Bonding Bunnies 101 - Bonding Behaviors

This is part 2 of the Bonding Bunnies 101 series, all about bonding behaviors to watch for when bonding rabbits. We'll cover positive behaviors, negative behaviors, and how to handle each! Enjoy!
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[@tatianaliane1624]

Just finished the most difficult bond ever. Territorial female with a lot of fear of everything, a history of trauma, and sight issues that make her instantly box at anything that comes remotely near her face (including the other bunny). I took it incredibly slow (3 entire months of pre bonding, then very slow incremental steps over the next 3 months). They just finished bonding a few weeks ago and they are both so much happier! I’m so glad I didn’t listen to people on a rabbit Facebook group that were telling me that my female was just a loner...she’s so much happier bonded and all the work was worth it!

[@andrewwatts4205]

Well done you!!

[@dawnmcintyre9415]

I have started the process with boy Peter, adopted him 5 months ago, adopted peep a much larger bunny 2 weeks ago, she's not been socialised but us great with people, Peter is understandably excited and enthusiastic about her, she is not. As she is bigger too I worry that her aggression is going to hurt him. I keep them separated but they are next to each other, they eat together and they flop near each, the other night they were grooming in front of each other. I thought they were really making progress, then this morning peep got out through the door, and they had a scrap 😢 post scrap they both ate their breakfast next to each other and didn't seem fazed. Obviously distressing for me seeing them fight and fur flying everywhere. I was starting to think that maybe she doesn't want a friend but after reading your post maybe she just doesn't know what she is missing?!

[@tatianaliane1624]

@@dawnmcintyre9415 I had a similar thing happen when bonding my two! I suddenly heard loud sounds from the bunny room when having a bath, turns out they had escaped into the same area and they got into a fight. Fur flying and all. I separated them and checked for injuries, and honestly it didn’t seem to slow down the bonding process at all after that. Bunnies are just chaos machines 🤷‍♀️

[@ariannadavis1114]

How long should you keep the bunnies in the neutral space for ??

[@ThePinkHamster190]

Do you think that it’s better to create long stretches of time between bonding sessions with rabbits? I have a territorial girl bun as well and she was having dates with a boy bun for a few weeks and we took him home a week ago. My bf has been trying to have like 2x/day bonding sessions with them but they had a bad fight yesterday so I’m trying to figure out the best course of action

[@tatumz1243]

Hey hailey. I got a bunny in 2020 and I am so glad that I found your channel. You helped me so much so thank you. I hope you are well and your bunnies are good. Thank you

[@typicalpixel8228]

I also got my bunny in 2020! She was born January 2nd 2020 😅

[@islasrandomthings7941]

Yes her channel is so awesome! Touches everything that you could possibly need to know for rabbits 🐰

[@LiyaElsaMathew]

Oh my gosh I didn't know these were normal cuz I was bonding my buns and they were chasing and humping and I thought they will not bond going to give a second chance Thank you so much 🙏

[@jeannieladuca8368]

Our boy groomed the female on the second day and the girly groomed him back the next day! They were insanely easy to bond

[@fireheart5965]

8:00 pause there and he looks like a look of bread 🍞 awwww it’s the cutest thing in the world!🥺

[@libbysrabbits.8847]

2 of mine have just had a fight that landed olin the emergency room, luckily she is okay and recovered. I shall do a video about it x

[@izzybella7345]

Sterling is the cutest thing in the world

[@FlamesKino]

Thank you for the captions! It makes it easier for me to follow

[@briannao4033]

I have a very timid and territorial dwarf bunny (2 yrs) and I recently got a 7 month old. Luckily I kept them in separate pens but my dwarf bunny IMMEDIATELY lunged at the other one. I'm so glad I watched your videos because I'm so new to bunny bonding! I'm going to wait till I can spay the 7 month old! Rn they are kept in separate areas but close so they can become familiar with one another scents and they are not in direct contact with one another!

[@daishasyoutube]

You have given me so much clarity with my new buns thank you

[@lucystout1986]

Thank you for making this video because I can tell now the mistakes I was making. Right now my rabbits are in the bonding process and the are best friends except the fact that hump each other a lot, well one more then the other and it’s good to know that it’s normal and the fact that my rabbit bites the fur to hump. I also sat in the pen with them...which I won’t anymore. Thank you this will make my bonding easier!

