Do bunnies hold grudges?

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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 06/20/2015 at 7:29 PM
  JennyL
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  I’ve been putting off bonding my two rabbits for roughly six months now. I had been extremely busy with school and work, and it sort of just got pushed to the back burner. My two rabbits Jinglebell (male) and Jolie (female) both live in my room with their cages next to each other, and get separate floor time.
  
  Jinglebell has some serious pent up aggression for Jolie. If she goes near his cage during her floor time, he’ll go after her. It was finding a bite on her ear and some pulled out fur on her forehead that really kicked me back into bonding mode, but I’m afraid that my procrastination has completely ruined any chances of bonding them.
  
  I put the two of them together in my hamper for about 15 minutes today to try and get into the hang of things again, and there wasn’t any fighting. To be fair, there wasn’t any room to move, either.
  
  My main concern is whether Jinglebell’s past attacks (and Jolie’s constant passive aggressive flopping next to his cage) will stick with them and make them unbondable. And if not, how often a day can I do the 15 minute bonding sessions?
- 06/23/2015 at 6:34 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  I don’t really think bunnies hold grudges. I would start with 15 minute sessions once a day and then start making those sessions a bit longer as they progress. Then you can start doing a couple of sessions a day. Stress bonding will be helpful if there is aggression.
  
  I suggest starting off by reading (if you haven’t already) the bonding tips in the “Bunny Info” section here on BB.
- 06/23/2015 at 8:29 PM
  JackRabbit
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  Is their aggression while both are in their cages too?
  
  When they have their separate floor times, it might help with bonding if you put a sheet over the part of the cage so the one still in the cage doesn’t get aggitated. If there’s aggression while both are in their cages, you could put a piece of cardboard between the cages. Sometimes even though they can still smell each other, not being able to see the other bunny helps. Once they get more comfortable together you could open things up more a bit at a time.
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