Two’s a Party, Is three a crowd? please help!!!

[Johnson-frank]

 Can someone please help me?

I have two bunnies, johnny and frank who have been doing great. They had their lady and man parts removed and have been a pleasure to be around. However the other day me and my boyfriend went to lowes and were informed that they had found a baby lion head in the bull pen. I had been advised that this rabbit had been in the cage all day and i had noticed there was no poop or pee and got worried. Long story short we adopted her.

We took her to the vet and she got a clean bill of health…. now this is the issue.

 

Frank and Johnny hate her… they are trying to get to her and try and attack her. I understand this because the new girl sally is not spayed.

This is my issue.

 

FRANK WILL NOT LEAVE JOHNNY ALONE!!!  the poor girl gets chased 24/7 and frank has become a monster… 

He chases johnnny all day.

He gets into everything and destroys it.

He is chewing on everyhing. 

And spends most of his time trying to get to the new rabbit who is in isolation from them.

 

Any advice will help. Im worried about Johnny. 

[MoveDiagonally]

I think that the new bunny is causing strife with your bonded pair. How are they being houses right now? How close is Sally to their territory? Do you have the ability to separate her until she’s spayed and bonding has officially started (if that’s your intent).

I have a bonded pair and when one of my other bunnies escaped their pen and hung out to close to their territory they started chasing each other and pulling fur.

[tanlover14]

Your bunny is being very territorial.

I have a bonded quartet,… yes. 4 bunnies! And will be adding a fifth into the group in a month n a half! I’m crazy….

But anyway, back to you…. This behavior happened as soon as I brought the fourth home. One of my buns saw him and broke out into a huge fight with his bonded mate. This is what you will need to do.

Remove the new bunny so no one can see the newbie. In a different room completely. Clean, clean, clean any area the new bunny was in to get rid of the smell of the newcomer. And then do some stress bonding exercises with your bonded pair. Did you bond them yourself or did they come bonded? Just asking – because if you noticed things that worked better bonding before then re-do these. It was what I had to do with my trio to stop all the fighting while the newbie was being introduced.

And don’t give up on having a third in the group! This is very normal behavior between bunnies, especially if not introduced in neutral territory. Once the newbie is spayed/neutered then you can go back to introductions with the three! (She will most likely smell like a completely new bunny so there’s a good chance they won’t even recognize her!)

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