[@eszterwaczel1331]

Advice needed! Do you recommend getting the rabbits acquainted by smell/sight first (through swapping toys or putting them in side by side enclosures) or should they meet the first time ever in the carrier? Great series btw! Just got a second rabbit and we'll start the bonding process right after the one month healing period! Wish me luck!

[@kiscrazyreptiles]

If you're buying baby bunnies from the same litter it's good to drive them home in the same carrier but I'd recommend sent swapping and cage neighbors if they aren't babies, fixed, and siblings.

[@APotToPlantIn]

Great tips! I’m just so grateful that my buns never lost their bond after being spayed!

[@neda2236]

Ahh I’m so early ily thank you for all your help!!!

[@jaimeh761]

Thank you thank you thank you! I've been waiting for someone to provide a good, thorough bonding advice video!

[@lilagrosko5656]

Thank you so much for posting this! It’s super helpful!!!

[@islasrandomthings7941]

It’s weird my rabbits were not neutered and they both just went to each other and snuggled and were binking, no humping at all lol

[@jackycapman5808]

That might happen because their hormones have not risen to the point that they attack. I recommend neutering them ASAP

[@jodiewhitham6850]

Still neutering them right? Worries me sometimes. Hate to lecture but even if same gender there are risks of cancers etc x

[@thequeerbee2026]

If they are under 4-6 months that's normal but they need to be spayed / neutered as soon as they are old enough. Just bc they get along now doesn't mean they always will, plus both males and females can get cancer if they aren't fixed

[@libbysrabbits.8847]

I wish mine would do that you are so lucky and blessed

[@beckabelle5927]

That will change. Mine are siblings from the same litter and did the same thing while I was trying to find a vet to spay them (took a long time why are there no rabbit vets in my area lol!) Anyways they HAD to be seperated the last month or two while I was still searching because they started fighting! They've been spayed for 2 months now and still fight and they actually got in a bad one the other day :( (one escaped through our gate into the others space) I've spent months doing research on bonding and I'm having such a hard time, im worried they wont bond because of their fights :( I highly highly suggest to seperate them soon to avoid what I'm going through!!

[@InnocentLili]

I am currently bonding my two buns! Fluffy is a male, and Coco is a female. They have a 2-3 year age gap, so I was a bit worried, but I noticed that Coco doesn’t see fluffy(who is smaller) as a threat, and on day three, both of them groomed each other! We only did 40 minutes of bonding in total during the 3 days and I think it is so great! I do know that it can all change in a snap, but it’s going well (for now) Thank you so much @101Rabbits I watched all ur vids on bonding!

[@shannonsiver1691]

I have three rabbits I’m trying to bond and it’s so hard, but this definitely helped me!!

[@viktorask]

Thank you 101Rabbits

[@kylleedit9279]

I like her hair color

[@mylifewithanimals2465]

Your rabbits are so cute! I’ve subscribed and love watching your videos. 🐰😃🐾

[@CinnamonBunMorty]

I’m planning to bond my rabbit with another bunny sometime soon. I’ve never bonded rabbits before and your videos are very helpful! Thanks😀🐰

[@1lyella]

Omg! I was just about to request this! I’m getting 2 males tomorrow!

[@crystaljsh]

How did it go, I just got another bunny was told it was a girl but it's a boy smh

[@alexone8338]

You should talk about breed differences in behavior. It would be pretty interesting and I bet there are friendlier breeds (that are therefore easier to bond).

[@amyentertainingdiva2661]

I've used a spray bottle and spray in-between them, it works most of the time because they get stunned and confused.

[@LoveABun]

I would highly recommend having a bath towel handy which you can throw over a rabbit should fighting start and you can’t stop it with the dust pan! Rabbits typically stop in their tracks when you cover them with a towel.

[@leahdice6945]

thick gloves are very helpful, gardening gloves would work but i found a cheap pair of fireplace gloves at Lowe's to use

[@Maovwar]

So pretty much like teenage boy/girlfriend relationships 🤣

[@lifewithanna7563]

Hi Hayley I’m so early, I’ve never been this early, I just wanted to say I love your videos! 💛

[@diaryofaderpydog4331]

I have recently gotten a new bunny thats 5 weeks old to be a little buddy for my 2yr old bunny I already had. Will the bonding process work out between them even though they have a age difference? (Background info: they are both females, the new bunny has a more relaxed/playful personality and could care less about surroundings while the older bunny has a more "moody" personality.) I ask this because I'm getting mixed signals during their bonding sessions...pls help meh🥺🥺

[@mycharity4kids]

I just got a friend for my bunny Mochi. He’s a little white bunny I named it Sully. After my favorite character from Monster’s Inc. they were grooming each other and started mounting each other.

