This is a great bonding video. I thought humping and chasing was okay because that is how they establish hierarchy. I’ve seen this in so many other videos. I really liked your approach! Calm, gentle, and I liked that you were very involved at first.

@lorinagore

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like it! I try to keep the bunnies safe from injuries and have the experience as positive as possible for all involved! Kind of just like bunny dating. :D

This is the best rabbit bonding video on You Tube! Everything else I’ve seen is full of misinformation. With 8 rabbits of my own currently, & a whole history of successful bonds, learning something new from someone this experienced was a real treat. Good work!! ❤

@lorinagore

6 ай бұрын

What a lovely compliment! Thank you and I'm always learning from other wonderful bunny people too! 🙂

So to confirm, you do 3-4 sessions a day for 30 mins to 1.5 hrs each time, depending on how well they’re progressing. Is that correct? And as the days progress and they become more comfortable with one another, you begin to do the longer, 1 and 1.5 hr sessions. Is that correct? I REALLY love this non-stressful bonding method! I think it’s much more kinder to and for the bunnies! I’ve been hesitating on bonding my spayed rescue girl for fear of fighting and not knowing how to progress through each step. But seeing your method and how to do it IN DETAIL, I’m now more confident about trying it! The info you provide along the way is also very helpful. This is the best rabbit bonding video on You Tube!

@lorinagore

6 ай бұрын

Yes I tend to do sessions that are long enough so that they can have something to eat, have an explore, and eventually relax in each others' company. If you can do sessions during the day, sometimes they'll be a bit more sleepy and less reactive. At night and early morning they are usually a bit more active. I usually mostly do either one or two sessions a day, to fit around whatever I have to do that day. Sometimes I've done longer sessions of up to 4 hours at a time, which can be quite tiring for the hoomin! But I also try to meet the rabbits' needs, so occasionally with tricky pairs that really dislike each other I will sometimes have shorter sessions. The more time you spend with bunnies, the more you learn their 'language' and pick up on the cues that will help guide you to know when they are feeling anxious, or relaxed. Thank you for your lovely comments, and I hope you can find a lovely friend for your rescue girl! If you have had her for a little while, then a neutral space like this that she hasn't claimed as her own is very important, otherwise you might find she will be territorial which can make things harder.

Thank you Lorina for sharing your method. I decided to adopt a female rabbit for my male rabbit yesterday. And she is coming to our home soon. I am really nervous because it is my first time to bond rabbits. But your video is much better than other's and I will follow this video. I hope everything goes well 😅

Thank you so much fpr this. It makes so much sense. I am trying to bond a newly adopted male with a female we got 9 months ago, both rescues. Since watching your video and adjusting my approach things are looking promising and hopeful. Thank you x

Thanks Lorina, lots of new ideas to try on our buns 👍🐰❤️

@lorinagore

Жыл бұрын

That's great Vicki, and thank you for adopting a rescue bunny! 💕

Loved the video ❤

Thank this has been very informative.

Thank You…

Very helpful! Ty!

@lorinagore

Жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful for you!

Thank you so much for showing us the process.

@lorinagore

Жыл бұрын

A pleasure, I hope it helped you.

I have a similar rug, but mine is about 2 by 1.5m, and my bunnies really love to lay on it.

I wish my buns would get along. They go into a tornado fight instantly. The male bit my little girl hard on the cheek, and she was screaming! It was horrible!! That was 4 months ago, and now they live in a bedroom separated by an X pen. They lay next to each other and sometimes groom each other through the fence. I am terrified to try bonding again. I think they're both too aggressive. They are spayed/neutered, and I'm at a total loss as to how to bond them. Rabbit screams are heart-wrenching. I put them in neutral areas when I tried, and they went straight for each other as though it was all that mattered.

I wanted to ask, does this work for introducing a third bunny?

I would love to hear your opinions on introducing a third rabbit to an already bonded pair! I took in a new rescue and they had never seen him but they smelled him on me and fought a little. Nothing too bad but now they are split in their room. They get along great outside of their room but cannot live back in their old home together. I try to rebond them in one small area of the room. Male nips at female, usually lightly, it feels like "look at me" nips. He grooms her but she never grooms back and he gets annoyed. Should I keep allowing these light nips as it seems like his way to communicate or stop them/cuddle him for a bit like you showed. I do try the treat on head method which works for a little bit sometimes. I think he just really wants more grooms. Plan is, once new bunny is neutered and healed, they will meet him one on one neutral area and see how that goes. He seems extremely submissive (according to my friend who rescued him, he was with another male and would groom him all the time) so I am hoping he will put my other male at ease. I am a bit worried about bonding all three together once we get to that point. Really don't want injuries! Any tips appreciated!

This has nothing to do with the video but that rug i though it was uncommon but appearantly its so common.

