When to start bonding two young males?

[LoppyBuns]

I currently have a 3 1/2 month old male, within the next few weeks i’ll be bringing home an 8-9 week old male. I’m not quite sure when the right time to start bonding would be though.. My 3 month old will be getting neutered early April which will make him 4 months by then, but it will still be about 3 months before the new little one would be able to get neutered. They will be in separate pens side by side for the time being to be able to get used to each other, but i’m not sure if i should wait to have them meet face to face until they have both been neutered, or if the younger they are the better the bonding process will be for them which I’ve been told. I’m nervous if i were to have them meet face to face before one or both are neutered and they get in a scuffle and won’t be able to bond in the future. I have no problem waiting 3-4 months to start bonding them, i’m just on the fence of them both being males and it possibly being easier if they’re bonded at this age rather than older? 

[Sirius&Luna]

People say it’s easy to bond babies, because babies generally get on with anyone. But often two baby bunnies that are ‘bonded’ start to fight as soon as they turn into hormonal teenagers. So while it’s easy to put two babies together, it generally doesn’t work in the long term and you end up having to separate them after a fight.

So, the best way to establish a stable bond between the two bunnies is to keep them separated until at least a month after they’re both neutered. Keeping them in cages next door to each other, and swapping them between areas is a good way to get them used to each other’s smells before you start actual bonding. You’re right that a fight between them would make it harder to bond them later, but if you take it slowly and prebond, then you have a good chance of successfully bonding them

I had my two boys living side by side for 2 months before starting to bond them, and they immediately groomed each other and flopped on their first official meeting.

[LoppyBuns]

thank you so much for the reply! i will do it how you suggested 

[Sirius&Luna]

No problem people here can give great advice about things like body language and tactics when you get to the bonding part

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