Introducing 3.5 Month old bun to pair

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- 06/16/2011 at 9:55 AM
  lazyhistoire
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  Hey guys,
  Let me start by saying I am not bonding them yet until the little one is fixed! But they know of each other and I have such little room
  In my apartment that I’d like to keep them in the same area (diff cages!)
  Thing is. My 2 adult buns are aware of her and I think this may be cause of their deteriorating litter box habits. *sigh*
  maybe if I stop “hiding” her they will feel better? She was a rescue bun who we fell in love with. Either way, she has to be with us until Shes old enough that i can get her spayed.
  
  Whaddya think? Disaster?
- 06/16/2011 at 10:07 AM
  Elrohwen
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  It’s really common for existing buns to mark their territory when a new bun enters. Since you can’t move them to separate ends of a large house, I think you’ll just have to live with the poo wars until you can bond them all. It’s not a disaster though – plenty of buns live beside each other just fine. Just make sure that their cage are far enough apart that they can’t bite through the bars, and watch them during playtime (when either baby or your current buns are still in the cage) to make sure nobody’s biting each other or harassing through the bars.
- 06/16/2011 at 10:16 AM
  Beka27
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  I would agree that if they can tolerate being in the same room, move them to the same room, but don’t expect that the territorial marking will improve while she’s intact.
  
  Through all of this, the pair is not fighting among each other, are they?
- 06/16/2011 at 10:27 AM
  lazyhistoire
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  No, my adult buns aren’t fighting at all. And I thought for playtime I would put up a baby gate to block buns from the other bun cage if that makes sense
- 06/16/2011 at 10:30 AM
  lazyhistoire
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  Is it a good thing to let them see each other early on?
- 06/16/2011 at 10:41 AM
  Elrohwen
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  I don’t think it matters if you let them see each other. They can all smell each other anyway, so seeing shouldn’t be much different.
- 06/16/2011 at 1:45 PM
  Beka27
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  After you move them to the same space, watch closely to see how they react to each other. Some folks have had to block the cages with flattened pieces of cardboard if the sight of the other bun is too aggravating. The smell will still be there, but a solid barrier between might help if they are trying to attack thru the cages.
- 06/21/2011 at 4:41 PM
  lazyhistoire
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  I have been watching them during playtime and at first my older buns where like, WHAT???? and kinda pulling on the bars of the cage – but now, they actually are touching noses … even my diva girl bunny. Wow!
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