The TRUTH about bonding rabbits: broken bonds & are single rabbits happier?
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- čas přidán 8. 11. 2022
- In this video I talk about some truths behind bonding rabbits, most specifically the problems when bonding rabbits such as having to re-bond rabbits or house them separately. I also discuss whether I think that single rabbits are truly happy.
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Rabbits are like humans, they don't get along with every rabbit they meet. It's about finding the right rabbit to fit the personality of the rabbit you already have. That will make the bonding process a lot easier. I'm lucky enough to have an extremely good and knowledgeable rescue near me who understands how to bond all rabbits. Hate when people say their rabbits are unbondable or they get all the attention they need from their owner. An owner can't give a rabbit the same level of attention that another rabbit can, and rabbit actually value their own kind companionship over anything else😊
Your rabbits are so chill. Rabbits are like kids, if you only have one then be prepared to be the other 🐰.
The truth is rabbits trying to kill each other has actually almost happened for me. My rabbit is a problem child. Fur and bl**d everywhere. They are both still alive thankfully.
Facts! It does happen... I had three 2 boys and 1 girl and the boys did not get along I had to surrender one of the boys before it got to the blood part, but it was coming.
One part about being transparent on here is to make it noticeable that it CAN HAPPEN.
I mean you probably did something wrong and missed warning signs.
@@GG-kn2se OR...their rabbits probably didn't want to be bonded...🤷🫠
@@GG-kn2seit can happen if they did or didn’t so it doesn’t really matter!
When trying to find information about rabbitcare it so often seems people are too overprotective of rabbits to a point were it actually turns into a negative. Instead of learning a way to improve its just a don't do anything everything is bad which makes it hard to find actual information at times 😅
I completely agree with you!
I know what you mean. After awhile, you kinda realize that you should take a lot of what you read/watch with a grain of salt.
Yes! I got 2 rabbits and was going off all the information I found online and it damaged my bond with my bunnies. They’re so skittish now, they hate being held, they don’t want you to pet them. They just want you to be around and come up to you when they like it. I got another one from my friend who has kids and the difference is INSANE! Just because they were handled when they were kits and I continued that when I brought her home, she’s so needy. I love it 😂 but now I’m struggling to bond the 3 of them because my other 2 are so skittish.
This is so true. Rabbits have preferences and tolerances but they are individuals just like people. There is too much scaremongering and 'online rabbit authority figures' . Like children, rabbits can learn. They can adjust to some extent and adapt. They survive in the wild fgs! They are masters at adaption and adjusting to changes and threat. If u baby them too much, e.g.not ever taking them for more than a 10 minute drive in a car, not keeping them in a standard rabbit cage even for a couple hours, never picking them up, not taking the vaccum out even when ur rabbit is in another room, in my view you are limiting your rabbit's capacity to develop and be adaptable. They won't know the difference between threatening or safe situations if they're wrapped in cotton wool. Like all animals (including humans,) the earlier you start, the better. On my rabbits first car ride, she was scared and wet herself. Three months later, my rabbit travels for 30-40 mins now without stops. No stasis. Eating when she arrives at destination and binkying cos she's out of her carrier. Ivm ready for the corrective and bitter bunny parent responses 😏....
@@flackrosanna i agree with most of this but the cages is unnecessary, my rabbits have never and will never be caged, the cage is straight up neglect
Love your videos, you give helpful balanced advice based on experience. I appreciate how you brought up the possible need to house them separately. We have done two bonding attempts with our bunnies, the second being a month of 24 hr bonding but we had to stop due to fights and injuries. Currently they live in a ‘duplex’ side by side. Trying to get the nerve to start the bonding process again, thanks for the encouragement. (Also love the aquarium in the background.)
CZcams reads my mind, I'm considering getting a third bunny after these two have settled a bit more! This is a really good informative video, also your trio is gorgeous! Hope Cookie gets better soon!
Yes, my experience also...the happiest bunnies are a well bonded pair...being second fiddle is worth it seeing how the bonded bunnies love and enjoy each other!
