Bunny Bonding | Step By Step of How We Bonded Our House Rabbits

It took us a long time to bond our bunnies (and even longer for me to edit this video together!) but here's the step by step video of everything we did in the first 2 unsuccessful attempts of getting our buns to bond, and then the 3rd attempt that worked.
Things mentioned:
🐰 Beloved Rabbits, the charity we got bonding advice from (we couldn't have done it without them!) - belovedrabbits.org/
🐰 Pet Remedy - petremedy.co.uk/
🐰 The gate/pen we used to make the small enclosure - amzn.to/3lXLOql
📷 yogawithtally
Disclaimer: This is not a paid for advertisement. Products purchased by myself and opinions are my own

[@09TODsoul]

Thank you for showing the failed attempts and some fighting, it’s annoying seeing the perfectly paired bunnies like nothing was hard o it’s good to see a realistic way to bond bunnies

[@sxmplylxxla.]

Hi, I just wanted to say that when they both put their head down it is normally called a head war. It is when they both ask each other to groom one another so they will do this to one will give up and groom the other. The one that is being groomed is normally going to be dominate. Hope this helps :)

[@gabbyklo3873]

Got it!! I completely understand now. Next task, actually getting a second bun....

[@garrettdavion8393]

I guess I am kind of off topic but does anybody know a good site to watch newly released tv shows online?

[@alanaanon5940]

Really glad I saw this video today. We have had 3 failed attempts at bunny bonding and have been in a very similar situation to yourself, where we believed our rabbits just aren't ever going to get along, no signs of who's the dominant one etc.. I am going to try that pet remedy spray... and will be giving it another ago soon! Thanks :)

[@katjweiss]

I’m so glad it worked out! I really appreciate this unfiltered depiction of what it was like to bond your rabbits. The process can be long, hard, and stressful - something every potential rabbit keeper should consider before getting a rabbit. I’m currently preparing to rebond my rabbit pair (brothers, neutered), after some vicious territorial fighting :( I live in Germany, where we have different guidelines regarding bonding (and keeping, in general) but the overall rule of needing a neutral space is the same. In retrospect, I believe this was one of my main mistakes: not providing a neutral space which neither rabbit had already “claimed”. Oh well, I hope it works this second time around!

[@declomamorrisey9408]

Do you have your own channel I’d love to see another countries ways of keeping rabbits.

[@katjweiss]

@@declomamorrisey9408 not yet !! :)

[@meandmybunnys738]

@@declomamorrisey9408 Iam from germany, you can have a look at my channel :)

[@janekatzer1199]

Such a helpful video. I have watched almost every rabbit bonding video out there and this one is BY FAR the best one! Thank you for your time and dedication:)

[@janelowe4128]

I found re bonding my 2 boy bunnies incredibly easy..I had them from being born..they free roamed until they reached the age of 3 months..they then became territorial and started fighting..I seperated their 2 months, once they were 5 months they were neutered..after 4 weeks they were re introduced, I just put them together..they have been fine ever since..no fighting at all

[@TallyKerr]

That's amazing to hear!

[@freakgirl123]

Aah can you help me. I have 2 boys also siblings at 4/5 months they became territorial and i got one neutered the other one was going a month later cause he was younger but they fought and i needed to separate them.. any tips on how rebonding them back when there both neutered

[@moewilson4605]

Is there anyone more dedicated than a bunny lover. I am watching this as I try to bond a new female with my other two bonded bunnies. One day at a time. My niece found her on a trail while out trekking with her boyfriend. She was fixed this week and we are going slowly.

[@TallyKerr]

Oh that's amazing that you were able to rescue her! How's the bonding going?

[@moewilson4605]

@@TallyKerr on going. My wee dwarf male, Smurf loves his new girlfriend Cookie. Cookie is an English Dot with some New Zealand White in her. However, Coco is not taking to Cookie. Cookie is so sweet and just wants to get along. I have a long wire fence separating my kitchen in half. Cookie on one side and Coco on the other with Smurf visiting both.. Cookie has run of the living/dining area and Coco the family room. I notice there is less pacing up and down the fence and territorial messing. I put their litters with hay on both sides. They seem less interested in each other. Coco will still try and bite through the fence if she gets a chance. But, again even this behaviour is lessening. Just one day at a time. I give their treats near each other. I think it will work out and will try bathtub bonding maybe in a week or so.

[@TallyKerr]

Sounds like you're doing all the right things! I really hope it goes well ☺️

[@lydiabouts8572]

I'm watching a bunch of these videos...my daughter has two bunnies that we plan on bonding once Bunn#2 gets fixed...it's nice to have a video showing the bumps along the way.

[@TallyKerr]

It definitely can be a bumpy journey! I hope it goes well for your daughter's pair!

[@immasis]

Hey... how did u get on?

