This happened to two of my best friend's bun-buns unintentionally :( One of them had a bonded partner who was suddenly attacked by a dog that broke in :( She was very traumatized and quickly started befriending another one of my friend's bun-buns, to the point that they are good friends now. It's very very sad that things happened this way, but I'm at least glad that she will be able to move past this with a friend who loves her. Thank you for making these videos! Is there a way to support this channel outside of buying Merch, like patreon or something like that? I'm sure it's a lot of work to do next to a regular job and I'm really glad someone is putting all of this very useful information out there
This is perfect! I'm bonding my rabbits right now and new information is always welcome. Thanks for your informative videos! Lots of love to you and your bunnies
I brought my rabbit home a little over a month ago and planned to free roam her from the start. We have 2 dogs and a cat that also have access to the whole house and 1 dog that does not. My cat and my rabbit are so cute together. They are cuddle buddies and its adorable. My 2 dogs also get along with my rabbit great. The one dog that is not allowed full access to the house is still adjusting to the rabbit but since she is just in the one room that is not a problem. But I found ur videos after bringing Tilly home (my rabbit) and as I said she is free roam. She had no problem liter training except when our washer went out and we ended up with a huge heap of dirty clothes that she and my cat Sheba would constantly lay in and she would potty there too. But once that was resolved she went right back to the liter box with no problems. Ur videos have been helpful even tho our living situations are very different. Thank u for all ur uploads. Love ur videos and ur adorable fur babies too!
This is a great video about something that is not talked about often because there is disagreement. I agree with you and think it really depends on rabbits and situation. If they are being aggressive or afraid of each other it can help. But should not be something that is tried all the time. Well done
I had inadvertently tried to stress bond a rabbit and a guinea pig and it didn't work. I had had Ginger, a female guinea pig for about 2 years before getting Skipper, a male rabbit, and they absolutely hated each other. Specifically, the guinea pig would attack the rabbit for no reason, and they'd get into a fight where the fur would fly all over the place. The solution we adopted was to buy 2 cages, and aways keep one of them caged while the other roamed free. When Ginger, the guinea pig died, Skipper was actually crying for days. I'd never seen him like that.
My bunnies are bonding and one is so aggressive she immediately goes after the others unless we use stress bonding. I know it isn't ideal but we are slowly moving to the point she will behave
I finally got past the time limit on my girl's spay, and got the guts to try to start. When I first put them together they were pretty aggressive, so I did walk them around the cul-de-sac in the carrier for 10 minutes. Then we did forced cuddles for 10 minutes. It really seemed to help, we wound up doing a 1-hour session with minimal lunging and aggression. The next bonding session we had I did not do the stress bonding, and they still did okay, for 2 good that time. So hopefully we are past that bit now.
hi your channel have been very informative. Its helping me carrying for my own rabbit. I have a question for you what do you keep giving Ellie as treat when they Hi5 you.?
You seem like you know a lot about bunny behavior and i would really like your advice💕 I have 3 bunny’s (two female, 1 male). We adopted the male and female as a already bonded couple (small bunny’s) and a few months later we added the 3rd bunny (french lop). The bonding process went really easy. The small bunnys were already spayed and neutered at that time but the french lop not yet since she wasnt old enought yet. We’ve had the 3 of them together for a year now and all was good and well The french lop was spayed 4 weeks ago and after that we tried to slowely bond the 3 bunny’s again. The 2 female’s showed many signs of agression towards eachother 😔 We tried to bond a few times a day for short periods but it didnt seem to go any better 2 weeks ago something awful happened and the french lop bit a part of the smaller female’s eyelid off (the vet stitched it and she is healing well) My problem now is that i’m very scared my bunny’s will never be able to be put in de same ‘cage’ again (we have them free roam during the day and in an enclosure (fence) at night). I read that hormones of bunny’s can change after being spayed or neutered We are still waiting for the small bunny to heal and after that we wanna start bonding slowely again. But im scared theyre not ‘bondable’ anymore What is the best way for me to approach this and is there still hope that they can be bonded again and that i can trust them to be in the same space without attcking each other? :( I hope you can help!💕
I’m having such a hard time bonding my rabbits. It’s a long story. I adopted a full grown female for my male, when she was getting spayed they found cancer in her uterus, they tried to clear it out but it came back and we lost her 6 months later. I went back to the bunny adoption place. They gave me a younger rabbit they thought was a girl. Went to the vet for a check up and it’s a boy. I didn’t have the heart to return him. But these two get along and cuddle by the pen and they live together just separated by a gate bc they fight when together. There’s been injuries to both rabbits. It’s now been 6 months since I got Uri, idk what else to do. It’s so disheartening.