I don't agree with stress bonding. Currently I am bonding a third rabbit to my other bonded two. For reference, the bonded two are males, and the third newest rabbit is a female. All spayed and neutered. . I've researched and work along side vets etc trying to find the best way to bond stress free. Although it may seem strange, I'm letting them bond naturally. I monitor for fights etc. But all three rabbits are free roam completely in our house. At night we block the girl off to the boy for safety reasons, but otherwise all day, they are together. . So far, the most I've seen is chasing the girl. Which is normal bunny behavior! It's establishing the relationships of the bunnies. This has worked amazingly. I know it can be hard to believe but really. Their bonding very well. Last night was their first night together, and no fights.
Did you have to clean everything before you introduced the female?
@@leeannmathias8484 Personally we did not. Our exotic vet advised against it since females tend to be more territorial than males and since both boys owned the area, it was better to enforce her being lower on the pecking bunny order. Or course I wouldn't suggest doing anything with out speaking to a specialist.
LOVE your channel and this is a GREAT video! You are possibly the best rabbit youtuber today! :D
really good info mate thank you. this was a lucid presentation.
This was the perfect video to watch on the eve before, after a very very lengthy (much more lengthy than I initially predicted. I thought I was prepared for bonding... I really wasn't haha) bunny dating/pre-bonding/bonding process, I put my two buns together overnight for the first time! Hooooopefully by weekend's end, I will have two FULLY bonded happy free roam rabbits. Wish us luck!
Thank you, Kat.
I just got a new bunny for my two year old neutered male rabbit Bear. We took him on bunny dates and he did really well with a neutered male rabbit, Koda. We were doing pre bonding by swapping their enclosures and had them set up in side by side pens with a hip high gate (so roughly 4 ft.) Some days went great with them even laying side by side at the gate but other days it seemed like Bear was hyperfocused on Koda and would honk and shake the gate. We didnt want to move forward until the gate aggression had stopped for a while and they consistantly stayed peaceful. After a week we came home and realized our rabbit had managed to jump over the gate and had attacked our new bunny. He was rushed to surgery and has stiches all over him.😢 We have separated them to opposite sides of the house to make sure Bear cant get to Koda while he heals.
Bear was previously bonded to a male of similar size shape and colour to Koda, but that rabbit passed a year ago due to liver complications. Bear is EXTREMELY smart and knows a few commands, does obstacle courses and can solve any puzzle feeder you put infront of him and is free roamed.
We desperately want to keep Koda and would love if they could bond, but we also dont want to put koda into a situatuon where he could be harmed. We have watched coutless videos on bonding and trying to accommodate with Bear being free roamed, but I wouldve never thought he could scale a gate that high.
If you have ANY advice, we would love it. We are thinking about building a high heavy wooden fence with a door and mesh bottom portion so they can see and smell one another, that we can still manage to walk through (since we struggle and have fallen many times trying to step over our current fence) and that will be high enough he cant jump over or push over. Or simply keeping them apart until we move into a new place...
Sorry for the long text but we desperately want to do the right thing for our babies and make sure theyre happy and safe. Thank you to any one who takes the time to read..
yeah, I'm having the same struggle :( it is a real concern that one rabbit could hurt or even kill another. just like you I was super cautious, but one of my bunnies jumped off its super high fence to attack the other. thankfully I was home and heard the commotion, but they were already fighting. when a fight breaks, it becomes even more difficult to bond them again, and this situation breaks my heart every single day
Yes. This lovely CZcamsr just doesn't know all the facts. Rabbits have extremely delicate skeletons and rabbit fights can cause very serious and sometimes fatal injuries. I have a neutered male rabbit and a spayed female CAT. (Bunny is dominant). They keep each other company, but when bunny chases, kitty can jump onto something high. My cat is completely trustworthy and very sweet - which is crucial!
I´m AMAZED you have 3 MALES that live together! :O That shows how much rabbits need social contact and a social life!
Hey Kat! I love your videos on your channel! I currently have heard stories of the bonded pair hating each other afterwards. I was wondering if you could do a video about what you know on adding a third rabbit to a bonded pair? Thanks!