[@kayleighparry8010]

Thank you so much! Showing realistic bonding. Helping me so much! I got a 6 month female lop, and just bought 2x 7 week old lion heads. At moment I got indoor cages side by side x

[@Shayde268]

Omg Boop is the spit of my Shadow. I'm amazed at how 'well' yours got on till you went on holiday. 13.44 is exactly what my 2 are like now and have been since we got our 2nd and we've had Shadow 3 months and Willow 3 weeks. Hoping for the weather to improve soon so I can put them in separate spaces outside, our house is not as well designed as yours unfortunately and we're getting nowhere lol. Unlike Boop Shadow ADORES attention, so never know if Willow has upset her, and Willow doesn't even like US much. We get one or 2 days out of 7 where she'll let us stroke her then she turns off and runs away again. They both hate having a cage door put up between them too like yours, hopefully we'll get there one day. And by the end I have some ideas to try thanks.

[@JamieRenee101]

So helpful and thorough! Thank you so much!

[@vasok80]

Thank you so much. This video is so helpful!

[@amandarakestraw2915]

Great Vid !! Thanks sharing your experience very helpful

[@butterbean3892]

Fab video, so helpful 🙂

[@AltogetherAlanna]

So cute Tally!!!! I remember watching the Bonding on Instagram! xxx

[@TallyKerr]

Literally had to go back through my story highlights to figure out what we did 😂

[@twinsrus8785]

Thank you! This was extremely helpful!

[@TallyKerr]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michellelaforest3270]

Thank you so much for this video! Our buns have a similar bonding story but are still not together. We have not been consistent lately because of life, but I will definitely be trying method number 3!

[@jillianoconnell862]

I really appreciate this video. I’m trying to bond two bunnies now, myself. You had all the questions I have, like, do I remove the “territorial poops”? Lol and kudos to you for trying again and again. I feel like many people get overwhelmed and might give up too soon.

[@sisandmepetroutines6127]

I would also give them treats together

[@Basstroutfishing]

What a dainty girl when she’s drinking water!

[@haytreatsathome]

omg your bunnies are SO CUTE💗🐰 I love your channel already!! +1 subscriber :)

[@TallyKerr]

Thank you so much! :)

[@losvega5004]

I'm glad I found your channel and I love your accent this video is helping me try and bond my two males

[@liz-wx5hg]

Make sure they are fixed 😁😁

[@declomamorrisey9408]

Thank you for making this. I live in Arkansas and have a 4 yr old lion head neutered buck and a 8 month old lion head spayed doe. She is just rescued for about 2 weeks so I’m waiting on the hormones to go down from her spay. And then do our bonding. I’m hoping it goes well he didn’t bond bond with our last little girl that passed.

[@JinkeesTV]

Thank you for this video, I will try this.

[@jcmayzik]

Thank you this was so helpful! We have a Jersey Wooly (Marcy) and Holland Lop (Simon) that we're going to attempt to bond next month and I think I found some tips we can use

[@abbywhatnow]

my bun waffles looks just like fern, has the same markings and everything. so cute!

[@lumenhart]

God bless you for this. I have done the exact same as your first two attempts. And mine had a vet emergency fight. So I quit since then. But it gives me faith they might still have a chance.

[@libbysrabbits.8847]

I love watching your video, we successfully bonded a few females, But I have just put up a video about one of my rabbits attacking the other and the damage two females can do to one another. A lot of patience and persistence but also knowing when two are not meant to be.

[@TallyKerr]

Yes it's so hard to know when to persist and when to admit they're not meant to be isn't it!

[@leticiamuniz]

This is really fantastic! Thank you a lot for this video, it’s really useful. We just got a second rabbit and we’re getting them neutered tomorrow. After they recover from the surgery we’ll start introducing them and we’ll make sure we go really slowly. Wish us luck!

[@bear2300]

Thank u so much for this. It’s really helped me. I’m not a stranger to rabbits but bonding them is terrifying me. I have an idea of what to watch for now. Thank you

[@rosenixmum]

Great information thanks.

[@michchen]

thank you so much.for this video and sharing your experience - super helpful! I'm so happy you have a happy ending with these two

[@TallyKerr]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ggbean3850]

This is such a great helpful video, so thank you so much! I am going to be starting my first ever bonding process this week with my Bunny Brothers, and safe to say I am bricking it!! But videos like this are so comforting to see your journey and to know that it's not a easy journey as some people make it out to be! Thank you so much!

[@aylex1974]

Good luck woth the new member hope you guys found the perfect fit for the entire family

[@tamakyuart]

This was really helpful to watch :) and Beloved Rabbits shoutout! I got my rabbits from them 😊

[@TallyKerr]

I'm so glad!

[@sisandmepetroutines6127]

Otherwise thank you so much for this help and I’m subscribing for sure ♥️♥️♥️

[@alliej5400]

this is so helpful! I'm trying to bond my rabbits and we have a similar situation where they don't hump at all and neither of them will submit to the other so they're both fighting for dominance and territory constantly. by I have hope that they will be bonded eventually, just gonna keep trying!!

