My Technique for Bonding Free Roam Rabbits
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- Bonding free roam rabbits is not easy, some may even say it's too difficult. Free roam rabbits are more likely to have strong territorial reactions to new rabbits, and they often get frustrated with traditional bonding techniques. But it's not impossible!
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thank you so much for this. I am speed dating for a second bun in 2 weeks and this is so helpful since my current bunny has CLAIMED my entire apartment!
I was just waiting for this video , because my rabbits is a kind of free roam rabbit
Mine also
at 12:53-13:17 ellie and teddy are like "hippity hoppity, we will take all of your property", lol.
thank you so much for this finding resources bonding a free roam bunny (like you pointed out) is so difficult
this makes me much more confident in actually making it work
That makes so much more sense. We have 2 males who were fixed… trying to rebound has been a nightmare but they are free roaming so the tips we’ve seen before were crazy hard.
Great tips. Especially changing up their spaces. My bunnies spent so much time exploring they didn't fight
my bunny is now happy, with ur videos help, now i don't need to put her in cage, not even at night.(she just by wall side)
Your bunny is soooooo cute 🥰
Excellent Video! Just what I needed to hear regarding free roam bonding! Thanks for taking the time to explain your process!
Very informative, Bunny Lady.
Love your bunny 🐰💕
Extremely helpful! 🎉Thank you!!🐰
Your bunny is really soo cute ❤️❤️😀😀❤️
My rabbit fell in love with us almost immediately (likewise), but he seems like he could use a friend. We want to do it, but I'm worried about the process. He loves his territory. Thank you for the tips!
I know im terrified ! I want a bun for my bun and im so scared she womt like him
Can you please post the mesh guard you mentioned? I don’t see in the info section. Thank you so much for this video! It’s perfect!
Thanks for another super helpful video!
Please add the link for the nose guards:)
It can also be helpful to swap their toys around so that they can get used to each others scent before they meet, this worked really well for Freya and Odin. I also have them boxes to hide in because Freya is a very anxious rabbit (she was found wandering around the streets so she had a bad start in life), that helped her a lot while she was learning to trust Odin. 😊 Bonding rabbits can be difficult at times but it's definitely worth the effort, there's nothing sweeter than bunnies in love! 😍
Do you also suggest switching their litter boxes before they actually start bonding? I have a 5 month old female and will be getting an 8 week old male soon. I plan to start bonding until both are spayed. But since my female is free roam I will keep them separate in the same room still.
I think you said in the video you would link the nose guards in the description but I’m not seeing it. Do you have that link? :) this video was super helpful thank you!
Hi
Any help with introducing a third bunny to an already bonded pair?
I am supposed to get a new bunny tomorrow, and i have a very small living space... this made me reconsider... maybe i need more time to plan...?
I admire your information. I just have an immediate correction: absolutely never use the tub as a bonding environment. rabbits need to see their surrounding, when they cant it causes extra stress, and tubs are the most slippery surface which can cause severe joint tears and injuries.
Thanks for addressing this, do you have the noise protector for a link?
biggest biggest fan
Link to the nose guards, please! Great video per usual :)
I have two male rabbits, thought one was a female when we got them from the pet store, and they have been great friends since Christmas. They are both getting neutered next week and I was wondering should I use separate carriers to bring them home in and if I don’t use separate carriers, will they be more likely to keep their bond? Or do I need to separate them and bond them like they are strangers to each other? Thanks for all the advice and information you share in your videos.
Does the laundry bin for part one need to be in the neutral space?
Hi! I am getting ready to bond two females...not always easy to do, and I cannot find the thin wire mesh panels you used to add an extra layer of protection between the x-pen or NIC cubes. Can you let me know where you found those? Thank you in advance!
Hi! Tack you for the video!
My 3yo female neutered is keep nipping new 7 months old female not neutered. How long can I put them in a small space stopping when nipping?
Should I wait until new bunny neutered?😢 new one is scared and not fight back still 3yo being aggressive when they together.
Hi sister, can you do a video about pasteurellosis, please ?
What happened if they live each other but can’t live together. Mine still love each other and groom each other but they still fight that just can’t share a space together what should I do.