Thank you for your videos! My wife and I have recently started bonding our bunny with a new one and it's quite the journey! Appreciate your reminder that their relationship has ups and downs just like everyone else's!
Btw, love your sweater! Where did you get it, if you don't mind me asking haha!
I love your sweater, too!
I’m glad I found this video, I am in the process of bonding my rabbits and this is actually a legit fear I have had through this process. What if I do this wrong and I think it’s right but then I come home one day and one of them has killed the other…. Thank you for doing this video!
For over two years I‘ve had a group of four rabbits who have been living together for all their lives. Suddenly they started getting crazy. Now they live separately because they were biting each other so badly that one of them got hurt so horribly. Even the vet was shocked. They are already desexed. I don’t know what to do.
there are rabbits that are not able to bond with other rabbits due to their situation, for example rabbits that are rescues from backyard conditions where they were preyed upon before being rescued. Just want to share information that are situations that make it impossible, so the most important thing for those bunnies is to provide a safe and nurturing home.
I just adopted a male fuzzy lop since he was soo adorable for my dwarf angora male. Theyre both fixed so I hope i can bond them and have them freeroam together!!
Im getting mine neutered very soon and im planning on getting a pre spayed female companion because ive been getting busy.
Thank you so much
Your sweatshirt I love it and great video
@10:05 that is the cutest thing I've ever seen
I have a 3 year old neutered male, and recently acquired a 3 month old female, to finally bond him with. After a trip to the vet, his new girlfriend is apparently a boyfriend :/ I decided to go through with his neuter and fingers crossed for a smooth bonding!
Thanks
Interesting video.
I think we should consider the rabbits who hae to live alone "seriously mentally damaged" For lack of better words... It´s like people who are just not able to socialize with others normally and live live hermits... it´s not healthy or normal but it happens. If people understand this, they will do their best to bond their rabbit with another!
Have you ever had experience with a long-term bonded pair where one starts ruthlessly bullying the other for no apparent reason? I'm trying to decide whether or not to separate them, because they get along fine most of the time, but now that the dominant female is getting along with me, she snarls and chases her male away from me and back to the "nest" under the chair. (Both are fixed and have been bonded for 2 years.) Now when I go to pet the male he flinches because he's so used to all contact being followed immediately by the female biting him. So he cant even accept being groomed by us because she herds and nips at him so frequently that he thinks being touched means he's supposed to move away or there will be consequences. Would you separate them or give them time? And if you DID choose to separate them, which one would you remove from the other's territory for a more successful re-bonding in the future? Sorry for the long comment but thanks in advance for the advice.
your vides are always so helpful and informative!! and i absolutely love the bunny cam☺️🤍 i'm going to rebond my 3 rabbits in a few weeks (whenever i get time off work) and i've been feeling a bit anxious about it, but since i have my own apartment now i can house them seperately again if it doesn't go well.
one of my rabbits out of nowhere showed symptoms of e.c. and since she's the highest rank in their trio i think she felt like she had to defend her rank so my other 2 wouldn't see her as "weak"... which is why i had to seperate them a couple months ago:( but every now and then i see them all grooming each other through the gate, so i hope rebonding will go well when the time comes☺️🐰🤍
I don’t have a bunny (but i rlly want one) but I love watching ur vids❤❤
awhh thank you!! do it get one!! hahaha xx
Bonding was easy for me my two girls are sisters so they came from the same litter. they love each so much and I LOVE THEM but they idk what bread they are most CZcamsr like you have Lops and Rex I know it’s bad to get rabbits from rabbit breeders but I’m happy I did they are the most crazy girls I have so cute, loving, and hyper ❤. But I just want to know what breed they are. They have long point up ears and their coat is fluffy short coat.
hey! i have 2 adult bonded rabbits but recently got 2 baby girls rabbit, and i was just wondering if i have to wait till the baby girls r a bit older to bond them with the adults? or if i should bond them like they r.