[@shaycochrane]

I've heard bunnies live a longer life if they have a buddy to live and play with. Is this true?

[@heidiboeve6069]

Your first bounding video helpt mi a lot. Every bounding did go well with doing it step by step. And all with male rabbits. And bounding to groups of maile.

[@christydaniels2182]

My rescue sent me this video. Thank you!

[@AMFibers]

It's so funny to me that our little boy (Pinecone) was the only one who humped during bonding, but our little girl (Berry) is definitely in charge now. She'll take treats out of his mouth if we try to give him one first and she always demands that he groom her lol. It was months before I saw her groom him. But they love each other so much and she was the best thing we ever did for him. He's a very shy bun and she is the most outgoing bun I've ever seen. Pinecone is now so much more social and while he's never going to be the kind of bun who wants pets and cuddles, which is fine, he definitely likes head scritches and nuzzles us now.

[@Ur-mom69]

Does nipping chucks of fur and making the rabbit scream mean they are extremely hurt?

[@612Laney]

im so early yay! I was litterly just watching your last video again.

[@kylleedit9279]

I like her hair

[@madisonsilks2339]

Hey big fan of you and your rabbits 🐇 plus

[@skyeking225]

how soon can u start the bonding process after getting a new bunny? i don’t want to lose trust with the new one

[@michaelap8563]

Hi guys I just wanted to ask... when do you think is the right time to admit defeat? We have two bunnies. A neutered 10 month old male and a yet unspayed female (the vet said she's too young for it yet). Their personalities are complete opposites. The male is very cautious, smart and thoughtfull and doesn't like touch unless he initiates it himself. The female however is a pretty wild explorer who's climbed to some weird places and likes attention. We've been trying to bond them but it always ends up with the female very close to the ground, lowering her head and thumping, the male chases her, grunts and nips/bites her while she tries to run away from him. We live in a small house, the rabbits both have half of a room to free-roam with a see-through wall between them for now and we take them to a different neutral room for their bonding sessions with lots of treats. My partner always tells me to keep trying and give them more time. But I'm really not so sure about it when a particularly bad one-sided fight broke out yesterday and our male bit my hand and drew blood. I really want to keep trying and bond them, but I'm also worried they won't work out and I don't know what we'd do then.

[@Busyfigureskating]

Maybe dedicate an entire day to bonding time instead of bonding sessions? I’m currently doing this right now with my two stubborn buns and so far it’s going well..also have you tried her advice on keeping the bonding area very small? And taking them on car rides in a bin/basket or carrier pen? I would watch her other longer video in her “bonding bunnies” playlist; I watched it twice to absorb the info and so far my bunnies seem to be making some progress. Sincerely I hope it works for you❤ I know how stressful it can be.

[@michaelap8563]

@@Busyfigureskating We don't have a car so I wanted to put them in a bin and move them around with the vacuum on, but once they were both in, they immediately started to fight. We recently discovered that they are both affraid of each other when they are alone in a room (we didn't leave them alone together on purpuse, they were separated both in their own pen) but once one of us comes into the room, the male bunny gains conficence and starts to behave agresively. So far we put their pens next to each other so they can see what the other one is doing and I was thinking about trying table bonding with thee two. If that doesn't work out we'll probably wait for our female rabbit to be old enough to get spayed and then we might try again. And if even that doesn't work out we might think about getting a third bunny, because our female is very socaible and craves attention, while our male is a routine-oriented loner., who like to nap under my desk when I work but runs away from me when I try to pet him. He always needs to be the one to initiate our cuddling time. If rabbits could be autistic I'd say our male checks all the boxes xD

[@LoveABun]

I feel sorry for the bottom rabbit. He/She shouldn’t have to endure that over and over and over. Talk about traumatic. What if the rabbit being humped is a 3-6 month old baby and the humper is an adult-like 2-3 yrs old? Is this age difference and older female to baby male ok to attempt to bond? This is one of THE best videos you have ever produced, Haley! Incredibly helpful. I’m going to post it in some FB groups. Thank you!

[@abbiegolden4876]

Earlyyyyyyy does she respond

[@PascaleLaurent81]

My bunny is free roamed, that bonding process seems complicated and time consuming which is what I don’t have as I work ( from home ) and am a single mother of two young kids ( 7 & 9 ). I’ma find her a cat friend I think.