I am bonding our bunnies atm and one is so so submissive she won’t even move. She lies frozen when he is there. I don’t know what to do. The dominant bunny lies on her and steps on her. He doesn’t bite her or Mount her but he acts like she doesn’t exist. Is this ok?
I could use all the help and encouragement. We have had a male Flemish giant free roam for about a year and today we got another bunny (a female Flemish/Continental mix) and the male is being very aggressive. We have the female in a enclosure and he keeps trying to bite her. My friendly little boy is gone and I’m heart broken!!! Please help me!!!!
Help Bunny Lady! I have two female bunnies who are sisters. We got them when they were 3 months old. They were ok until puberty happened and caused a fight. They have been separated since that fight. They are now 1 year old and spayed and I want to bond them and don't know were to begin, so if you could please help me! Thank you
Hey bunny lady. We have a female rabbit who was bonded with her sister, unfortunately the sister died. We tried to bond her with a neutered male but after several weeks with us following all of your recommended approaches to bonding, and a week at the rescue center with the expert there, but she just wouldn't accept him. We waited a couple of weeks and have tried another neutered male, we set up the pens side by side in a different area of the house so she was in neutral territory and kept it that way for 3 weeks with no attempts to bond, this week they have both gone to the rescue centre so all of the bonding can be done by their expert. It's only been 2 days so far, but the rescue centre reported back that she was aggressive towards her new suitor. Obviously it's still early days and we remain hopeful, but we just have this feeling that she really would rather be on her own. Have you ever encountered a bunny like this ?
I have a summer job in different city where I usually live and I also have an apartment here. I was planning to get a female bunny to my neutered bunny boy in autumn, after my work ends. My first idea was to get a new bunny from a local breeder/animal rescue (I'd like to adopt but rescues in my country do not often let adoption outside their own area) or from breeder/rescue which is by my journey to back home. I'm either way going by a car. Do you think I should try stress bonding on them or not? I have a quite small apartment back home but there is chance to give them own territories and because my bunny boy visited my toilet/shower at spring last time, I consider that as a neutral territory.
I just got a 4 yr old unspayed female bunbun and she keeps biting and circling me 😳 I have watched a lot of your videos and am wanting to get her bonded with our 1 1/2 male that is neutered but idk what to do with the aggression and I’m terrified to put her with my male bunny. Is she set in her ways or do you think she will come out of it? And should I slowly introduce them to each other and then do stress bonding? Our bunny has been free roaming and the female I think was not free roam. Our goal is to get her free roaming with our male one though :)
You might think about getting the female spayed if you can. I don't remember how old is too old. I know that will help with her aggressiveness. If she's not spayed because she was being bred that becomes a different situation as well. And remember that your free roam male has been living there and everything has been his up until now so he might be jealous. And she is the invader in a new home with nothing of her own yet so she will naturally be defensive. Be patient without anxiety and it should be fine in time. Also I have 2 females that I adopted from a shelter and didn't know their background but I gave them run of the house to free roam when I was home the first 3 days. It gave them space to avoid each other or not and to be curious about their new surroundings on their own and they've been best friends since. I'm not a fan of the stress bonding, however a car ride is what I've noticed calms them right down. Good luck.
She needs to be spayed and then you need to wait eight weeks post surgery, if not her hormones will always rear their ugly head and they won’t be able to bond. Four years old is not too old to get spayed, my local rescue spays bunnies up to around eight or nine years old.
