I was thinking the same thing the whole time!

Aww thank you! That's so funny that you mention it.

i just had to double check if that's not the girl from Lennon talking!

@@joannagutkowska4699 wait it isn’t?

She sounds so much like Lorelei from Lennon the bunny!

i 100% agree!

This is the sweetest message! Thank you so much 🥰♥️

Thanks CB! ☺️😉

That’s amazing! 🧡

Love the cuteness counter!

Oh nice! We can’t wait to watch!

Aww Darcy & Whiskey have one of the most common bunny coloring- chestnut! It’s so pretty 😍

@@thebunnynook they are beautiful 😍

rooting for you!!

It's a metal pen that we cut to the size of our couch using a hand saw :)

Congrats on your new addition! Females can tend to be very territorial so I would keep your eye on them and see how it goes. It might be best to wait until they’re both spayed & recovered if your older bun doesn’t take too kindly to the little one. Chasing in a circle, chasing with the intent to lunge, bite or box isn’t accepting. You’ll learn the difference! It’s always better to err on the side of caution and separate too much rather than not intervene and someone gets hurt. The occasional nip is ok, but not repeatedly or a bite. Mounting usually happens a lot in the beginning and then trails off. You’ll see bonded bunnies continue to mount their partners throughout their whole lives here and there.

A bunny may nip you or another bun to get your attention for one reason or another. But a bite would be more aggressive, may pull out fur, or draw blood. So it’s important to know the difference between communication & aggression.

Oh no! Sounds like a you have a good plan to try again. Maybe a break might be good too since bunnies tend to hold on to negative experiences. ♥️

@@thebunnynook decided to split them so they are separated from sight and smell! I think the break is a good idea 💜

Hi there! You could start with some shorter sessions to see how they do at first and then make your way up to a marathon session. That might work best with your schedule 🧡🧡

Thank you for watching! 🧡🧡

That’s a great question! In our experience, age isn’t as important as it is for both bunnies to be spayed & neutered. Bunnies who get along great at 10-12 weeks old may not when hormones start coming in later. Bunnies of any age can form a strong bond 🥰

LOL nope! But we get that a lot! Must be a Californian accent 😆

Pretty much. I wouldn't call them bonded because bunnies can't be truly bonded until all involved are spayed & neutered, but we had them living together while Malibu was not spayed since she was not hormonal and they liked to be together. This won't work for every pair, but it did for us. We were prepared to separate them if needed.

That sounds normal in the beginning of bonding. Even bonded bunnies will continue to mount each other. It's a way of communicating- not a problem unless the other bunny is starting to react badly to it.

Hi there! Congrats on your new addition! It's best to keep them separated until the male is neutered as they have a tendency to have very hormonal behavior when not neutered. Bonding with an unneutered male can be very dangerous. Whiskey was neutered & Malibu was not yet spayed. She was not a hormonal bunny thankfully and they had no problems living together before her spay. But we were prepared to separate them if needed. I hope this is helpful & thank you so much for watching!

Great question! & good observation! It’s safest to wait for both bunnies to be desexed. However, in our situation, Malibu was not hormonal at all and Whiskey was neutered so there was no risk of pregnancy so we decided to allow them to cohabitate and were prepared to separate them if any problems arose. We didn’t consider them as being truly bonded since Malibu wasn’t yet spayed. So it definitely depends on the personalities of the bunnies involved. Hope that helps! :)

That's a good question! It's best to have both bunnies neutered before bonding. Female bunnies especially need to be neutered as they have an 85% chance of developing reproductive cancers if they are left unspayed.

Hi, bunnies of any breed can live together! Trios can take a little more work to bond, but it's totally possible! Hope it all worked out

Hi! That's a great question. You could try to remove the scent, but because that one bunny will be familiar with the area, they could still be territorial over the space. I would suggest possibly using a patio, a friend's house, or if one of your family member's doesnt mind sharing their space with you for the few days or week that it would take to bond them. You could also try reaching out to local rescues who might have a bonding service that they provide.

hi! i hope it all went well! Whiskey is a chesnut colored holland lop. Chesnut is one of the most popular rabbit coloring.

rooting for you!