Any tips for bonding 2 pairs of free roam buns? We have an adult bonded pair (buck and doe) downstairs, and just added a young and now bonded second pair (buck and doe) upstairs. Both pairs free roam on their floors. We have a neutral space set up, and plan to introduce them after the young pair are spayed and neutered. Would you introduce all 4 at once, or just buck/buck and then doe/doe, or some other combo? Cheers!
I've read that bonding works best two rabbits at a time
Hi, I have a 10 week old female and a 6 week old male. They are both scheduled to be fixed at 4 months. Can I bond them beforehand since they aren't sexually mature? They are free roam in a room btw
My first rabbit is 7 months old and the 2 nd bun is just 1month ,first one gets hostile whenever she sees the new baby,is it possible to bond them better when the new baby grows bigger in size cz now she looks so timid and scared of old bunny
Any tips on how to help an already bonded pair who is free roam bond with a third to make a trio.
I need advices for this too
My bunnies are neutered and spayed and they won’t stop fighting.
It can take time for the hormones to settle down after spaying/neutering, the vet told me that it can take up to six months. Another thing is that it can be difficult to tell the difference between fighting/humping/playing sometimes! It's probably best to keep them living separately for a while and start the bonding process from the beginning.
They are separate in another bunny room but for some reason he just likes to be left alone. I’ve had him for a year and he was so nice at first but he just doesn’t want to be around any other bunny. @@Miss-Anne-Thrope
I have had a female bunny for 3 years never been spayed due to funds, then I adopted a male already neutered due to it needing to leave the previous home ASAP and the bonding has being good so far only been 4 days, but sometimes my female try’s to hump should I spayed her or not vets say it’s ok not to.
From what I've encountered bunnies hump also just to assert dominance. Not just hormones.
Especially females are mostly territorial.
However I would advise way more for a female over a male to be spayed in general when it comes to bunnies, as female bunnies have a very high chance of getting ovarian cancer. Highly suggest to spay female bunnies as soon as possible, but definitely before 3 years of age.
That's been a suggestion I have gotten from various bunny-specialised vets (or I think otherwise known as exotic vets).
Actually I have bonded two " female" " territorial" sister rabbits with a "coward" " male" rabbit
Thanks for the video 👍
Good job dear
@@sumanvlogskasu thanks
How did you do this? I have sisters from different litters and the older one will chase her little sister away. The little sister is very submissive. The older one nips at her and wants her away. She’s the only bunny that goes down my hall and will stay for most of the day in my room. My male is bonded to the older one but is very laid back and gets along with the little sister. I could leave them alone and feel 100% confident they would be fine.
Sorry the little sister goes into my room but I do t want the older one feeling like she owns the whole living room. They are all desexed
Mine are both head strong brother and sister, my issues all started after they were spayed and neutered…😭😭😭😭 My whole home is free roam and mama bun owns the whole living room. So I am having a horrific time with brother and sister 😔
I can’t get mine to bond!!!!!! Too territorial! They love eachother. They’ve lived for months right next to eachother. Nuzzle noses. Lay side by side.. but won’t share their space
How do I know if my bunnies have something in their stomach that they can't digest? please answer this because my bunnies chewed a lot of a wall but the wall was like already bad and easy to break so they chewed it, and my dad wouldn't cover it so now they chewed almost all of it. It layed on the ground the pieces they chewed put how do I know if they ingested it and is it dangours? Please help!!!! I really tried to get my dad to cover it but now its too late and im scared it's stuck in their stomach. They are eating and pooping but can it damage how long they live? Please help!!!
Dear my rabbits also eat the wall but you keep giving them more grass if there are walls etc. around then they eat it
rabbits corner wdym?
rabbits corner what do you do about it?
Hi, I’m trying bond my rabbits. My female, Hope has been very aggressive towards my male, Harry. Before I had gotten Harry, hope was bonded with another rabbit, Stella, until he passed away. I didn’t bring the body home because I was too upset and it was my first pet death. I know she’s been aggressive because of that. So here comes Harry. She will put her head down for him in the front but will bite his back side. Of course he starts to fight back and I break it up right away. Recently she had bit his ear very hard causing an injury on Harry. I’m not sure where to go from here to get them bonded. Any advice?