[@D3s1re4lov33]

Hello i have just started watching you yesterday and I already love your channel and i plan on getting two bunnies after i do all my research!

[@majorgirls3]

I got two female bunnies at 8 weeks. They have gotten along great and been fine until recently at 5 months old, assumedly due to sexual maturity. Would you say I can try this process to help their bond?

[@chloebuchholz]

Getting them spayed then bonding should fix the issue!

[@lightningstriking7]

The ra bit says "Git that dust pan away from me hooman! One more time and I'm gonna make your leg muh business and we don't want that do we?"

[@alexandraalva2896]

Love you're videos can you make a 101 rabbits store tour

[@jackycapman5808]

Yeah we need another tour! I enjoy those!

[@AmberWilliams-wm9bc]

I just got 2 bunnies yesterday. Although I only wanted 1 rabbit, I ended up with 2 because they had been together for over a month in the original families home. One is an EA (3 months) the other is a Fuzzy Lop (4 months). I plan to get them neutered very soon. No fighting at all… but lots of circling and humping. Very minimal chasing. However the Fuzzy Lop does not like to be held, touched, or picked up which I respect BUT he has bitten me 3 times and bit my assistant once all instances unprovoked. We are sitting minding our business and he comes over and bites. It’s not hard… any advice on the bonding of to stop the biting is greatly appreciated

[@maddymenser8908]

Getting my new bunny today. I got my first one in 2021 and was totally unprepared. Had him in a tiny cage with a hanging waterer, no veggies, feeding all pellets.... No free roam time...... Omg it was like bunny prison. I feel so guilty. I finally got him neutered last year. Litter box trained him. I moved to a new house so he could have bigger space. Now he has an 8 by 8 cvc cage instead of a 2 by 2 dog cage. I am getting him a buddy today to start the bonding process and then I'll introduce them to the living room, which I just bunny proofed. Hoping by this time next month they'll be bonded and I'll be free roaming them in the day in the living room. We'll see how they do. I feel like pet stores are proponents of inadequate bunny care because they make a profit from it. Most people aren't ready to rabbit proof their baseboards and their cables so it's easier to push the narrative that rabbits can thrive in teeny little cages. I definitely didn't understand how what I was doing was harmful. Now I'm doing so much better for my bun and he has come alive with so much personality. I'm going to continue with the knowledge you've given me to do better for my bun. Wish me luck! This is the first time I've ever done the bonding process, so I'm nervous. Thanks for your content. Keep spreading the truth about rabbits!

[@orifine6812]

Hey! I bonded my rabbits recently, and If I do another bond, I will use this video!

[@Shellyspurr]

If they're doing good the first day and they're outside in 80° f temp, do I bring them inside after the 2 hours and separate? Outside is the only neutral area. Is it okay to bring them back inside while putting each boy in the others room? I don't want them in the heat, but don't want to break the bond either.

[@PaperadiGomma123]

I tried bonding once but it was sooo stressful for both me and the bunnies. They hated each other to bits, scratching, peeing, and humping for over a month and I eventually gave up.

[@ChrisJohnson-pc3pd]

Just bonded my female rabbit with a new male. Both are fixed. They fought in the beginning but figured who was dominant pretty quick. Now a month later they Joy of watching them love on eachother is worth it.

[@whateverwhenever_9987]

Hey Haley. I have a 4 year old female mini lop and a 1 year old Holland lop. Both are spayed/ neutered. Their rooms are side by side. My male Bambi had his back to the room divider and the female Thumper pulled Bambi's fur out of his back. I freaked out. Not used to seeing this aggression. Thumper, female is the aggressive one. They are not bonded. They are never face to face. I put up a better barrier between their rooms. Should I not have done that? What do you recommend? Will these 2 ever be bonded ?

[@tailsofcoconuttaffy9023]

The vacuum 😂

[@freya-louise6669]

Very helpful video my rabbit just turned 4months old can’t wait to get him neutered and search rescues for a female sadly none are open due to covid

[@Riding_roxy]

I think I’ve completely messed up bonding my rabbits as I didn’t know the process AT ALL. I had one in a hutch, inside the garage that the other one roams… initially she started fighting him through the cage, this did stop… but then today I thought ‘I will see what happens together now’ so just let him out and she started fighting him straight away… obviously I separated them.. but now I’m worried, is it too late to start bonding properly like in your step by step video? I’m worried about them fighting in the carrier!

