Litter box questions

[Katiebear]

Hi, so I made a topic about Minnie and her accidental litter but they are now two weeks old and healthy. But I recently got two new bunnies, they are neutered, and I want to move them in my room and stuffs but I’m afraid Minnie will loose her litter box habits. Minnie isn’t spayed yet, but these bunnies have been staying out of my room and I would like to move them in there so I can spend more time with them. Minnie roams around my room and her cage door is always open since she is litter trained and the room is bunny proofed. I’m also worried that the babies will ruin her litter habits as well? They are two weeks old and already jumping out of the nest and cage. Is there a way to introduce her too the new bunnies without messing up her litter habits?

[tobyluv]

Minnie should not be introduced to your new bunnies until the babies are weaned and she has had her spay surgery, with a month to recover and let the hormones abate. Since she is nursing, you will not be able to get her spayed for a while, so you can’t think of introductions or bonding for a few months. You will have to keep those two new bunnies in a separate room. They could cause stress for Minnie and the babies, which could lead to a lot of problems. The fact that the new bunnies are neutered, is good, but that doesn’t mean that you can put them with Minnie. Even if she hadn’t had babies recently, she would still need to be spayed first before any meetings or bonding with other rabbits took place. Keep those two new rabbits completely separated from Minnie and her babies.

[joea64]

First off, I’m glad to hear the babies are doing well. I hope that includes the two that you reported were smaller than the others and were having some trouble getting enough milk?

I agree with @Tobyluv – the best thing to do for all the buns, not just Minnie and her babies but your two new bunnies – is to keep the two newcomers physically separate (as in separate rooms/areas – I wouldn’t even think of pre-bonding at this point in time) from Minnie and her kits, until the kits have all been weaned, Minnie has been spayed and has had time to recover and let the hormones fade out. That means roughly, I’d say, three months or so, probably more. Minnie needs to concentrate first and foremost on bringing up her babies in peace and quiet until they’re ready to go their own ways.

And by the way, I recommend that, if you haven’t already, you start giving serious thought as to where the kits should go once they’re old enough. If you want to keep any of them, you’ll need to start planning for the pre-bonding and bonding process between and among them and with Minnie as well as your two new rabbits, if you choose to do that, which means you’ll need to have them spayed and neutered when they’re physically/sexually mature and are robust enough to go through the operation safely. If you choose not to keep them, you need to find good homes for them (and make sure their new owners/guardians will do the right thing and get them fixed), or turn to your local rabbit rescue for help.

[Katiebear]

Okay tyvm for the replys. I plan too keep two of the babies and my sister want the other one. Sadly only three babies survived. One of the smaller ones did survive and her name is Rosie. The other smaller one died sadly and so did one of the bigger ones. We think both got chilled. I know I will definitely have to separate the boys from her but what about Rosie? Can I atleast keep Rosie in the same room? And when it’s time to separate the boys can I keep them in the same room but in a different cage? Or do they need put in a totally different room?

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