It’s normal for a bunny to bite onto the back of the other bunny when they’re mounting & you may see some fur in their mouth. As long as they’re not lunging or biting to hurt the other bunny, it would be ok.

@@thebunnynook Thank you very much!

I’ve heard babies tend to be easy to introduce to older bunnies

Great question! It’s mainly dangerous because the bunny who is being mounted could bite the other bunny who is doing the mounting and could result in a very bad injury in the “nethers” 😬

i would keep them separated to prevent fighting until you can bond them using the marathon method.

I know some rabbits just don't like other rabbits... but if there's no fighting it may just take longer unfortunately

If there’s quite a bit of chasing and nipping, you could move back to the last step when there was no chasing or nipping. Keep them in that step for awhile before moving to the next step and so on 🧡

Sorry to hear that! We're rooting for you!

fur pulling is pretty aggressive. i would step in at that point and go back to a smaller bonding space until that behavior stops.

I would recommend having them live near each other but separated until she’s old enough to be spayed & recovered 🧡

@@thebunnynook tysm

@@ladiva1123 i bought two litter bucks at 9 weeks. when they hit puberty they started to hump each other. I was not able to have them fixed after covid hit in 2019 and it took over a year for my small to open up for vet visits and work. I had them both next to each other in the same room for a year until one day, Frank (dominate) broke out and went to Dales side hurting Dale pretty bad. Frank is larger and has a more tuff personality so he wanted to rule the entire room. I contacted a Homestead Farm Mentor in Oregon and he said remove the aggressive brother from the room. I set Frank up in my "small' apartment living room... Had both bucks fixed as they went threw healing alone in diff/ parts of the home. No room for Christmas tree now:\ I let the dust settle from the attack but feel Dale has not forgotten the ordeal. I sit on the couch at night with dale and he just stairs at frank like he is going to get jumped and at some point pees on the couch. I started to groom them "together" up on my dining room table as i play spay music as i pet one and my girl pets the other while i have them pushed up against each other for 15 min. It is hard to get routine though as a home schooling mom of 2.... I dont want their relationship to be obsolete so I just get them together when i do their nails and brushing every 2 weeks hoping one day they will bond. This has been very hard for my entire family as we dont give up on animals ever. Yet we are smooshed now with one rabbit with one room and other in living room. I wish there was a Rabbit Nanny to save our family.

@@chenoabryan8458 I hope you are able to bond them soon, I have her living next to my boys and the other day the boys managed to get into her playpen, I got so scared when I went into the bunny room and found them in there with her but to my surprise nothing happened she was laying there with them like nothing. They didn't attack her at all maybe because they know she's a baby still? Or because my boys are a year old and both fixed so they are pretty chilled. The bunny room is their play area so they arent as territorial of the room. Either way I am hoping for the best. Hope you and your family manage to bond them though also fb has a great bonding group that give great advice too

yes, they are.

That’s a great question. It’s rare that bonded bunnies would suddenly attack the other. However, a small break between bonded buns is not that uncommon because of the reasons stated in the video. But the good news is, that doesn’t mean the bond is fully broken- it’s more like a disagreement. I trust my bunnies 100% because I see how close their bond is every day and I would notice any change in behavior ☺️ As long as both bunnies are spayed and neutered, the age shouldn’t matter. Our friends, @thecafebuns on Instagram, bonded their young bun with their older 4 year old bun. A 2 year old bun is an adult, not a senior so, in your situation, as long as the younger bun in desexed making him/her around 6 months old, I don’t see a need to be concerned about the age difference. I hope this is helpful 🧡

@@thebunnynook hi

Sorry! New to this youtube thing & not super comfortable talking to a camera...

Whiskey is a male & Malibu is a female :)

Me tooo

Hang in there! It can take time, but it's so worth it.

We started off very small and slowly increased from there.