Bonding Adult to babys?

[Lunar]

I Have a 11 month old male rabbit and 3 new 1 month old rabbits

i was wondering if I Should put them together because he has been house with 5, 1 month baby’s before,that he had never met and was fine,

Thanks 

[DanaNM]

No, baby bunnies cannot truly bond, so there is no point to putting them together, only risk. The adult might be OK with them for a little while, but once the babies hit puberty (which can happen very early) fights can happen.

I might be wrong here, but 1 month seems very young to be away from their mother. Is there a reason why they aren’t with their mom?

Also plan to separate the babies from each other around 3 months of age, or sooner if they start acting hormonal. Males can impregnate females very young, and hormones when they hit puberty can cause fights out of no where.

. . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.  

[Lunar]

I didn’t know they were 1 month till I got them, and if there are males ill have to sell because I recently owned my males brother and they were fighting A Lot.

Also They Baby’s I owned were 3 months and he was fine with them,they were both females though

[Deleted User]

Were both of them fixed? Bunnies need to be spayed and neutered before bonding them. If either one wasn’t neutered, they were going to fight. It has nothing to do with gender. Hormonal bunnies can fight very aggressively, which is why you can’t just put bunnies together. You need to keep him separate from them because they are very young, and very fragile at this age. Just because he was fine with a previous pair of younger bunnies does not mean he will be with a new group. The babies you can keep together until they start showing hormonal behaviors, or they hit 12 weeks, whichever comes first. You must also keep him completely separate from the babies. You can attempt to bond them all when all 4 have been spayed/neutered.

[Deleted User]

I also highly suggest taking them to a good bunny savvy vet because they are so young. They weren’t properly weaned from their mother, so they could end up with gut issues if introduced to solid foods too early.

[Lunar]

no they were not fixed,And we a female who unfortunately died when her new litter was 1 month and we took them to a vet the vet said they are weaned are 1 month

[Sirius&Luna]

Did you not know they were one month, or their mum died? You’re giving conflicting information.

Either way, DO NOT put babies with an adult male. That is a very very bad idea.

At 8-9 weeks you’ll need to separate the male babies from the female babies so they don’t breed again. You may need a vets help to identify.

[Deleted User]

Some babies need there mothers for up to 6 weeks, weaning is a process. It doesn’t just happen one day. And if you got them at one month old, the person that sold them to you might not have known how to properly care for them. Because a baby bunnies tummy is very fragile. They can be prone to diarrhea, which can be fatal. So you really should still take them to the vet to make sure that they are okay.

And like S&L said, the adult male could hurt them, so you really don’t want them together. and keeping the babies separate early on is crucial to preventing babies or any hormonal aggression. Some bunnies become hormonal as early as 7 weeks.

[Sirius&Luna]

Oops, yes A&B is right, I don’t know why I fixated on male and female. All babies need to be separated and not able to reach each other at 8-9 weeks, to prevent mating and fighting.

[Deleted User]

Let me apologise in advance if this sounds rude of if I am being blunt but there’s not really another way for me to say it. I find it quite shocking that you are hoping these 3 babies are females and not males. How is putting 3 female babies in with an adult male a good idea in any way shape or form. It also sounds like your track record with bunnies hasn’t been very good so far so I really can’t stress enough how you need to do more research and preparation before you do anything else with anymore bunnies, please.

[Deleted User]

Ditto. I still can’t believe how careless people can still be when getting rabbits — considering when they live the same life span as a cat or dog. 

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