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- 03/19/2010 at 6:35 PM
  mocha200
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  i am not sure if “pre bonding” is the word. but i was wondering what kind of stuff i could do to start bonding before they actually meet. like i know the stunt dubble, switching there litter boxes but thats about it is there anything else i could do? how do you know when to take the next step up? i am clueless about bonding. i have know idea what to do.
  
  any advise?
- 03/19/2010 at 7:27 PM
  Monkeybun
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  I wouldn’t do the stunt bunny or litter box swapping just yet, as Lulu will still have the hormone scents going on. Give it a month, then you can start the swapping
- 03/20/2010 at 7:42 PM
  mocha200
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  ok. so should i wait till the 17th of aprill cuz i got her spayed on march 17th?
- 03/20/2010 at 9:51 PM
  Monkeybun
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  At least until then, yes.
- 04/04/2010 at 2:16 PM
  mocha200
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  when do you think i should start bonding?
- 04/04/2010 at 2:31 PM
  Elrohwen
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  After her hormones are gone, I would give them a face-to-face introduction (in the bathtub) and see how they do. If there is fighting or aggression, I would hold off on bonding and do cage swapping, stunt doubles, etc for at least a week or two. If they seem calm, then I think you can begin bonding sessions right away.
- 04/04/2010 at 3:31 PM
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  It is only the 4th, wait until the 17th.
- 04/04/2010 at 3:35 PM
  Elrohwen
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  Yes, and ditto Petzy on waiting until at least the 17th. And if you introduce them then and she seems hormonal or aggressive, I would separate them again for another week or two before starting bonding. You don’t want them to fight and hinder their chance at bonding in the future.
- 04/04/2010 at 4:20 PM
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  when ever i clean the cages and i put them in the kennel i put there kennels face to face and let them look at each other and smell each other. they like it when i do that and mocha seems to love her so that kinda why i want to start bonding. but we are going on spring break tomarrow and we wont get back till the 11th. so i guess i could wait.
- 04/04/2010 at 4:28 PM
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  i think what i will do is when we get back i will put the stunt dubbles in and see how they do, if they do good then i will switch litter boxes, then if they do good with that then i will switch cages then by then it will probably be over a month. then i will start doing the bathtub. oh when i switch the litter boxes how long will it take for them to get used to pooing in them and not on the floor?
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