[@LOZlaura]

They'll come around.. My buns (Potato the grey Netherland Dwarf and Nugget the fawn Mini Lop) only took about a week to stop fighting but about a month for my older bun to accept new bun into her space to sleep .. but now they're best friends, sister from another mister and they just love eachother so much! They share everything and groom eachother, 2 months on they're perfect happy little buns :)

[@mariajimenez6151]

Sorry to bother but I'm desperate. I have an older bunny 3-4 months old. We just got another 1 month old to keep her company. But it's bad, I don't know what to do to make them bond. I don't have the space to separate them so I have both in the same play pen. Jst the smaller one in a smaller cage in there. My oldest bun is extremely territorial and chases the bby the second I put her down & feel horrible for the bby 😔 💔 any tips?

[@myfirstloopfavourite47]

Beautiful 💕

[@TallyKerr]

Thank you! 😊

[@meganchiodini5171]

this is definitely the best advice/tips i’ve heard on bonding, thank you for posting! i do have a question though. my girl luna is fully free roamed in my room and i really want to get her a buddy. for the temporary “split cage” would it be bad to have it split in my room but still do bonding sessions where they are together in a neutral area?

[@TallyKerr]

That sounds fine :) I'd recommend giving the area the new bun will be in a really thorough clean though so they feel like it's their space and doesn't just all smell like luna. Good luck!

[@aria9615]

Why is their "water" white?

[@livinglikefariha1320]

It’s the colour of the bowl 😂

[@cambriadean]

I was curious about this too, it’s not the color of the bowl because when it spills on the floor it’s white

[@trinityh.3131]

@@cambriadean I sometimes put a prebiotic in my rabbit's water when they are shedding so it is a bit “milky”. (Not white though) so maybe she has something like that in their water?

[@Shayde268]

I do have one question....in between their sessions together where do they stay?? I always think letting Shadow go back to free roaming kills any progress (not that I think we've made any😂😂)

[@TaylorWinfrey]

Really helpful, thanks! Attempting bonding a couple buns soon. Where did you keep them when they weren’t on their “dates”? Our current bun is free range so I’m not sure whether to put him in a cage or just fence them in.

[@TallyKerr]

Hey, sorry for the super late reply! If you have the space it would probably be best to have them free roam but in separate rooms so they have a bit of down time away from each other in their own spaces. But you could always just split the space if you can and keep them in the 2 halves of the room when they're not in together. Good luck!

[@naomitaylor929]

So here I thought my bun maybe lonely, bored, and want a friend but he has his basketball and he's extremely happy with it😁 , he loves having full range of the upper level of the house he loves our small dog even though our dog totally ignores him LOL. and he gets to engage with the family when he feels like he's in the mood we roll his basketball 😂this video has made me change my mind about getting him that friend. Thank you so much this was the most information bonding video I've seen yet and I have noticed the more videos I watch the more I realize we as people are the ones that want our pets to have friends when they are completely happy by themselves, especially after being neuter/ spayed 😁 (not all buns) outs anyways. I feel like if a bunny wants companion we will never know.The process and all the hard work you and your partner have put into this seems great but a bit much for me. Feel like they're telling you they don't like each other loud and clear. lol but they're being forced because you have two buns now. I would constantly be worrying that they'd have a fight and one would get injured adding to the already expensive cost of owning one rabbit. I also didn't realize how extremely difficult it could be to bond a pair that just don't like each other 90% of the time. I do believe there is someone for everyone out there finding that perfect friend would be even harder if you already own it and it's not a match.For rabbits being happier in the presence of other rabbits 🤔this video has showed me that that is not always the case. And I would be absolutely devastated if I had to get rid of the second rabbit.

[@TallyKerr]

Yes it's so hard to know! There are some rescues I've seen which let you bring your bun in and they try to match them with a mate rather than just luck of the draw which seems like a good idea - you're right it's so hard to know if they'll get on. They definitely did just tolerate each other to start with but when they got comfortable with each other they were besties - grooming each other all the time and sleeping next to each other. It's absolutely personal choice though - I just didn't want Boop to be lonely when I'm out of the house at work most of the day

[@AAA-vk4wh]

My rabbits bonded at first sight, never bit each other or hurt each other. The only thing they tried to do was each other dry but they were bonded immediately

[@charlottecaplin4699]

This is such a help. Needing all the tips we can get. Ours were so firmly bonded when we got them, but adulthood hit and they fell out big time! We waited until they were spayed and healed and have been trying to rebond for about a month with no success. We only live in a small cottage and realised that perhaps they both wanted to claim the kitchen as their own space, as this is where they always play, so we've started the small cage set up in our lounge now instead, which seems to have really helped. Struggling to go more than 25mins without a bust up though (this is a big improvement, but still not ideal). We separate them and put them to bed when this happens, but from watching your videos you persevere for longer. Maybe we're too eager to split them?