[@claudiaflorian-mccaffreycf4307]

Thank you so much for your video, it is wonderful. Do you know what to do with bunnies ( fixed both) that are already bonded for 4 years but now the female is humping him all the time and especially when I or my family is around. The male bunny is a very mellow guy so it could be that she is frustraded because he doesn't groom her enough but her humping him consistently and I don't know what to do. I give them braks to be on theor own and brong them back together at the moment just for a while - like a time out. They are also spending time relaxing though. Thank you

[@aleka_aaa]

One of my bunnies falls asleep on the other one

[@Sonny47girl]

one of my two bunnies died on march 10th and she was only 2 years old😔me and the vet tried hard to save her but she didnt make it and i dont even know what exactly was wrong😢thanks for this video,hopefully I'll be able to get my boy another friend sometime.💔hes alone now...

[@beckabelle5927]

Sending love and prayers your way ♡ they're binkying with the other bunns and my puppy under the rainbow 😊🐰🐶

[@Sonny47girl]

@@beckabelle5927 thank you❤️🐶🐰

[@hectorskmetija3015]

I had two bonded pairs. Timtim and Roxy Morris and Willow. All about 9 years old. Roxy died last year of natural causes Sadly yesterday Morris was killed by a fox. Devastating for Willow as she is blind and deaf. So I made the decision to try and bond Willow and Timtim. This video is great, so far they have completed the car trip, small box. They have now been in next size up box for an hour and will try hay in a moment. Timtim was a very difficult bunny to bond when the rescue centre did it. So I am cautiously happy there has been a little self grooming and of each other. I am taking it so slowly as Willow can not really live alone 😔 so this has to work!

[@JN-se4ok]

I've been trying to bond a larger bunny with a middle sized bunny. Now whenever I try to stop then with a dust pan, then larger bunny has started to learn the dust pan is too small and weak to stop him, and the other bunny has learned she can quickly run around the dust pan. Any advice for something to perhaps replace the dustpan with something that's also light weight, but maybe bigger yet still easy to use.

[@makennastone6704]

I'm actually in the process of rebonding my buns. I used to have a trio (didn't last long, so I felt like they only tolerated each other for a month) and since the fighting got so bad, neither of them would eat so I made the decision to rehome 1 of them. Anyways, I'm now back to rebonding the 2 I had, since they were my original 2 and was once previously bonded for a long time, I just can't seem to get them to stop fighting. Like they get along 90 percent of the time with 10 percent of the time they fight, usually if I leave them unsupervised. Neither had any injuries, just fur pulling, but its like they'll do good for hours and when I leave or do something else I hear a fight break loose and its like "I trusted youu". Thats just my thing, this last bonding session went well, and maybe I'll try giving them a smaller space, try the kennel thing, and also be more disconnected, because I always sit a their level during bonding sessions and I stop fights with my hands (with gloves on).

[@nicoleg6417]

Hi, just wondering what ended up happening here? Im on day 7 of bonding and I am still seeing those chasing behaviors. I am wondering if there is light at the end of the tunnel.

[@makennastone6704]

@@nicoleg6417 So unfortunately I had some unforseen circumstances (house fire) and had to rehome all of my rabbits. At day 7 I would keep expecting the chasing, but give it a few more weeks to let them sort things out and get acclimated to each other

[@PoonamSharma-sb7kp]

Oop I’m 3rd ty for making lots of rabbit/bunny videos I have two rabbits rn and ur vids help me a lot :D

[@sensationalskye6604]

Hi Haley My two bunnies have been recently bonded however one is greedier than the other and doesn't let him have much of the herbs and treat hay. Sometimes he even snatches food from his mouth! Do you have any advice? Love your bunnies and bunny room it's gorgeous. And all your products look amazing I wish I lived in America I would be there every other day 😂😂😂😂

[@thequeerbee2026]

I suggest hand feeding or feeding them in separate corners

[@rachelcarey1220]

Help! Shot in the dark, everything is going pretty great so far but one bunny keeps stomping at the first stage. I'm not sure if she's mad me or the new bunny or if this is a big red flag

[@LoveABun]

I would be very scared and hesitant to put two rabbits which had just fought one another-especially if one is more dominant than the other-into a tiny carrier while I drove my car. I’d be afraid that in close proximity to one another, they would attempt fighting again and I would not be able to immediately stop the attack because I’m driving. This could end very badly. So I don’t know about this. Is the stress from a car ride ALWAYS going to be a big enough distraction to where two rabbits won’t fight while trapped inside a carrier together??

