03/2013 at 6:51 AM
  Sarita
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  Actually you only want to allow them 24 hours together if there are no incidents including scuffles. At this point you are not ready to do this. You want to take it slow in neutral area and keep it positive.
  
  Rabbits should not be getting into scuffles daily – ignoring is perfectly acceptable though.
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