[@TallyKerr]

It sounds like you're doing everything right - but yes maybe just put something between them when they fight rather than ending the bonding session. I'd only end a bonding session if they kept going for each other or weren't settling. I think they need to realise that they're not going to get their way! Good luck!

[@rachelsherrington6854]

my rabbits - at the minute - are separated with a gate so they can still be near each other and see each other in the room they free roam in. they are 1-year-old Netherland dwafts both female. they have both been spayed. however, I still find that one of my bunnies is more territorial than the other and this causes all-out fights. the first time we rebounded, it took a month or so of slowly increasing their space in a neutral area and then moved up to their space (they free roam my bedroom). they were okay for a few weeks and then out of the blue, they are all out fighting again, so much so when I tried to sepearte them, she bit my ankle and scared me. I don't blame her she probably thought I was the other rabbit, however, they were seriously injuring each other. I did try and rebond again however after about two days they were back to all-out fighting. school started back up and I had to keep them separated the whole time - about three months now - because I cannot put them together and have no room or time to rebond them again, being a full-time student. they seem to be quite happy with how they are at the minute and flop regularly and often zoomies and groom each other through the bars of the gate. i do swap the sides which they stay on and leave the litter trays a little dirty so they are used to the smell. i know its not ideal but they have not been in a space without bars separating them for some time now. i find if i am in the room - the neutral space - and the light is on they are okay for the day and the night however they do start fighting again as soon as they are beck in my room. I have a two week break coming up so i am planning to spend these days doing some hard core bonding sessions in small places. my only issue is that being a full time student means i am not home for 8 hours of the day and there is no one around to look after them when i am not here. this is a difficult situation as i would usually be there to separate them if they fight, however if they do start fighting while i am out, there is no way for me to know or stop them. Its so frustrating because they seem to enjoy being by themselves more and like you said in the video, i dont want to cause them unnecessary stress that can be avoided. is there anything you can suggest to help them along? or is it something I will just have to deal with - keeping them separated I mean? like I say they still seem quite happy and have plenty of things to chew, nibble and room to run around. ANY HELP APPRECIATED! please I beg

[@TallyKerr]

Sorry for the late reply! It sounds like you're doing all the right things, it's so frustrating when it doesn't work out! It's a really good sign that they're grooming each other through the bars and they they have had periods where they are ok together - so I don't think they're a lost cause! Is there anything you can think of that might be causing them to start fighting again when they've been ok for a while? Any new smells or noises? When there's food? Is one of them ill in any way? I think at this stage definitely keep them apart while you're not at home and it's a good plan to do some bonding while you're on a break. Good luck!

[@aprilmckenzy5792]

We are on day 3 there has been no humping, the new bun is nipping some but no chasing, our bun we had is trying to be groomed by the other but nothing so far. They are sharing a small area with a litter box and eating. Definitely not what I expected after doing my research so we’ll see what happens. I also didn’t know bowing to be groomed was a dominance thing until I watched your video.

[@cecillegagne6900]

This is very helpful thank you!! my bunnies are having the same issue where I can't tell who is dominant and they keep fighting.

[@TallyKerr]

Ah I hope it goes well, let me know!

[@fairmaiden6472]

Theres no doubt, Fern is the boss

[@chiiblossom]

Very helpful thankyou!! I adopted a male mini lop around a month ago,, he’s a year and 2 months. The rescue had stated that he was very territorial around 3 months ago (not long after he had been neutered ) and so should not be bonded for a while, the foster however said he had been as good as gold. I haven’t experienced any hormonal/territorial behaviour with him and he even preens his toys (which is very cute hehe). I’m thinking of getting him a female buddy but not sure if it’s too soon. Regardless this video is very helpful, I’ve never bonded bunnies before and didn’t know where to begin, thanks ever so much for the info!~ :)

[@TallyKerr]

I don't think it's too soon, just make sure both buns are neutered and have about a month to heal and for the hormones to calm before introducing them 😄 good luck!

[@chiiblossom]

@@TallyKerr thanks for your help,, coincidentally I’m just emailing a rescue regarding one of their bunnies right now ,, hopefully she’s a good fit :)

[@TallyKerr]

@@chiiblossom ahh so exciting! fingers crossed for you!