[@rosangelacarrizalez4944]

Any advise to bond a new male rabbit to a bonded couple please

[@reesepeterson282]

One of my rabbits is a lot smaller and one is a lot bigger and when it grooms the smaller one or tries to hump the smaller one it really hurts her what should I do

[@MsRavenita]

I got so lucky with my bunnies. It didn't take long for them go be cuddling each other. No thumping, nipping, humping or bitting. Though i cleaned everything before i put them together in the cage. And everything was new. Like the water and food bowl. The only thing my old female rabbit did was rubbing her chin to the new rabbit and she was fine with it. 🥰

[@GreenitesofGreen]

Amazing, informative video!!!

[@chipperandlola5457]

Yay can’t wait to watch it 😃😄😁

[@ashlimyers207]

@101rabbits we have a female holland lop bunny and she is about one years old and she is spayed. We got a companion for her but it’s a boy and he is a baby. She does not like him. Since he is so young, do you still recommend using this method of bonding them?

[@tinyvega8382]

I have 2 females the 1st one I got is loving but skidish the 2nd one let's me hold her and very calm and the 1st always attacks the newest one iv watched alot of bonding videos I can't wait til there loving one another just hope it don't take months

[@jackycapman5808]

Haley, I needed this so much!!! This is so amazing!! My rabbits are siblings but they hump each other sometimes. Is this okay? They snuggle afterwards though.

[@Isabelle15]

If your rabbits are siblings, you still need to go through the bonding process. If that is happening during bonding, it is fine, it’s all part of the process. Just follow the guidelines Haley put in the video.

[@thequeerbee2026]

Make sure they are neutered before trying to bond

[@jackycapman5808]

It's also weird because my bunnies are female......

[@jackycapman5808]

Also I'm pretty sure they're fixed.

[@amyentertainingdiva2661]

We've bonded two females, female with a male but now we have two males and it's been over a month and they still aren't boned. We've been debating whether to get a female rabbit, do you think that would help or be worse?

[@megan8765]

currently bonding mine right now in a cardboard box. the new bun is 3 yrs old and has never interacted with any other bunny (besides in a litter). she is very shy and timid so she's giving off submissive energy to my other bun who is a male. he keeps humping her and she doesn't fight back or do anything except "go into her shell." there have been moments where the male would lay next to her, but as soon as she lifts her head up, he instantly goes to hump her. reallllly hope this works out.

[@bestiemakeup7293]

when I got my 2nd bunny couple months ago, i put my 1st bunny, sage, in her little home base and locked it. they kept going to each other through the bars and would touch their noses together, and start licking each other. honestly, it was the easiest bonding i had ever seen. only took me a few days.

[@rhyssisters7726]

Hi we have 2 bunnies Marshie amd Kit

[@Isabelle15]

I also have 2; Beau and Tig

[@rhyssisters7726]

@@Isabelle15 : )

[@soccerhottie87654321]

We got 2 male rabbits when they were about 2 months old. They both came from the same litter. We have had them for about a year. They have both been neutered and have been very well bonded since we got them. They will groom each other, cuddle next to each other and play well together. 2 nights ago all of the sudden our bunnies started to fight. We woke up the next morning to hair everywhere, spilled water and food dishes and scratches and scabs on one of our rabbits. We have separated them. How long would you recommend keeping them separated before trying to re-bond.

[@willowthebunny7]

Amazing video !!

[@nabelb1208]

I don't think my bonding journey will be that easy, but, I'm going to keep trying at it. The older male is neutered, but, he's very territorial and keeps grunting. The younger female has been in her own space but they can see each other but our first attempt (after three weeks of observing each other) to let them actually meet did not go well. They got a little aggressive but I was able to separate them before either was hurt and we can't figure out which one was the aggressor. I've got a long road ahead of me...

[@colourfulsouls]

Mine are already bonded (littermate brothers) they are about 3 mos old, and have started doing this to try and work out dominance, so thanks for the tips! I’m really trying to keep them safe doing this, and hoping it gets way better after they’re fixed! *also- I was just cleaning in their pen and tried using a dustpan, glad to see that’s a good method!! Also, mine are doing the circling and are taking turns w the mounting.. so ig they’re just both trying to be dominant

[@MiaSmith-kf4pn]

i recently got littermate brothers too and they have started doing the circling and humping too but they aren’t taking in turns my bunnies are called pat and dave, pat is the mounter but dave just lets it happen. have your bunnies gotten any better??

