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- 04/14/2011 at 7:36 PM
  nicole859
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  Okay this is my first post here so be kind lol. We are new bunny parents. We recently adpoted a bunny from a local rescue group. He is all black neutered male mini lop. We did our research before adpoting him to make sure we knew what we were doing. He currently has free roam of a spare bedroom he has a cage that basically houses his litterbox, hay and food and water it is always open so he comes and goes as he pleases in the bedroom and then when we are home he is let out to run around the house.
  
  We have had him for a couple months and now we would like to bond him with a female. The lady at the local rescue group said she is getting a female mini lop this saturday and in a week she will go to be spayed. So after she is fully recovered we are thinking of bringing her home. So my question during the bonding process should i house her cage in the spare bedroom where he is or should she be housed in a different room until they have had bonding sessions? And should I cage our currently bunny up as well or still let him have his room?
- 04/14/2011 at 9:09 PM
  KatnipCrzy
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  You will have to wait a minimum of 2 weeks after spay in order for them to start bonding. You don’t want them to get into a scuffle and have the girl put too much strain on her abdominal muscles that are stitched up. And it will probably take longer than that for all her hormonal behavior to cease- female bunnies can be notoriously territorial.
  
  I would house her in another room- and they each get used to the fact there is another bunny in the home before you do any introductions. Even if they do not come face to face- poo wars are likely to start just from bringing another rabbit into the house.
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