[@lucystout1986]

This video is the most helpful video I have seen for bonding rabbits, thank you for making this video. -my rabbits are also really like yours so i have tried many ways to bond them but it just hasn’t worked. I am excited to try your method this week -i have also bought pet remedy spray the area

[@Cat-di9lg]

Domesticated rabbits should never be outside. They can't control their own body temperatures, are very susceptible to illness, and are prey animals making them very afraid. Duding the first months together it's important to keep a close eye on them and if there outside it isn't as easy to be able to notice any bad behaviors. Stress bonding is a very bad way to bond rabbits, and really shouldn't be used at all. The best way to bond bunnies is to set up an area where their pens are next to each other, and do introductions for atleast a week. And during this time litter boxes should he switched daily or switch the bunnies. (Rabbit A is on side and B on the other so you would put rabbit A in rabbit B's area and Rabbit B would be in rabbit A's area so everything becomes neutral) Then you start bonding sessions in a small area like a bath room and start around 5-15 minutes and slowly increase the bonding time. Bonding can take anywhere from a week- to months to even a year. It all depends on the rabbits snd your doing everything on their time not yours. Like in this video it seems as though they kept trying to make things go to fast. And when the bonding didn't work out they should've stopped did another introduction week and start back at the beginning.

[@lucystout1986]

I have been doing your method for the last month and it has worked really well thank you so much. The my are not bonded yet but I’m sure it will be soon :)

[@lucystout1986]

Oh and thank your for the tips random person :)

[@TallyKerr]

I hope it's going well! Good luck!

[@MCRrock4evr]

Hi, I really enjoyed your video it was really helpful! I just wondering about your set up. When the bunnies aren’t in the cage during a bonding session where were they? In the kitchen split by a gate? I have two bunnies and one lives in the kitchen and the other in the adjoining living room. I’m wondering if I could open the doors between both rooms (there are double doors that lead from living room to kitchen) and put their cages there so they can see/smell each other and then swap them every day for a couple weeks before attempting bonding sessions. They are both now spayed and so I’m ready to start soon I’m just not sure where to start. I’m worried about swapping them and them being in each other’s territories but also don’t know how to house them side by side otherwise. They are both free roam in their respective rooms so if I move one rabbits cage to the other rabbits room I worry it will cause issues. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks 😊

[@TallyKerr]

Thank you 😊yes when they weren't in together in a bonding session they were in their enclosures side by side. Swapping them between their spaces is a great way to start getting them used to each other's smells and being in each other's spaces - so if you don't have the space to put them in one room with a divider, then swapping them between the rooms will still be fine. You could try your first few bonding sessions with them in a neutral space with a divider so they can get used to being near each other but can't get to each other. Let me know how it goes!

[@jacobgonzalez7797]

Definitely gonna try your methods. I got my Netherland dwarf mix from near birth which she’s about 6 months old now not spayed. I’ve just gotten my sisters rabbit now and boy they hate each other. Nasty fights 😞 I hope they can get along eventually

[@TallyKerr]

Definitely get them both spayed/neutered first! Good luck with it

[@bleedingdemon8726]

​@@TallyKerrwhat if they aren't both spayed and only one is could this cause problems? Because i have a female and i want to get this male around the same age who is neutered because this girl needs to get rid of him

[@suburbangirlrevivals]

Where did you put the rabbits when they weren't together? Did they go back to their own space, etc? And then join them in the shared space for bonding sessions. I am about to embark in this.

[@squeevieleigh3418]

i definitely get what you mean when you say you dont actually call your bun by his name 😂 mines always been bunny or baby and his name is oakley but only my grandma calls him his actual name and he responds to bunny but not oakley haha!

[@karinagrossl8235]

Where did you get fern.? She looks like my bunnies sister. If your in Ohio than our rabbits might be siblings 😅

[@reddre3995]

Who the heck ever knew bun-buns were so feisty

[@michchen]

it's an equal relationship hahahah no humping XD

[@schershow4547]

We are trying to bind a pair, a 6-month old and 2-month old. Yesterday we made the mistake of using an area too large, and again we tried today. Then I started watching a couple videos about bonding. Question: We are going stress bond for as long as possible today, then put them in cages side by side for the night. Wondering when you made the small square enclosure how long where the bonding sessions, then you enclosed them separately overnight?

[@TallyKerr]

When we first started with the small enclosure we did 15 minutes, then increased it to 1 hour over a couple of days. I didn't want to keep them in there longer than an hour without litter trays/water/hay so I then made the enclosure just big enough to fit that in and stuck with that size, increasing the time until they did overnight in that size. Once they had done overnight in that size I then increased the size gradually. I hope this helps! Let me know how it goes!

[@jenniferburns9231]

Good vid although i'd recommend some rugs so they can grip. Slippery floors aren't good for rabbits and can cause injury.

[@Paxie18]

Hi Tally, thanks for this video!! I am currently bonding my two buns and your video helped a lot! I’ve started in small inclosure and gradually increases the time before I increased the space. After week and a half we had a first sleepover with no fights!! So happy. My buns are like yours, no humping and we don’t know which bun is the dominant one 😄

[@TallyKerr]

Amazing I'm so glad it's going well!! We're on another bonding journey at the moment with boop's new buddy and it's not going so smoothly :(

[@Paxie18]

@@TallyKerr I so sorry to hear about Fern. Just started following you on instagram and saw the post 😢 I hope they will figure things out soon. We moved them to their permanent enclosure tonight where Daisy lived before and so far so good ... Hoping the bond will not break 🤞🤞

[@TallyKerr]

@@Paxie18 I've got my fingers crossed for you! 🤞 Let me know how it goes!