Love your videos and i love your honesty and realness. Love your sweater also im a Christian and it's right up my street 🦋💜
Hi quick question how well do you think a all male trim would be if I get them all as babies vs a bonded pair and then getting a third later in age. There’s not a lot of videos and advice on 3 bunnies especially when you get then as babies
scientific studies have shown that 80% of rabbit bonds usually end up breaking, and tends to be that single rabbits are happier :)
Help! A few years ago I got a solo bunny. Then I moved into a bigger home and thought it would be a good idea to bring two baby sisters into my home too. But I recently moved again and I have a much smaller space. I feel like I can’t properly care for all three due to lack of finances and space. I was thinking about rehoming the two sisters and find a single rabbit to bond with my other 6 year old. Because I really don’t want to separate the sisters. So because of this, I got a new baby bunny to bond with my older one because I was going to rehome the 2. Is this a bad idea? I feel like I made a bad decision and I don’t know what to do, any advice? Should I just rehome the new baby, or the 2 sisters? I hope this made sense
What breed are your rabbits? Soo cute.. I’ve been thinking of getting a pair myself. I think they’re hollando lops.. not sure though
Pls❤ give me advice. I have two boy bunnies they are not neutered! My family got them (with out doing research me included ). I want them to bond but I can’t get them neutered at this time😢 the are in separate bunny hutches. I would like them to have more space but I need them To BOND! 😢 help pls
Also they are brothers but have not bin with each other in a long time
Can anyone tell me how you guys feed a pair of rabbits. Do they have to eat separately so you know each one is eating enough, or can you toss enough food for both of them in one spot? I plan on getting two rabbits, but I want to have an idea of how they will be fed every day if I have to spilt them up during feeding or something cause I go to work everyday. I just want to know that they both eat enough food and one isnt eating the others portion.
I had the same question!
If it helps someone advised me that at first supervise them to make sure they both get their amount of pellets.
Should my rabbits get spayed and neutered if I want to have bunnies? Let me kno
Hi, quick question...if someone you know is mistreating their rabbit, what should you do? As in they are not providing proper housing, care or food for the rabbit. It's condition is so bad that it is matted and has faeces all on its lower side. The living condition of the rabbit is no better than a rotting outdoor wooden cage that is totally covered or filled with poop - which gets cleaned once at most a month or two (if we're optimistic). They also fail to provide a good diet - just some hay only when it looks empty and a piece of veggie when the owners remember to. Also, it is kept outside year-round, regardless of weather conditions because...uh...it stinks?...because the owners fail to care for it properly....so, What would you do? Thanks
If you have a local animal care/shelter, maybe you can call them to ask what to do, maybe they have a better idea where to go to.
What if I keep two female rabbits who are not desexed? Also, will it be a good idea to bring another bunny when my female rabbit is already above 6 months
females are more territorial, they need to be desexed due to this,, desexed is not recommended because of accidental pregnancy it’s recommended because of the hormones, also females will live a lot longer if they’re spayed becomes they’re prone to cancers,, i haven’t found that age matters too much with bonding as long as they’re not a baby and a senior (in my experience) my bonded pair is a 2 year old female and a 1 1/2 year old male, hope this helped
@@notpadme thanks
My brother has 3 bunnies and 2 of them are male and they try to attack and kill each other 😢 he got them neutered and they still don’t get along unfortunately
Rabbits hold grudges, so the likelihood of them getting along in the future is very low
@@christineskall I didn't know they hold grudges 😭
@@EveofPyrite yep
I paused at the "I don't think you should be worried about your rabbit killing another rabbit."
I have one rabbit that I am legitimately worried about killing another rabbit. She is a 10+lb Giant Angora. She is spayed, and has been for over a year now. She has been a part of my family since she was 8 weeks old, and she is almost 2. She has had no negative interactions with other animals, ever. She is well-socialized and has grown up coming to my former place of employment as a dementia therapy animal. She loves interacting with people in general. She's more than happy to get pets and love from any human, even babies.