[@beautifulbunnies6806]

I was just wondering who those rabbits were the brown one and the black and white lop. Did you get new rabbits

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Later she says these clips are from 6 years ago

[@beautifulbunnies6806]

@@lazyhomebody1356 thanks! but wasn't that for the mocha Lulu and ebony clips?

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@beautifulbunnies6806 Oh. Maybe the other rabbits were from a How-to video and not Haley's? I've been a fan for 2 1/2 years and don't know those bunnies, but-?

[@beautifulbunnies6806]

@@lazyhomebody1356 yeah . maybe

[@sameoldsonganddance]

She said that she was finding them for a friend I wish I knew which one was the original bunny and which one was being introduced

[@leahdice6945]

I don't think only using a dust pan works for anyone who has a slightly aggressive rabbit. Mine were very aggressive at the start of bonding & I needed to use my hands to separate them because a dust pan simply wasn't enough to stop a fight.

[@Eggsandwhichwithbeans]

I have a 8 month old rabbit and I just brought home a 8 week old baby. She attacked her immediately and bit her ear so bad 😢 what do I do?

[@elliannajohnson6972]

Thank you so much have a bun-derf day !!!!

[@The.bun.land.]

Do I need to bond rabbits from the same litter? Like siblings

[@kathleenforster5010]

Trying to bond my fixed, 6 year old female and a 6 month unfixed (only for one more week) male. Found him abandoned and want to keep him. She is so mean and there is a cage to separate..she grunts and boxes him. She groomed him for a second then but him 🤦‍♀️ he is so sweet tho and just wants to be her friend..hopping these bonding tips help.

[@BARBIE1988]

Great advice, thank you

[@killerbugbees69]

Hey I'm watching your show I have 3 bunnies 2 new ones and I'm trying to get them to like each other but I yeah but I do work quite a bit what can I do to make the bonding better or there is no way for the bonding to get any better just I do everything in a tub where it's close by where no bunnies get hurt

[@efraincanales5357]

Hey Hailey how do I bond a third bun to a pair already bonded? One at a time or all three at once, or do I just bond the third to the dominant one of the already bonded pair? Please help!

[@Estelahojas8920]

Hailey please please help me. My female rabbits are bonded but still fight and have food aggression. I don’t think they’re able to figure out who is going to be dominant. I have literally done everything you’ve recommended.

[@embc23242]

I just discovered your channel I have to bunnies but they HATE each other whenever I try to put them together in the small space I created but, they both try to bite each others stomach what could I do because I really want them to bond and not fight.

[@heatherva]

What if the bunny is being chased, but it seems playful and no aggressive behavior has occurred in days? Would it then be okay if I let them sort things out because I heard that chasing is sometimes part of the courting process?

[@pez3416]

I’m terrified my bunnies are unbondable although they lie down beside each other and groom themselfes around each other inky and flop through the xpen bars it’s two females

[@Isabelle15]

I feel exactly the same, my 2 boys live in x-pens right next to each other so they interact and don’t try to fight so it’s clear that they are not going to be impossible to bond, but I do really struggle and I’ve had to stop and restart bonding a few times because I get stressed which stresses out the rabbits but they have never fought. What are your rabbits names?

[@thequeerbee2026]

@@Isabelle15 my boys lived next to each other for 1 and a half years I but they eventually bonded :) don't lose hope keep trying and don't get stressed 😂

[@caro_cupcake354]

Just saying I’m thinking about fostering a rabbit and I’m wondering how if you could do a video about that then that would be appreciated, thank you

[@CuteCrochet-wk4oh]

Hi! If anyone is a professional rabbit person can they read this! Okay so I have two rabbits Rocky is 10 weeks and Alfonzo is supposedly 9 weeks even though he’s double the size of Rocky. They have just been bonded and have been well until late tonight I saw Alfonzo humping Rocky. Once I had watched this video I put Rocky into a house to sleep in overnight (because I couldn’t find Alfonzo) and kept him there because Rocky had been running away from Alfonzo when he was humping him. Can someone tell me if this was the right thing to do?

[@jodiewhitham6850]

My buns are bonded now but always good to learn ☺️💛