@@southsidesweep You are SO sweet! Thankyou for all these tips. I took her to the vet to make sure she is healthy because I really don’t know her background but I think she was kept in a hutch and used for breeding! :( 😢But I appreciate the feedback and will apply it so thanks again 🐰🧡
@@tamaratoday6235 Thanks so so much!! Yes, the vet said she is a great candidate and in good health so I have her scheduled next week. Thanks so much for the feedback 🐇🧡
I've been trying to bond my three bunnies. It is difficult!! I tried about a few months ago & they got very aggressive....it just gave me anxiety. I called a local rescue here & she's supposed to come help me next month, but she has all of her rabbits living in colonies. The males are all together & her females are all together. My husband just sent me a article on another lady that has colonized her rabbits as well. The lady that's coming to help me next month told me that she just puts them together & let's them figure it out.....that seriously gives me anxiety. Idk....rabbits are hard.
I would be wary of that method. Having a colony of rabbits is quite different than trying to bond a pair. With a colony, most of the bunnies will instantly turn submissive and it gives dominant bunnies the opportunity to spread their dominance amongst the entire group. That method doesn’t work with only two bunnies. Good luck to you.
That is NOT the right way to do it! They can really hurt eachother if you just put them together >.< i feel for your situation i truly do. Anxiety sucks ! Could you maybe try to find some one who could guide you over the phone? Because the lady thats comming to "help" you by just putting them together is not help. It can permanently damage the chances of their bonding if they get into real fights. Also you dont need help to just put them together, any one could do that.
@@shongueesha7875 This lady owns a rabbit rescue here in my state. She has her colonies separated but all males are together & all the females are together. I have watched tons of videos on how to bond them & to tell you quite frankly everything that has been told in the videos has NOT worked for me. My two males are constantly fighting for dominance. I was just at the human society here yesterday & talked to one of the ladies that deals with rabbits & she told me that if this lady from the rescue is willing to help then to do it. She agreed with the kinda "throwing" them together & letting them figure it out tactic. My husband also found an article about a lady that keeps her rabbits in a colony as well. I again have done the things that have been suggested in videos in regards to bonding rabbits.....it hasn't worked. I am at a point to were I need someone to come to my house to help me....even if it's this lady that has a rabbit rescue. At least she isn't some "joe blow" off the street.
Is stress bonding ever okay? No. Stress bonding risks permanent psychological trauma and why the hell would you even consider putting prey animals into a stressful situation. Bonding is stressful enough as it. The whole concept of bonding relies on communication and when youre so frightened that you're literally shitting yourself, are you able to communicate? To discuss your differences and learn from each others' queues? Not at all. The whole idea of a rabbit being aggressive or dominant is purely false, a rabbit is purely relying on its instinct. Being territorial in order to protect itself, given time and space, a bun will have no choice but to integrate with another in order to survive. They just need to find their place and a job to do. Stress bonding only acts as a barrier and just because it works for one person, doesn't mean it won't cause serious damage to the next.
If you get 2 bunnies that are siblings and young can they still have bonding problems. I'm considering getting a couple bunnies and trying to get as much information as I can so they will be happy and have everything they need. I've been researching like crazy this whole week and hopefully learning all I need to know. I've had Ratties for the last 15 yrs and love them dearly but would like to experience a couple of bunnies. If they weren't social animals I'd only get 1, then no problem with bonding. Since they are social I wouldn't think of only getting one...
You aren't frightening them really, you're midly stressing them out (rabbits get stressed out easily anyway). This is only used as a last resort, mainly for aggressive pairings, bc the stress of them being aggressive towards eachother can be worse than them two depending on eachother for comfort.
This happened to two of my best friend's bun-buns unintentionally :( One of them had a bonded partner who was suddenly attacked by a dog that broke in :( She was very traumatized and quickly started befriending another one of my friend's bun-buns, to the point that they are good friends now. It's very very sad that things happened this way, but I'm at least glad that she will be able to move past this with a friend who loves her.
