Stress bonding without a car

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- 04/11/2013 at 3:05 PM
  Emmie
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  I was wondering if any BB members were familiar of some good stress bonding techniques that didn’t involve a car. I don’t own a car at the moment and also our washing machine is built into the wall and doesn’t vibrate.
  
  I think I’ve read a BB member putting both buns into a box and dragging the box around. I’ve been wondering how much success people have had with this and indeed stress bonding itself?
  
  No intention of bonding again for a few weeks, but would like to have a few tips on hand for when I do start.
- 04/11/2013 at 4:51 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  We had one member put them in a shopping cart and push it around her back yard. She successfully bonded a quartet. You can be creative with stress bonding. I’m sure some of the other members will have other ideas for you.
- 04/11/2013 at 6:49 PM
  Beka27
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  You can put them in an empty laundry basket and walk around with them, shaking it a bit from side to side. Or use noise as a stressor, for example a running vacuum during bonding.
- 04/12/2013 at 9:27 AM
  Emmie
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  Cool, they both aren’t bothered by the hoover, so that won’t work. I think putting them in a box and dragging the box around might help!
- 04/13/2013 at 12:04 AM
  Moochii
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  Emmie, did it work by dragging them in a box?
- 04/14/2013 at 10:58 AM
  Emmie
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  I haven’t really been trying anything. The fire alarm went off in our apartment this weekend, that seemed to do the trick for us! Ha!
- 04/14/2013 at 1:14 PM
  Bwbedard
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  In order to bond my pair I put them in a laundry basket and dragged it around while some loud music was on. They were bonded within 2 or 3 sessions in the basket (please daddy no more!) ha ha
- 04/14/2013 at 1:44 PM
  Emmie
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  That was what I had in mind!! Thankfully I haven’t needed to do any stress bonding, they’ve been interacting fine the last few days!
- 04/14/2013 at 2:11 PM
  Bwbedard
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  Awesome! I always felt a little guilty for having to bond them that way. But after that I was able to leave them for a 24 hour period in a neutral area and they become best friends overnight!
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