Bonding Napoleon and Julius

[Lindsey]

Hi, my name is Lindsey.  I really want to bond my two males one is 1 year and the other is 5 months.  They are brothers but different ages adopted from a home that was overrun with rabbits and in over her head.  I found them on craigslist.  I have had them since Julius was 8 months and Napoleon was 7 weeks old.  I want to get them both neutered soon.  Has anyone had any experience bonding two males these ages?  They are both mini lop x american sable at least thats what the parents looked like.

  I am also adopting a netherland dwarf rabbit tomorrow named Charmin who is 4 years old from a lady who has to move.  It’s probably impossible to bond three males right?

This is Napoleon

And this is Julius

[Beka27]

welcome here! they are PRECIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!

nothing is impossible with bunnies. you can bond same sex pairs, but it is usually a bit harder and it takes more time and patience. they do need to be neutered and healed up for 3-4 weeks before the bonding sessions. a trio might be possible, depending on the personality of the three buns involved, but it would have to wait until the first bond was firmly established (maybe 3-6 months post-bonding). so it’s best to take things one step at a time.

thank you so much for taking on these buns. it sounds like they all really need a good home. if there’s anything else you need help with, please ask.

in the meantime, i’d suggest you read thru this article. it’s a very thorough one on bonding… http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/bond.shtml

[Lindsey]

Thank you so much. I will definatly look over that article. I have to save up, so the oldest, Charmin will be neutered first and maybe a couple weeks later Julius, then Napoleon. Hopefully I can find a vet that won’t charge me an arm and a leg. I think the vet who did surgery to save my female 2 years ago when she was attacked by a stray dog, would be perfect, the bill she gave me was much less than I expected and the bunny, Houdini, had to have her foot stitched up and 2 toes amputated. Since then she has passed on but that vet was very caring and nice. My boys might be a fairly easy to bond since they live in close proximity to each other and can always see/smell each other.

[Lindsey]

Oh and with Charmin I found an ad on craigslist. A lady lost her house and must move in with her son who will not tolerate rabbits. He was going to let him go! She is so happy that I am taking him in and even said if in the future I couldn’t keep him and her living arragements were different she would take him back. She questioned me big time too about whether he was going to live inside and if I had other pets or children who might hurt him. She is also very exited that i’m going to attempt to bond him in the future with my other rabbits.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

OMG they are beautiful!!!

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