Bonding an adult female to a baby male

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- 08/18/2021 at 9:36 AM
  Beatrices mum
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  Hi all,
  
  I’m looking for some advice. I got my baby girl Beatrice 10 months ago during COVID when I was off and was home 24/7. Now that I’m back at work my boyfriend and I are looking into adopting a male to be bonded with her. Beatrice will be spayed before we bring the boy home. How difficult is it to bond a 1 year old spayed female with a baby un-neutered male? We have looked everywhere for a male that is of age to be neutered right away but have been unsuccessful. I just found a baby male that would be a perfect fit for our little family. Beatrice has free roam of the entire apartment and I was planning on getting a pen for the new male we bring in to keep them apart and slowly bond but is it pointless to begin bonding if he hasn’t been neutered yet?
- 08/18/2021 at 10:34 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  With a baby bond, you don’t know if it’s one that will fall apart (common) or stay intact (less common) once the baby becomes hormonal. I always err on the side of caution and recommend owners to keep complete separation and not try bonding until both rabbits are fixed. Ultimately, if a bond is not going to work, it won’t be because you didn’t start sessions pre-neuter– it’ll be because of rabbit personality incompatibility, and a rabbit’s personality isn’t truly “present” until after spay/neuter recovery and generally an older age (+6mo).
  
  What you can do is the pre-bonding measures, and I believe this can be helpful. This means swapping litterboxes, toys, pens (if plausible), and that way they have a good amount of exposure to living in each other’s scent. You can also do side-by-side living, as long as neither rabbit begins displaying aggression. Injuries can still happen through bars, so if that is the case, you can do side-by-side with a gap in between. This allows visual and scent exposure without the risk of physical injuries.
  
  We have bonding process information here once everybun is ready: https://binkybunny.com/infocategory/bonding/
  
  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.
- 08/20/2021 at 9:22 AM
  Cinnimon&Ollie
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  If you want the baby boy rabbit I would start with pre bonding like said, but I would wait until he is neutered. ( after he is neutered you need to wait a month of you could end up with baby bunnies) I would do this to make sure the bond is lifetime.
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