However, she is extremely territorial when it comes to animals. So territorial, in fact, that if myself or my husband comes home after interacting with any other animal (rabbit, cat, dog, hamster, etc.) we have to SHOWER before we interact with her or she will outright attack us. The clothes we wore interacting with that animal will be dug, chewed, and drug all over the house if they aren't immediately put into a basket away from her as well. If I touch those clothes with that scent, or my purse or my husband's backpack within 24 hours of that visit, I have to wash as if I was scrubbing up for surgery. This isn't just a growl and run kind of situation, but one in which she intends to draw blood. We both have scars from this. In the beginning, before I knew why she was behaving this way, if I entered her pen with another animal's scent on me she would corner me and my husband had to help me get out of the x-pen by blocking her off. I could legitimately see her attempting to kill another rabbit during the bonding process. I do not want to see that, and I do not want to stress my rabbit out by bringing a new one into her territory. She has made her boundaries abundantly clear, and I'm willing to respect them. Our intent when we got her was to get her a friend. I do not feel like she is the rule when it comes to rabbits, but she certainly would fall into the exception category and I don't believe she is the only rabbit that would be in that category.
I am just glad that my husband works from home and I am currently not working due to physical disability, so we can spend 90% of our time with her. She has enrichment, access to whatever she needs, and all the love she can handle during her awake hours.
my male was like that as well, he’s a rescue so he has trauma especially from other rabbits, i was so terrified he’d kill my female because he would draw blood to anyone other then me and would not stop attacking until the person was gone,, i was still able to bond him and actually now that he’s bonded he doesn’t do that anymore ! it took a month for the bond,,, but it may take a lot longer for you, at the end of the day you know your rabbit most and if you don’t want to risk it then don’t ! my aggressive rabbit is a new zealand (8 pounds) and i got him a holland long hair lop (4 pounds) the weight difference was really scary for me and her long hair has saved her from many bites from the beginning of the process
Do you think I need to get my female rabbit de-sexed if Iam thinking about getting another female one to bond her with?
yes, females are extremely territorial, desexed is necessary for any gender pairing
Tell me why I’m still scared of them killing eachother because I’ve learned that it’s a ‘possibility’
How old are you I thought your like 16😊
As a person who walked in on my second rabbit severely injured by my first . Yes a rabbit killing another IS in fact possible . Everyone needs to stand on their own judgment and experiences . Rabbits have tons of different types of personalities . And rabbit hierarchy is REAL lol
This is why I don’t care for Lorelei with Lennon the Bunny. She adds to the fear mongering. I can’t believe she still says stupid crap like she is afraid Lennon will hurt the other rabbit. Like come on! You claim to be “the bunny lady” yet spread that crap and scare people into having only single bunnies and thinking that is acceptable.
It’s best to go into it with two rabbits but pre bonded through a rescue! I went into it only wanting one but a woman adopting a second bunny for her single bunny talked me into getting a bonded pair to avoid bonding. She wished she would have done that from the beginning.
Now, I am a four rabbit momma now. Unfortunately, bonds are relationships and they can get rocky and a bond between two of them broke randomly so now I am waiting until the new year to bond them all back together. Having to take a week and half off of work for it too.
Love the message you’re sending out to current and new bunny owners! Keep at it!
Rabbits are extremely territorial. She did say in the video that some rabbits can never be bonded but are rare. I’ve watched Lennon the bunny and I have definitely seen her advise getting a second rabbit if you are able so she’s not against bonding? She just can’t bond lennon. Though she has fostered before and I recall seeing some videos where she introduced lennon to other rabbits so maybe lennon has changed?
@@meowstic4981yeah I felt a bit off with Lennon bunny lady. I used to enjoy watching her content, but she is highly judgemental of having bunnies outside, yet has done with Lennon too. Think they were visiting a city or whatever, so they placed him on this tiled ground and there was a building you could see.
Think it was a square of sorts.
Regardless, I just had an off feeling about that and it never felt right to me from that moment on.
I'm sure she loves her bunny or bunnies a lot, but as a spokesperson for bunnies and bunny owners I feel way too conflicted to watch her any longer.
I have 7 bunnies and 5 of them live together free roam peacefully and playfully. The other two are bonded on their own. NEVER have a single rabbit - this is a form of animal abuse in my humble opinion🙏