Bunny Dates 101: Bonding Your Rabbits

I've seen far too many videos on youtube of people performing bunny dates incorrectly. This video is designed to inform people on how to properly conduct bunny dates and what to expect when bonding your rabbits.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• rabbit
• bunny
• date
• bonding
• Holland
• Lop
• Dutch
• pet
• spay
• neuter

[DORAMARIE]

I have a bunny girl that is 1½ yr and I just adopted a small female Dwarf lop of 10 weeks.

How should I introduce them to each other? The oldest rabbit grunts at the baby.

[sirius51l]

You must spay the female before you try to bond them. After she has been allowed a month to recover, then do bunny dates like I have shown.

[jenscars]

Great video!

I have a female, non-spayed female rabbit. About 3 years old. I'm scared to get her fixed as I've heard that bunnies don't respond well under anesthesia. Is that true?

Also, If i got a male bunny to go with my female bunny, could I just get him neutered and leave my female bunny non-spayed?

I've been considering getting the spaying for my female bunny, since it's supposed to reduce ovarian cancer-- but I am so scared of her dying while getting spayed!

Thanks for you help!

[sirius51l]

All rabbits run the risk of not responding well to anesthesia... and yes, the older less healthy rabbits have a hard time of recovering. Some of the rabbits I rescued were not healthy and were over 5 years old when they were altered... one of which had a VERY hard time recovering and had to be force fed a pellet mash (called critical care). If your vet is rabbit savvy, they should be able to help you with this.

[sirius51l]

Also, just getting your male rabbit neutered will not help anything. GRanted they won't be able to reproduce, but female rabbits are more aggressive than males when they are not spayed. Both female and male rabbits can develop reproductive cancer if not altered. I recommend doing them both.. especially if you plan on bonding them. Not only will it keep them healthier, but they will live longer and have a better chance of bonding. Make sure they are very healthy before doing any altering.

[ProblemPony95]

Hi siruius. your vid is great!! :D but one thing. i have 2 UNaltered females. One is a Holland lop 1 year old. shes quite large too. Very dominant and protective of territory.

Then theres my little dwarf lop mix. shes pretty small and helpless, only about 2 mos. old. I wanted to bond them so bad, that when i put them together they fought and i broke them up but little bun got a large cut. do you have any suggestions on how i can try to re-introduce them AFTER C.C. the little bun is healed?

[sirius51l]

I STRONGLY recommend not bonding your rabbits until they are both altered. Bonded pairs work best between altered rabbits of the opposite sex. I've had rabbits for 20 years and have never had a successful bond between rabbits of the same sex. This does not mean it can't be done, but I really don't feel it can be done if they aren't altered. Watch CC's cut to ensure it doesn't get infected. If the cut hasn't closed in a few days or if a lump develops, take CC into the vet IMMEDIATELY.

[thebunny9000]

i am trying to bond a female fresh off her litter and a 3 year iold rabbit. what do i do. the bunny still thinks she has her babies and is being aggresive, i mean they used to get along but when she got pregnant everything went upside down

[jamesmoore1980]

Great video! Thanks! I'm bonding two rabbits next week and I think this info will prove useful.

[birdisthebest589]

I have one male rabbit and have adopted another rabbit who is older then my previous Rabbit. Both are male and have been altered and the new rabbit is very shy that he just runs away from my other one. He doesnt want to interact or do anything. Should I continue Bunny Dates or just let the new Rabbit be on his own?

[goldenr22]

My bunnies are sisters do I still bond them??

[pkleyla]

Sooooo helpful! Me and my friend Imogen are hoping to make our two rabbits friends but i have a BIIIIG problem. The male one (Imogen's) is not neutered, but mine is. What should I do? Plus, we reckon they are brother and sister cause they look the same, were bought at the same time, and both have a cute little white nose... Pluus, we only have ONE day. HEEELLLLLPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!­!!! PS i dont mind anyone else who has bonded theirs helping me out. Hint Hint!

[pkleyla]

Sooooo helpful! Me and my friend Imogen are hoping to make our two rabbits friends but i have a BIIIIG problem. The male one (Imogen's) is not neutered, but mine is. What should I do? Plus, we reckon they are brother and sister cause they look the same, were bought at the same time, and both have a cute little white nose... Pluus, we only have ONE day. HEEELLLLLPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[Skipper1177]

if you promote altering any animal then you yourself should be altered....karma, imo

[xEckored]

Great video! Nice job, I will try that, when I get my rabbits. :D

[hostage1122]

MY RABBIT IS NAMED BAMBI

[TinkerXMischief]

Thank You so much for this video! I have 4 rabbits, both boys are neutered, both girls are spayed, I have one male and female pair and have been trying so hard to bond the other 2! Thanks for recommending the bath tub, I will try that as the next bonding area. :)