kukupecpec
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I currently have 6 lovely bunnies. In the backyard are Bugsy and Misty. Misty was originally paired with another female and they did very well together. When Bugsy's girl died he was a very sad boy, so I tried giving him diffferent female companion options and he was completely uninterested in all of them. Then I noticed he was cuddling up to Misty and Bonnie's cage like he used to with Red (his now passed girl) so Itried him with them. He liked them both, he would even snuggle and seemed to be getting back to normal, but now the girls were fighting. Both Bonnie and Misty were never fight instigators, they always got along with everybody who didn't want to hurt them so I was surprised and sad to see them fighting. I had to separate them and now Bonnie has moved on to a new home with her very own boy bun to love her.
Bugsy and Misty have a LOT of room - they have a 12 sq ft welded wire cage and 50 sq ft run during the day time. I'd really like to add another pair of bunnies to their area, but knowing their history with Bonnie, is it even possible to bond them to another pair?
I also have 4 more bunnies in the front yard. A pair of extremely lazy lovable mini lops, and a pair of crazy active exploring/jumping/digging crazy mutt bunnies. Both pairs are M/F. They have lived near eachother (double decker cage, mini lops on top) so they can smell eachother all the time, but they don't have actual contact or share a wall. All four bunnies bonded super quick to their pair with no hesitation. Currently only the mutt pair has free run access to the yard (during the day), but Iwould really like to bond the two pairs together so they can all have free roaming play time during the days. I introduced them once hoping ti would be as effortless as their first bonding, but of course, no luck. The two males instantly fought through the puppy pen that was separating, the female mini lop started mounting her male partner incessantly, and the female mutt was terrified of her mate and cowered in the corner. I separated their puppy pens about a foot so they coudln't reach each other through the bars and let them graze for a bit but every once in a while they would realize the other bunnies were still there and would get worked up.
Is it possible to bond these two pairs together? Would Ibe putting their current bonds in jeopardy?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I've been working on all my bunny set ups/runs for a very long time and I just want all my bunnies to be happy and have lots of room to run and play =)
Bugsy and Misty have a LOT of room - they have a 12 sq ft welded wire cage and 50 sq ft run during the day time. I'd really like to add another pair of bunnies to their area, but knowing their history with Bonnie, is it even possible to bond them to another pair?
I also have 4 more bunnies in the front yard. A pair of extremely lazy lovable mini lops, and a pair of crazy active exploring/jumping/digging crazy mutt bunnies. Both pairs are M/F. They have lived near eachother (double decker cage, mini lops on top) so they can smell eachother all the time, but they don't have actual contact or share a wall. All four bunnies bonded super quick to their pair with no hesitation. Currently only the mutt pair has free run access to the yard (during the day), but Iwould really like to bond the two pairs together so they can all have free roaming play time during the days. I introduced them once hoping ti would be as effortless as their first bonding, but of course, no luck. The two males instantly fought through the puppy pen that was separating, the female mini lop started mounting her male partner incessantly, and the female mutt was terrified of her mate and cowered in the corner. I separated their puppy pens about a foot so they coudln't reach each other through the bars and let them graze for a bit but every once in a while they would realize the other bunnies were still there and would get worked up.
Is it possible to bond these two pairs together? Would Ibe putting their current bonds in jeopardy?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I've been working on all my bunny set ups/runs for a very long time and I just want all my bunnies to be happy and have lots of room to run and play =)