Bonding a quartet. Has anyone had best luck with certain ways??

[Becka]

So here is what I have.

Stellar, my neutered male.

2 bonded lionhead does, one is a runt she is tiny. Frankie, and Binky.

And our newest is a lionhead harliquin magpie mix. Spayed. She is largest. I will post pics below.

So we have tried all together. They seem fine except a little nipping from my new girl she has no name yet. She doesn’t like the runt Binky much.

Stellar our male and the newbie love eachother we were able to leave them all night and day today. Only some mounting I think neither have submitted to being the second and they haven’t figured out who is alpha.

We didn’t feel comfortable leaving the little girl Binky in overnight just in case so we put her and her sister back in their cage for the night and day while I work. All 3 get together and seem fine, except our runt Binky. She won’t let the other buns touch her except her sister. The newbie chases her a bit and growls or grunts. She is quick and running and I think it bothers our new girl.

I didn’t mean to adopt so many but theyre all great. I know bonding can take time. I am so happy with Stellar and our new girl they sleep next to one another and cuddle and groom. There is some mounting but it is minimal. There have been no fights really. Only a little hair pulling from our newbie and Binky. I feel bad because she is small.

Does anyone have suggestions on bonding four buns? Anyone successful? How about your methods. I think we are doing ok. I think it is very possible it will just take some time. Also Binky and our newbie are the most skidding around people. I wanna work with then all. All the females are rescues so we knew they would need work. Our boy is an explorer and he is outgoing. The bonded girls are lazy and like to chill. And our new girl I think just needed a home with attention.

Please let me know. And I will also be posting pics below of my buns.
Thank you!

[Palomino_Bun]

maybe try introducing them at first in a play pen so they can’t get to each other but can talk through the bars? Like a midwest thingy or whatever they’re called or something similar to that……i think that might work Will help you see who is going to be alpha in the end when they’re altogether, too.

[Becka]

Yes, last night we put the girls cage, Frankie and Binky’s. Right up against the playpen we have our boy and girl in. We haven’t separated them. They don’t fight. But I think no one has submitted to being second yet and they haven’t established who is the alpha. Although I did see our newbie lie against the bars next to their cage. And I switched their litters so they can get used to the scent.

But otherwise they don’t wanna seem to get along. The little lionhead girls with our new girl. I mean Frankie sits there and takes everything..mounting nipping. She dosent run away so she’s not chased she just sits there and they’re ok. But Binky runs and jumps over the newbie and I think she doesn’t like the quick action. And she lunges. I tried to put them in a box and stroke them both in the beginning our newbie was nipping her in the face but then they relaxed. No blood. And in about 20 min they seemed ok. I put them back in their pens ok a good note and will try again later today. I know patience is key and trying to relax. I really hope they can sort their differences.

[Becka]

Heres our pics! The female is our newbie who still needs a name. She’s the lionhead magpie harliquin mix. Weighs about 6lbs.

Then there’s Frankie. Lionhead female. She’s the brown one, I think double mane. Probably weighs about 2lbs.
Binky, her sister who is so tiny, the black with some lighter around her chest. she was the runt of the litter. She probably weights around 1.2lbs.

Stellar our male is the mini lop. We thought he was a girl and called him Stella since a baby. Until we brought home a boy and discovered Stellar was a boy because his nuggets were visable! He weighs 2.5lbs.

Just wanted to posts weights cause you can’t tell with the pics.

So our newbie seems to get along least with Binky and there is quite a size difference. So I worry. And Frankie just sits there and let’s everything go on. I feel bad when she gets mounted but Stellar has gradually started to stop doing it as much. He gets his spurts.

Thank you!

I love my bunnnsss!!!!

[Becka]

Ah why won’t my pics post?!

[Becka]

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[Becka]

Help?! Pics. How do you post them?

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