Re bonding bonded bunnies?

[mocha200]

 

I need help. Mocha and Lulu’s bond isn’t very strong every time they her the sound of the pellets being poured, they start biting, lunging, grunting, and chasing. I try to yell at them to make them stop but it doesn’t help! And when Mocha wants something Lulu has he chases her away, and sometimes when mocha just hops up to her she totally does this weird grunt and lunges at him.

I want to some how re bond them but they would still live together but i want to do something to make there bond stronger.

don’t get me wrong they still snuggle and stuff but not as much as they used to.

 

 

[Sarita]

I think this is just how their relationship is going to be. I think like most relationships they’ve settled in and this is how they are going to be and since they are together, you should not force them.

I have a bonded pair that sit side by side all the time, but they NEVER groom, but they also never fight and that’s just how their relationship is and they are fine.

I also rabbit sit a pair where the female is kind of a bully and dominating and the male is shy and submissive – she chases him quite a bit but other than that they live together quite happily. It’s just how they’ve established their relationship – they snuggle too, but when it comes to food, she is a bully but he gets his share too.

I know it’s hard when they don’t have the bond you feel or wish they had, but you have to remember that their relationship is based on their personality and what works for them.

[Deleted User]

You are mistaken, their bond is fine. This is all normal behavior. Each rabbit is unique so some rabbits are feistier than others but there is nothing wrong with their bond. Do not mess with them, leave them be. Do you always just smile at your friends or siblings or don’t you sometimes have a little tiff over things? All herd animals have dynamics. They can’t possibly be snuggling ALL OF THE TIME.

[mocha200]

i guess but its really strange because they have just started doing this in the last 2 months.

[Sarita]

Haven’t they only been bonded for about that long?

[mocha200]

no they have been bonded sense june.

[Sarita]

That’s really not so long – their relationship is still developing.

[mocha200]

ok i was just wondering thanks! maybe i will just pour there pellets in a different room.

[Deleted User]

I used to just scatter pellets around in my mopsquartet because there was a lot of food competition from time to time

[jerseygirl]

There’s things that can make one or the other cranky sometimes – like molting.

Mine run in circles and carry on (jersey grunts) when I go to feed pellets too. But as soon as their pellets hit the bowl, they are heads down chowing away.

Sometimes I’ll see Jersey pounce at Rumball too if he’s been trying to mount. He does that evey now and then. They might pull a small tuft of fur then the next minute they’ll be sitting side by side.

[mocha200]

Jerseygirl^ that sounds exactly like my buns! I woke up this morning to mocha chasing lulu around the pen and her grunting and lunging and now there just fine. bunnies are very strange.

This is there first molt sense they have been bonded and this seemed to start about a month or so ago and thats when they started molting. do you think that could be?

[jerseygirl]

do you think that could be?

Why they’re being a bit antsy with each other? Very likely. Molts can happen with season changes. There can be small hormone rises too due to seasons. That might effect some behaviours. It’ll pass.

[Deleted User]

yes, it could affect their behavior. Many things can: change of environment, change os season, change of caregiver, new pet in the house… health… the list is long.
— you know, mocha, i was kind of concerned when I saw the subject line and it said “BONED bunnies”

[jerseygirl]

haha, me too. Bit of an unfortunate error. Lucky we knew what you meant.

[mocha200]

I am lost why were you concerned? LOL I am bad at catching on.

Random question here: can rabbits have the sticks from hazelnut bushes? not the leaves or the nuts but the sticks? i couldn’t find it on the toxic list.

[Deleted User]

it was a spelling error, you meant “bonDed bunnies” but typed “boned bunnies” as in bones…

[Deleted User]

according to a google book entry the hazelnut bush is an edible plant for wild animals such as rabbits.

[Elrohwen]

I agree that this is probably just how their bond will be. I also think their bond will slowly transform over time and you may see them behave differently. Hannah chased Otto a lot when they first moved in together. After 3 or 4 months she stopped chasing him all together and things were much more peaceful. Just a few weeks ago she started chasing him and being bossy again (time to spice up the relationship? 😉 ). So I think their relationships can change and cycle and it’s totally normal.

[mocha200]

Petzy: Oh my goodness! I did not notice that! i am so sorry! LOL

Elrohwen: Yeah probably will be.

[mocha200]

i changed it.

Petzy: Thanks for telling me. Our whole woods is practically all hazel nut bushes. to bad i don’t like hazel nuts. haha

[Deleted User]

send the hazelnuts my way
nom-nom-nom

it was a funny typo: the boned bunnies, it made me think of rabbit archaeology, if there is such a thing

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