Thank you for making these videos! Is there a way to support this channel outside of buying Merch, like patreon or something like that? I'm sure it's a lot of work to do next to a regular job and I'm really glad someone is putting all of this very useful information out there
wow! Amy's bond with Ely is incredible! @0:51 @2:44
This is perfect! I'm bonding my rabbits right now and new information is always welcome. Thanks for your informative videos! Lots of love to you and your bunnies
I brought my rabbit home a little over a month ago and planned to free roam her from the start. We have 2 dogs and a cat that also have access to the whole house and 1 dog that does not. My cat and my rabbit are so cute together. They are cuddle buddies and its adorable. My 2 dogs also get along with my rabbit great. The one dog that is not allowed full access to the house is still adjusting to the rabbit but since she is just in the one room that is not a problem. But I found ur videos after bringing Tilly home (my rabbit) and as I said she is free roam. She had no problem liter training except when our washer went out and we ended up with a huge heap of dirty clothes that she and my cat Sheba would constantly lay in and she would potty there too. But once that was resolved she went right back to the liter box with no problems. Ur videos have been helpful even tho our living situations are very different. Thank u for all ur uploads. Love ur videos and ur adorable fur babies too!
This is a great video about something that is not talked about often because there is disagreement. I agree with you and think it really depends on rabbits and situation. If they are being aggressive or afraid of each other it can help. But should not be something that is tried all the time.
Well done
I had inadvertently tried to stress bond a rabbit and a guinea pig and it didn't work. I had had Ginger, a female guinea pig for about 2 years before getting Skipper, a male rabbit, and they absolutely hated each other. Specifically, the guinea pig would attack the rabbit for no reason, and they'd get into a fight where the fur would fly all over the place. The solution we adopted was to buy 2 cages, and aways keep one of them caged while the other roamed free. When Ginger, the guinea pig died, Skipper was actually crying for days. I'd never seen him like that.
My bunnies are bonding and one is so aggressive she immediately goes after the others unless we use stress bonding. I know it isn't ideal but we are slowly moving to the point she will behave
Thanks again for a great video. It looks like yours are getting along again. Yay!
How do I get on your newsletter or email. I’m a new bunny I have a rescue now social very crabby can’t hold him much
I finally got past the time limit on my girl's spay, and got the guts to try to start. When I first put them together they were pretty aggressive, so I did walk them around the cul-de-sac in the carrier for 10 minutes. Then we did forced cuddles for 10 minutes. It really seemed to help, we wound up doing a 1-hour session with minimal lunging and aggression. The next bonding session we had I did not do the stress bonding, and they still did okay, for 2 good that time. So hopefully we are past that bit now.
I WANT TO BE FORCED TO CUDDLE A RABBIT!
Hi there my name is Fatiema I hav 2 rabbits but I'm sceard they will pee in the room under beds
hi your channel have been very informative. Its helping me carrying for my own rabbit. I have a question for you what do you keep giving Ellie as treat when they Hi5 you.?
You seem like you know a lot about bunny behavior and i would really like your advice💕
I have 3 bunny’s (two female, 1 male). We adopted the male and female as a already bonded couple (small bunny’s) and a few months later we added the 3rd bunny (french lop). The bonding process went really easy. The small bunnys were already spayed and neutered at that time but the french lop not yet since she wasnt old enought yet.
We’ve had the 3 of them together for a year now and all was good and well
The french lop was spayed 4 weeks ago and after that we tried to slowely bond the 3 bunny’s again. The 2 female’s showed many signs of agression towards eachother 😔
We tried to bond a few times a day for short periods but it didnt seem to go any better
2 weeks ago something awful happened and the french lop bit a part of the smaller female’s eyelid off (the vet stitched it and she is healing well)
My problem now is that i’m very scared my bunny’s will never be able to be put in de same ‘cage’ again (we have them free roam during the day and in an enclosure (fence) at night).
I read that hormones of bunny’s can change after being spayed or neutered
We are still waiting for the small bunny to heal and after that we wanna start bonding slowely again. But im scared theyre not ‘bondable’ anymore
What is the best way for me to approach this and is there still hope that they can be bonded again and that i can trust them to be in the same space without attcking each other? :(
I hope you can help!💕
How would you bond without stress bonding?