[@Paxie18]

@@TallyKerr An update on our bonding... I think we’ve done it. They now have the whole house to run around and play, they are cuddling and napping together either in a play pen or in the office with us when we are working. Yesterday we’ve let them alone for a half day for the first time and they’ve done amazing! He is very energetic so I am hoping it will help the other one to come out and play more ❤️

[@TallyKerr]

@@Paxie18 ahh I'm so happy for you! That's amazing! ❤️

[@erdnuzz8368]

constant licking can be (next to be relaxed) a sign that the bunny is trying to release stress or its a sign of uncomftable situations. But i also saw this on bunnys who provoke another bunny.

[@jaimeeholder1335]

Just about to start bonding my rabbit for the 2nd time, I realise how many mistakes I made with the first try so I’m trying my hardest to educate myself first before we pick up our newest bun :)

[@TallyKerr]

Good luck!

[@jaimeeholder1335]

@@TallyKerr Thankyou :)

[@leedent7260]

Not likely to own rabbits too soon but they are so adorable! Sorry... Just had to mention it.

[@joannapearson6545]

Is that milk in their bowl?

[@itzskyler529]

ok so idk how to explain with being confusing but i have a pet bunny (female) and i am going to get a male bunny and we are going to breed them once but then have them spayed and neutered oh and btw im planning on letting them free roam in my room since bella already does umm but anyways would i go about it the same way with bonding if im going to breed them??

[@TallyKerr]

I don't know much about breeding but if you are planning on keeping them together after they have mated then you will need to properly bond them, and this might be more difficult if they are not neutered

[@PekoLOVESYOU]

Currently bonding my bunnies as well and also thought it was strange there was no humping! Having very similar issues you experienced and now realizing maybe their space is too big when trying to bond. I will consider trying what you did, but it’s so hard when me and my partner both work and can’t get off 😭

[@TallyKerr]

I hope it goes well for you! There are organisations that you can send your buns to for bonding if you're not able to do it at home

[@Amy-MyLoveCreative]

Loved the video but I'm curious about what looks like milk in their bowl. And what kind of food are they eating, I notice 2 different kinds. Can you address this for me, please? They are beautiful bunnies and I think you did a great job!!!

[@Amy-MyLoveCreative]

Not asking so I can lecture...I'm a beginner and I'm just wondering.

[@TallyKerr]

I've had this question a lot - so it was watered down oat milk in their bowl because for a while Boop stopped drinking water and oat milk was the only thing we could get him to drink (which was not ideal but fine according to our vet) we've now managed to get him back on the water thank god! I think it was the science selective pellets the whole time in this video, it might have been some treats if it looks like different food. Every rabbit will be different and have different preferences though so I'm not saying what's right or wrong to give them to eat/drink.

[@chanellethomas6886]

I have a single bunny right now. I'm looking to bond her with another bun when I move as I feel as though she deserves to be with her own kind too (Only just started saving up though so won't be moving for another year or so) I think I'm getting a bit too excited 😂

[@TallyKerr]

It's good that you're getting prepared and learning about bonding now! I hope the move goes well and that you find a friend for your bun :)

[@chanellethomas6886]

@@TallyKerr Thankyou :)

[@seralynn7286]

Can you bond 2 males who previously fought when they were not yet neutered? I have two boys and one girl, and twice one of the boys escaped his pen and one time, he fought with the other boy. They were both little blurs nipping at each other and tumbling together. I broke them up and neither appeared to have any injuries, but I am nervous that I won't be able to bond them now once they are neutered. The soonest we were able to schedule them both to get neutered is in about 3 weeks, unfortunately (we've already been waiting 2 months since trying to schedule an appointment). To make things more complicated, they won't schedule the female to get spayed until she's at least 6 months and is a little bigger, so she won't be spayed until that happens. Do I hold off on bonding her with the other two for now, or can I do it before she's spayed (after they are neutered of course)?

[@TallyKerr]

Sorry for the super late reply! I would recommend waiting until they're all spayed/neutered and the younger one is a little older so you'll have the highest chance of getting a successful bond. I don't think the males fighting previously will affect it if you introduce them really gradually with lots of supervision though

[@yoshinochan9557]

I thought stress bonding was really bad but with a towel seems act like a good idea. I might try that with mine but they aren't just nipping eachother they are really fighting and there is no humping either but both are neutered males..

[@immasis]

How long did u keep them next to each other in cages

[@Karma20XX]

Imagine if you threw 2 humans together in a stressful situation. Would two humans immediately start cuddling? A stressful situation is the last place I would feel affectionate lol.

