bonding

[cinnarose01]

I adopted Cinamon in September, she is a mini lop I believe and about 5lbs. she was abandoned in a box and left to die. Someone brought her to the animal shelter and an hour later I showed up and gave her a home! She is now a healthy weight and happy as can be! She is not spayed. The. My friend graduated and is going to college in England and needed a home for her bunny and I thought “why not!” So I got a second cage and took in Rosie, a 7lb lionhead. Rosie isnt slayed either. Im looming into getting them both done but my dog had an emergency surgury last week so im short on money. My dog is fine now. So the bunnies were fine at first they ignored eqchother and kinda sniffed at one another. But the second time I put them together they brutally attacked eachother and that has been the case ever since! Iv been trying different places for bonding. I tried a bathtub, they fought. The kitchen, they fought. The closet, the living room everywhere they fight! The only thing i havent tried is stress bonding. J dont know how to go about it though. Like start to finish… tips?

[JackRabbit]

You have to get them spayed and let their hormones die down first. Many shelters have low cost neuter/spay programs or can refer you to a vet who participates in such programs. Hopefully explaining that you have rescued two rabbits will help with the spay costs. Plan on keeping them separated in the mean time — preferably where they can’t see each other. This will help with bonding later since they may be able to “forget” about the other bunny until they are introduced hormone-free.

[MoveDiagonally]

I agree. Hormone free is the way to go when it comes to bonding.

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