I’m having such a hard time bonding my rabbits. It’s a long story. I adopted a full grown female for my male, when she was getting spayed they found cancer in her uterus, they tried to clear it out but it came back and we lost her 6 months later. I went back to the bunny adoption place. They gave me a younger rabbit they thought was a girl. Went to the vet for a check up and it’s a boy. I didn’t have the heart to return him. But these two get along and cuddle by the pen and they live together just separated by a gate bc they fight when together. There’s been injuries to both rabbits. It’s now been 6 months since I got Uri, idk what else to do. It’s so disheartening.
I am bonding our bunnies atm and one is so so submissive she won’t even move. She lies frozen when he is there. I don’t know what to do. The dominant bunny lies on her and steps on her. He doesn’t bite her or Mount her but he acts like she doesn’t exist. Is this ok?
Hey thank you for making such informative videos. I have a question for you is it normal for Rabbit to vibrate when they are in flopping position ?
I could use all the help and encouragement. We have had a male Flemish giant free roam for about a year and today we got another bunny (a female Flemish/Continental mix) and the male is being very aggressive. We have the female in a enclosure and he keeps trying to bite her. My friendly little boy is gone and I’m heart broken!!! Please help me!!!!
Help Bunny Lady! I have two female bunnies who are sisters. We got them when they were 3 months old. They were ok until puberty happened and caused a fight. They have been separated since that fight. They are now 1 year old and spayed and I want to bond them and don't know were to begin, so if you could please help me! Thank you
Hi! I am having a really hard time trying to bond my bunnies, can you help me please!! I’m so lost and losing hope
Hey bunny lady.
We have a female rabbit who was bonded with her sister, unfortunately the sister died.
We tried to bond her with a neutered male but after several weeks with us following all of your recommended approaches to bonding, and a week at the rescue center with the expert there, but she just wouldn't accept him.
We waited a couple of weeks and have tried another neutered male, we set up the pens side by side in a different area of the house so she was in neutral territory and kept it that way for 3 weeks with no attempts to bond, this week they have both gone to the rescue centre so all of the bonding can be done by their expert.
It's only been 2 days so far, but the rescue centre reported back that she was aggressive towards her new suitor. Obviously it's still early days and we remain hopeful, but we just have this feeling that she really would rather be on her own.
Have you ever encountered a bunny like this ?
I have a summer job in different city where I usually live and I also have an apartment here. I was planning to get a female bunny to my neutered bunny boy in autumn, after my work ends. My first idea was to get a new bunny from a local breeder/animal rescue (I'd like to adopt but rescues in my country do not often let adoption outside their own area) or from breeder/rescue which is by my journey to back home. I'm either way going by a car. Do you think I should try stress bonding on them or not? I have a quite small apartment back home but there is chance to give them own territories and because my bunny boy visited my toilet/shower at spring last time, I consider that as a neutral territory.
Are your pair still separated?
I just got a 4 yr old unspayed female bunbun and she keeps biting and circling me 😳 I have watched a lot of your videos and am wanting to get her bonded with our 1 1/2 male that is neutered but idk what to do with the aggression and I’m terrified to put her with my male bunny. Is she set in her ways or do you think she will come out of it? And should I slowly introduce them to each other and then do stress bonding? Our bunny has been free roaming and the female I think was not free roam. Our goal is to get her free roaming with our male one though :)
You might think about getting the female spayed if you can. I don't remember how old is too old. I know that will help with her aggressiveness. If she's not spayed because she was being bred that becomes a different situation as well. And remember that your free roam male has been living there and everything has been his up until now so he might be jealous. And she is the invader in a new home with nothing of her own yet so she will naturally be defensive. Be patient without anxiety and it should be fine in time. Also I have 2 females that I adopted from a shelter and didn't know their background but I gave them run of the house to free roam when I was home the first 3 days. It gave them space to avoid each other or not and to be curious about their new surroundings on their own and they've been best friends since. I'm not a fan of the stress bonding, however a car ride is what I've noticed calms them right down. Good luck.