[@jond1915]

Imagine you started a job and a new co-worker lunged at you and shit in front of their door to mark their territory, not really an apples to apples comparison

[@baylee4202]

Humans aren’t rabbits...what happens is in a stressful situation the rabbits can “lean” on each other for comfort and they realize that the other rabbits is also stressed and not causing the stress

[@Bexypie]

Only 6 minutes in and I can tell from Fern's body language that s/he is showing signs of wanting to be the dominate bunny.

[@love2pet558]

Wow I didn't know bonding would be so much challenging, I have male bunnies and haven't thought about getting females yet. But I really like to experience starting their own family :) and let's see what happens. Awww and their bunnies. I can't wait till then

[@wendychristison6378]

I'm currently trying to bond my 16month female house bunny with a 8month male i got from a rescue. they are doing a lot of chasing and they both lower their heads to each other but neither of them are grooming each other. they are in a neutral area . I have been watching g them constantly. i have set up a make shift bed next to their area. do you think they need to have a smaller area together. im on day 4 of them been together . only 1 fight that I had to intervene, no humping, no grooming, help xx

[@TallyKerr]

Sorry for the delayed reply! A smaller area could be a good idea - how big is the area you're currently using?

[@shambhavi888]

Thanku thanku so much!!! I just lost one of my rabbits out of the two females who had been bonded from the start. My surviving rabbit Zulu is 3 years old and has always lived with Lulu who passed away few days back. So we brought another female rabbit so that Zulu has a new partner. But Zulu seems highly agitated at the new one Ziya, jumps on her, appears to charge at her and runs after her the entire terrace. Zulu sits all day in front of Ziya's cage watching her and then running after her the entire terrace when we give the rabbits the free roam time in the evening. How do we do this..? I feel extremely sad because Lulu passed away but it's even more sad to witness a partner separation. Lulu Zulu had been picked from the same litter and they hadn't been spayed. Kindly suggest. Thanku so much for this wonderful video!

[@TallyKerr]

So sorry for the super late reply and sorry for the sad news about Lulu! I hope the bonding is going well

[@roninstormYT]

yea but when it comes too rabbit matting season time oh things can change then you have too separate them during the matting season . then ?

[@TallyKerr]

No we didn't have to separate them because they're both neutered so their hormones are suppressed

[@b4thd0wling48]

I have 2 bunnies but in the process of getting one neutered.One of them.is realy fiesty,where as the other is realy chill and relaxed.Do u think truing to bond them is a good idea?We are worried the fiesty one might attack the chill one?

[@TallyKerr]

It might just be that the feisty one will be more dominant which is ok - worth trying to introduce them with very close supervision and seeing how they are together

[@specphares1214]

I have a three month old and a bunny with an unknown age. Idk how long I should wait to start and if the age difference could be an issue or not

[@TallyKerr]

I don't think the age difference would be an issue, but you should wait until the younger one is at least 6 months so they can be neutered/spayed before bonding. I hope it goes well!

[@losvega5004]

But where did you have these bunnies when you weren't bonding them

[@marissachaco9738]

Was there a lot of grunting that went on? i have 6 month old female and 8 week old male. different cages of course. females constantly lunges and grunts and sometimes bites the baby. I'm so nervous she is going to hurt him since he's so little.

[@erikafankhauser2262]

Do not attempt to bond your bunnies until the male is old enough to be neutered. Bonding can begin 6 weeks after his neuter, when his hormones have balanced out and no longer feels a constant need to breed. If your female is showing disapproval of the baby it would definitely not be the best idea to introduce them until he is full grown and desexed. I hope eventually you are able to bond them successfully! Good luck... It can be stressful but is so worth it in the end!

[@justinvardy2652]

Nice hair

[@crookedyoung5971]

is that milk???? of any kind????

[@lolitaxxdelena9990]

to start it off when they are seperated and sniff each other through the cage, does this also have to be a neutral territory? because i was going to close off a bit of my room for the new rabbit and then let my other rabbit stay in the rest of my room as i don’t have another room they can stay in for long

[@TallyKerr]

Sorry for the late reply - yes the solution to close off part of the room would work, but make sure you give the part for the new bunny a really good clean before moving them in to reduce the stress for them. Let me know how it goes!

[@hollyclifton3733]

And there’s me thinking (based off my logic of Peter Rabbit) that when they put their heads together they were apologising 😂

[@TallyKerr]

I think they also do that if they're already bonded or in a family etc. (I also learned this from Peter Rabbit!) but this is more like putting their head down or under the other bun

[@crookedyoung5971]

touching foreheads is apologising!

[@welp5468]

So my rabbits get alone fine and have stayed together over night for two days so far. And he will lick her (she doesn’t really lick him, she’s the more dominant one) and they have been doing fine with no fighting at all. The only thing is that she nips him ALOT. She will nip him on his back or his stomach or the side of his face. He usually takes it or he gets annoyed and walks off. What should I do? Because they get along in every other way? Is it dominant nipping?

