Question about my separated buns

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- 12/07/2016 at 7:45 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  I wasn’t sure where to post this question but as it’s sort of in preparation for bonding I figured I’d put it here:
  
  As you may know, I have two bunnies – they’ve been separated for about a week and a half now, they each have a side of the living room with pen panels used to partition it. I was ‘doubling up’ with pen panels with a gap of a few inches between so that the buns couldn’t actually touch each other. Buttercup has since been spayed so mating/getting pregnant through the bars isn’t a concern. Anyway, is it safe to just use one set of pen panels now rather than doubling up? So they can touch each other. It’s how they are currently though we are here to supervise and all they do is sniff one another through the bars, although Peanut has lightly nipped Buttercup’s face a few times (never enough to break skin or hurt her or warrant a response from her) Then they lose interest in one another) No signs of aggression or noises being made. What do you think?
  
  Peanut is to be neutered in a week and I will start bonding a month afterwards.
- 12/07/2016 at 9:57 AM
  Bam
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  You could give it try while monitoribng them. The risk is as you seem well aware that one or both nips through the panel. If they can get a good hold, they can actually hurt each other pretty bad, like bite through a cheek or a lip or an eyelid. And if a thing like that happens, the bit rabbit is not likely to forget. Bunnies are not turn-the-other-cheek-animals, you might say.
- 12/07/2016 at 10:12 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  Posted By bam on 12/07/2016 9:57 AM
  
  You could give it try while monitoribng them. The risk is as you seem well aware that one or both nips through the panel. If they can get a good hold, they can actually hurt each other pretty bad, like bite through a cheek or a lip or an eyelid. And if a thing like that happens, the bit rabbit is not likely to forget. Bunnies are not turn-the-other-cheek-animals, you might say.
  
  I shan’t risk it then, just in case. I only asked because it makes moving around the living area a little easier with only one set of panels to navigate lol. But I don’t want anything to effect their future bonding.
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