I'm not an expert so I'm sorry if this doesn't work, but try putting something on her forehead to encourage him to start grooming her, I've heard peanut butter lots but I put some on my finger for both of the bunnies I'm trying to bond right now and neither of them thought to lick, they just wanted to bite and chew it and yea it wasn't the most painless thing in the world so I would put whatever you wanna use on your own finger first and do a lick test.
It sounds like Hope is a bit annoyed at Harry because he isn't submitting to her so maybe put them together in the nuetral territory and sit right with them petting both where you can kind of direct Harry's face towards her moreso because if she sees his butt it's just gonna trigger the nipping and wanting to chase him, she knows he can't groom her if he's not even facing her therefore he's not listening therefore she's gotta put him in his place, ya know?
Encouraging the grooming helps a lot though, I didn't even expect this lol but my two started grooming eachothers ears a couple hours ago back and forth for a while because I rubbed a little bit of water on them to cool them down a little bit. It was super cute. If you live in an area where it's warm outside atm absolutely try that because even if it has no affect on bonding they will appreciate it, jus wet your fingers a little bit with some cool water and stroke their ears, do it where they're the warmest for the most cooling effect right near the shoulder blades
If it's not hot outside tho idk I'd be worried they might get too cold so save it for next summer 🙂 good luck
Also first maybe make sure they're not going to bite eachothers ears or faces (little nips are okay so long as no cuts, no screaming or yelping or anything, nips shouldn't hurt the recieving bunny like a bite will.
If they've got cages /pens close by eachother try bonding them again once they've started laying down and hanging out near the other bunnies cage
Put the food and water on edge side where they're close together and always feed n water them at the same time and give treats at the same time and they'll eat beside eachother and they won't get jealous or moody thinking you like the other rabbit more. Always pet them both and say hi to both not just one or the other too that always helps
Hope might just be confused about the smell too if she's so used to female bunnies around her but she will get used to it.
So I have a question and the internet has nothing haha is it ok for my bunny to eat the grass that has been sprayed with pesticide but it was sprayed months ago?? Anyone?
I see this was posted 2 years ago, but I surprised at this question. So unsure if a serious question or not, but just in case if you and others are wondering:
Pesticides are usually chemicals. Toxins to kill creatures. While developed usually for "pests" such as insects, they're not only harmful to these species specifically.
Other animals and humans can suffer negatively from pesticides.
Its one of the reasons why you should wash off your fruit and vegetables before consumption. It's not just to remove any kind of dirt, but also any remaining pesticides on the outer layer.
As such, having said that...
Considering its been months ago and it has rained a few times, I would say it is probably fine.
If unsure, I guess rinse everything off with a garden hose or something perhaps?
Lengthy answer, but TLDR:
If it has rained a couple of times after last having sprayed with pesticides, I think it should be alright.
If you're really unsure, use a garden hose and just do a rinse of the lawn I suppose.
Of course no more spraying with pesticides for as long as you would intend the bunny to eat the grass 😊
and a large group of rabbits?
Me and my husband got 2 brothers and they're bonded and they love to get into trouble
I hv also two naughy children 🐇🐰
When will I know they are fully bonded and I can leave them together without being watched all day?
My rabbit are bonded with me u can see in my videos
Once they lay down together and once they are grooming each other.
@@Bunnyboiler5069 not necessarily true though. I had 36 straight hrs of grooming and flopping without any bad behavior, and after that, I hadn't changed space or anything, they were just done being nice. I'm now still waiting for just a few hrs of no bad behavior again, and it's been 3 wks of bonding since then.
Do you think you should buy someone 10-13 years of age a bunny. Or do you not recommend it?
Only if they understand the efforts that is required to make your bunny live at it's best potential. There's too many stories of children being gifted bunnies only for them to understand or even like them after awhile.
@@Lakarak okay thanks fore the advice!!
My free roam male is very submissive. We’ve had issues with other rabbits bullying him. He will run off and hide. He isn’t skiddish with people at all.
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Make a video about lice please....
So basically this is impossible for me 😢. There ain't NOBODY I like enough to stay at their place 2 weeks (and I'm sure the feeling is mutual). And there isn't a square inch of neutral in my place.
I think male and female bonding is easy but male and male or female and female bonding is very difficult.
Ya it's true mine both are male sometimes they fight ,sometimes play my hunny can't live without bunny