I have a question. Still watching the video, so far it's been wonderful. You mention you need to be comfortable picking up a rabbit. I'm currently trying to bond a middle sized Lionhead rabbit with a French lop looking rabbit. Picking up the Lionhead is no issue, but the French lop is twice as heavy and as big, I've been struggling to pick it up, and I've been even advised to not try and pick up the big bunny, do you have any suggestions?

Thank you so much for the wonderful video. I just have one question for you - Is this done after doing table bonding for sometime or did you go straight to this method?

@RabbitSanctuary

Жыл бұрын

This was not done with table bonding. However, if your bunnies are starting to get aggressive with each other, you may want to switch to table bonding for the time being.

Where do you get that grass?? Missed hearing the name??

All great tips but what do I do when 1 bunny hates to be pet? Or both dont like it? Then what? How do I calm her down?

To confirm- we should combine their current spaces into one when they are at the tail end of bonding? Or do we need a new neutral space for them to share?

I wonder if this method wouldn't work for me since one of my buns doesn't like me to pet her...much less be picked up! I've had her for a couple of months, and ive gotten her to tolerate my petting her, encouraged by the pellets she eats from my lap. (The other bun loves being petted.), but she gets moves away as soon as the pellets run out. I really want to try this method, but do you think I should instead go for a method that is not so hands on?

I can’t even pick my bunnies up :( I’m feeling a bit discouraged that my two gals won’t bond

Were Ella and Charles neutered first?

May I ask if is it okay to bond 2 adult male bunnies they are 2 yrs old? Both neutered but one bunny is only 1 week neutered, thank you.

@lorinagore

Жыл бұрын

Hi there! Bonding two bunnies of the same gender can definitely be more challenging. But the principle is the same, to desensitise them to each other's company in a safe way. I have not personally tried to bond two bunnies of the same gender, but I have heard of people doing this. It would be best to wait until at least 6 to 8 weeks post desex, so that the residual hormones have well and truly settled. Wishing you all the very best with your bunny bonding.

Could this work for 4 bunnies? We’ve got 4 rescues, 2 original ones (that were bonded for a few months but not fully). We thought adding another one would help the dynamic, but then we ended up saying yes to another rescue 😅 so now we have 4. 2 are bonded, but one of them showing aggression towards the other 2 that went bonded

@lorinagore

6 ай бұрын

In theory yes, however you would have to be fairly confident in managing so many rabbits and preventing fighting. Doing it with another person would help too. Another way to bond multiples is with table bonding.

I have a friend who tried to bond three fixed rabbits and although they seemed to bond quite well initially, their relationship has since turned south and they are in an all-out fighting mode! Luckily no injury has occurred. So would this method be appropriate to use for bonding 3 rabbits at one time instead of just 2?

@lorinagore

6 ай бұрын

Yes you could certainly use the same principles to encourage them to spend time together again in a safe, supervised environment. Sometimes I use close fitting gardening gloves on my hands if there is a lot of nipping and negative behaviour between the bunnies. It's important to prevent injuries both to the bunnies, and yourself!

@hhdbhn302

2 ай бұрын

Bunnies can always be re-bonded

I have two male bunnies that my husband got for me for Christmas. They have been good buddies since Christmas but they do chase each other and mount each other on occasion. They both get neutered next week and I was wondering, because they were close before neutering, is it more likely that they will rebond easier? Or is it like starting from the beginning again? I plan on keeping them separated after the surgery but next to each other.

@lorinagore

6 ай бұрын

Hopefully once their hormones settle, they will be able to be bonded again. Same sex pairs can be more challenging to bond however, and sometimes they will not bond at all. However most bunnies crave social company from their own species, so with care and patience, it can sometimes be done. Wishing you luck with it!

@melkmb

6 ай бұрын

@@lorinagore they were successfully neutered this past summer and I was lucky that their bond remained intact besides one fight that included some screaming 🙀 but they are best buddies now! Thanks for the reply!

@lorinagore

6 ай бұрын

@@melkmb that's wonderrful news! 👏

How long were your daily sessions?

@lorinagore

Жыл бұрын

Hi Sandra, usually around 30 mins minimum, up to 1.5 hours! I start with shorter sessions and work up to longer ones just to get them used to cohabiting with each other.

Ho no! Don’t give them Kale! It’s not good for bunnies 😢

@julienorton81

6 ай бұрын

Curly kale is fine !!! Just in moderation as it's high in calcium like cilantro. Look it up

@lorinagore

6 ай бұрын

Kale is a higher calcium vegetable, so it was just a special treat to distract them on the first day of bonding. The bunnies I look after don't normally get kale - we try to stick to a primarily grass & hay based diet with 2 to 3 varieties of hay plus fresh grass. We also give a very small amount of high fibre, premium quality rabbit pellets.