[@Cat-di9lg]

It might just be a dominance thing. Are they drawing blood, pulling fur or just plan nips without anything happening?

[@welp5468]

@@Cat-di9lg yea u contacted the adoption people I got her from and they said it will happy for atleast another week and will eventually die out. It’s gotten much much better from a week ago. It’s just plain nips and are a dominant thing

[@chanellethomas6886]

What brand of hay do you use? Yours is do much greener than mine ha. P.s I'm from the UK (I think you are too?) x

[@TallyKerr]

Their favourite is the timothy hay from B&M :)

[@raychie49]

I think you could be using meadow hay instead of Timothy Hay which is alot greener 😊

[@amandalouise145]

I have recently just got two 10 week old males from the same litter; they were humping straight away when they go home. So I’ve separated them, booked them in to get neutered in two weeks and then I’ll re-introduce them a few weeks after that! They cuddled in the car ride home and led down back to back, so I’m confident it’ll work out once they are neutered! If anyone else has bonded same litter pairs and has any positive stories or advice, please help!

[@aoifemullen9282]

Currently trying to bond my rabbits and it's been so hard. Anytime we put them together they fight 😭

[@TallyKerr]

oh no! Try taking it right back to basics Let me know how it goes!

[@funny_rabbitcz]

Hey, don't know if you are still answering questions but I've got one. I have a teen bunny - Rosie, around 6 months old which lives in my room with a small enclosure with litter box, water bowl etc. And later this week I've decided to get a new bunny (both girls btw) which is around 10 weeks old. Do you suggest to grow the lil girl or can I slowly start the bonding process. Rose is kinds territorial, she tries to bite her through the fence that's in between them so I'm patiently waiting if things will settle down. Thanks anyone who can help me 😊

[@TallyKerr]

Hey, have they both been spayed?

[@funny_rabbitcz]

@@TallyKerr Not yet and I don't think we will. There are not many good doctors around in my country that spay females and if so, they are super expensive and far away. But things have calmed down. Sometimes they lay near each other or just calmly eat some hay. But they are still separated, I don't want tu hurry things up. Also the small bunny managed to escape a few times so I had to safe her but it was just some chasing. If she could she would go and cuddle with her i think 😁

[@TallyKerr]

@@funny_rabbitcz that's a good sign that they lie next to each other however it would be best to wait until the baby is a little older as there can be some big changes in behaviour when they hit puberty. This article explains more animals.mom.com/bond-adult-rabbit-baby-bunny-9699.html

[@funny_rabbitcz]

@@TallyKerr Okay thanks for the advice. I will definitely wait at least few months and see how things will go! Ty! ❤️😊

[@immasis]

I'm so scared. I don't know if mine will ever bond. I don't know. Missy is due to be spayed on 3rd January.... I'm thinking to keep them in seperate cages until then.

[@naomitaylor929]

I think the answer to all of these things/red flag for me immediately was them not deciding who was dominant. It's the only thing that makes sense one must be dominant. so instead they thought about who was going to be the boss LMAO in other words duke it out for dominance 😆I think it was extremely smart of you to not put them too close together at first because Finn had just been spayed and sustain an injury from boop in 1st attempt, Now that she's healed a little less to worry about 🤔

[@jovanaajkovic8651]

I have one baby holland lop.People told me that bunnies can get depressed if they don’t have a bunny friend and I was thinking about getting another baby but i don’t know yet,should I wait a bit more?

[@TallyKerr]

Sorry for the delayed reply! How old is your baby? I think the younger the better for bonding but you need to wait until your bun is at least 6 months so they can be neutered/spayed before bonding. I hope it goes well!

[@sisandmepetroutines6127]

Sorry but anyway I can see that boop is very nervous around fern because he is more mature and fern is quiet out going and she is younger than boop as I have 3 rabbits( one bunny is mine but did have two) I need to know how to bond so I love this

[@jocelyn5927]

What if neither bunny is neutered? Would the process be harder or should they not be together?

[@NanicaX]

They first of all can't be opposite sexes or you end up with babies. But usually it is recommended to neuter because the bunnies are less stressed because of their hormonal behaviour. If you have only one neutered it should be the boy. Usually easier and cheaper, but also less stresful for the girl since the boy isn't humpping her all the time because of hormones. 2 girls can work if not neutered but it is more likely difficult as females are more territorial than boys and being neutered isn't helping. 2 unneutered boys will most likely fight and not bond at all, neutered ones might get friendly.

[@rachelzimmerman5421]

my bunny does the same the licking is a sign of enjoyment.

[@ymmmmmmm7383]

Idk if I heard of you said so but are they neutered/spayed?

[@TallyKerr]

Sorry for the super late reply - yes they both are neutered/spayed

[@naomitaylor929]

I noticed that Finn drinks a creamy white substance 🤔 is that cow's milk?