She needs to be spayed and then you need to wait eight weeks post surgery, if not her hormones will always rear their ugly head and they won’t be able to bond. Four years old is not too old to get spayed, my local rescue spays bunnies up to around eight or nine years old.
@@southsidesweep You are SO sweet! Thankyou for all these tips. I took her to the vet to make sure she is healthy because I really don’t know her background but I think she was kept in a hutch and used for breeding! :( 😢But I appreciate the feedback and will apply it so thanks again 🐰🧡
@@tamaratoday6235 Thanks so so much!! Yes, the vet said she is a great candidate and in good health so I have her scheduled next week. Thanks so much for the feedback 🐇🧡
I've been trying to bond my three bunnies. It is difficult!! I tried about a few months ago & they got very aggressive....it just gave me anxiety. I called a local rescue here & she's supposed to come help me next month, but she has all of her rabbits living in colonies. The males are all together & her females are all together. My husband just sent me a article on another lady that has colonized her rabbits as well. The lady that's coming to help me next month told me that she just puts them together & let's them figure it out.....that seriously gives me anxiety. Idk....rabbits are hard.
I would be wary of that method. Having a colony of rabbits is quite different than trying to bond a pair. With a colony, most of the bunnies will instantly turn submissive and it gives dominant bunnies the opportunity to spread their dominance amongst the entire group. That method doesn’t work with only two bunnies. Good luck to you.
That is NOT the right way to do it! They can really hurt eachother if you just put them together >.< i feel for your situation i truly do. Anxiety sucks ! Could you maybe try to find some one who could guide you over the phone? Because the lady thats comming to "help" you by just putting them together is not help. It can permanently damage the chances of their bonding if they get into real fights. Also you dont need help to just put them together, any one could do that.
@@tamaratoday6235 I don't only have two bunnies....I have three.
@@shongueesha7875 This lady owns a rabbit rescue here in my state. She has her colonies separated but all males are together & all the females are together. I have watched tons of videos on how to bond them & to tell you quite frankly everything that has been told in the videos has NOT worked for me. My two males are constantly fighting for dominance. I was just at the human society here yesterday & talked to one of the ladies that deals with rabbits & she told me that if this lady from the rescue is willing to help then to do it. She agreed with the kinda "throwing" them together & letting them figure it out tactic. My husband also found an article about a lady that keeps her rabbits in a colony as well. I again have done the things that have been suggested in videos in regards to bonding rabbits.....it hasn't worked. I am at a point to were I need someone to come to my house to help me....even if it's this lady that has a rabbit rescue. At least she isn't some "joe blow" off the street.
Now that you've told me what it is, jesuschrist NO!
Is stress bonding ever okay? No. Stress bonding risks permanent psychological trauma and why the hell would you even consider putting prey animals into a stressful situation. Bonding is stressful enough as it. The whole concept of bonding relies on communication and when youre so frightened that you're literally shitting yourself, are you able to communicate? To discuss your differences and learn from each others' queues? Not at all. The whole idea of a rabbit being aggressive or dominant is purely false, a rabbit is purely relying on its instinct. Being territorial in order to protect itself, given time and space, a bun will have no choice but to integrate with another in order to survive. They just need to find their place and a job to do. Stress bonding only acts as a barrier and just because it works for one person, doesn't mean it won't cause serious damage to the next.
If you get 2 bunnies that are siblings and young can they still have bonding problems. I'm considering getting a couple bunnies and trying to get as much information as I can so they will be happy and have everything they need. I've been researching like crazy this whole week and hopefully learning all I need to know. I've had Ratties for the last 15 yrs and love them dearly but would like to experience a couple of bunnies. If they weren't social animals I'd only get 1, then no problem with bonding. Since they are social I wouldn't think of only getting one...
I don't think there is any good reason to purposely frighten any animal, it's just plain cruel...just my opinion.
You aren't frightening them really, you're midly stressing them out (rabbits get stressed out easily anyway). This is only used as a last resort, mainly for aggressive pairings, bc the stress of them being aggressive towards eachother can be worse than them two depending on eachother for comfort.