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- 04/11/2013 at 9:23 AM
  ashley495
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  Hello,
  
  I have two male bunnies, Dusty and Bluebell. They were bonded with one another and used to share a cage and roam free together. then i had them neutered and they fell out… so I have been spending the Easter holidays rebonding them. They were doing really well – spending all of the daytime happily grooming, snuggling, playing etc – and so last night was to be their first night staying together again, only at about 9 o’clock they started to fight!!!! I am assuming that Bluebell probably started trying to hump Dusty who reacts straight away.
  
  I am about to go back to work and so am not going to have as much time to continue with all day bonding sessions in their pen in the lounge. So I have started to think that perhaps it would be better if I decided to let them just stay in their own cages overnight and when I am not around, and then allow them to play toegther when I am at home to watch over them.
  
  It’s s upsetting because I know they love each other most of the time, but where they are both so flinchy and scared of being humped I’m too nervous to leave them alone again.
  
  I suppose my question is, if they are not actually sleeping in the same place will this affect their bond?
  
  This is them when they ARE friends!! <3
- 04/11/2013 at 11:22 AM
  Stickerbunny
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  How long were they getting along during day before you tried over night? I would let them stay together, but cage separately at night, for a little while (few weeks) and then see if they handle the over night OK. Separating my bonded pair for even a few hours stresses them out, so once the bond is cemented again, they probably wouldn’t like being taken away over night.
- 04/11/2013 at 11:38 AM
  ashley495
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  It was obviously not long enough. Only about 4days but I thought they had bonded so I thought they would be OK. I will be back at work on Monday so they won’t be able to spend all day together. They will only have s few hours each night. I’d that going to be enough for them to keep bonding?
  Its very stressful. Taking over my whole life”!
- 04/14/2013 at 4:55 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Did you let them spend the night together in a neutral area?
- 04/14/2013 at 10:18 PM
  Bwbedard
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  Yea a neutral area is key for success
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