I have 3 bunnies. 2 are bonded, male and female, and I have recently gotten a third, a 4 year old spayed female. The new one is a californian and my other girl, Jules- a dwarf mix, wants badly to fight her. I am having Julia spayed on monday so she will calm down, but how should I entroduce them after the surgery? I'm aware I need to wait 2 weeks for Jules to heal first. The californian is very relaxed, but Jules is a total brat. Sometimes she gets pissed at the cats and bites them and chases them around the house. I know the surgery will help, but how do you work with such a dominant rabbit? She is a little ball of fury, all 2 1/2 pounds of her.
2006-07-27 03:28:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
You have two problems: a snotty dwarf type, and two females. Chances are that Jules will never accept the new bunn into the bond. Female/Female bonding is notoriously difficult, because one or both girls get very territorial and fussy. Of all the bunny pairings I've had, only one Female/Female worked out, and then one bunny still picked on the other regularly.
After a tragedy with two pairs last year, where a couple of Hollands named Buttercup and Brownie lost their mates, we tried to pair the two girls up. They'd known each other, played with each other, and been kind to each other for nearly four years, but they tore into each other when we tried to get them to bond. They both ended up having to find new mates.
At best, you may get them to play together without fighting after a few weeks, and you'll likely have to intervene when the fur flies. Just don't plan on being able to house the three of them in the same cage.
2006-07-27 04:23:20 · answer #1 · answered by SLWrites 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They spay will help quite a bit. However I would still wait to about 4 weeks at the least before introducing them to each other. If you are still having a problem you can contact someone at your local House Rabbit Society chapter to help with bonding. If you got your rabbit from HRS they'll do it for free. However they also need donations so something in exchange (hay, cleaning, money, etc.) would be nice.
2006-07-27 11:49:25 · answer #2 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm sorry, but i'm not an expert on rabbits, but my cousin once had one
2006-07-27 11:16:22 · answer #3 · answered by quikboy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