r/Rabbits • u/First_Strawberry_689 • Apr 07 '26
Bonding Bonding in few days
My two bunnies bonded in just few days. At first they were separated by a gate, which they continued to escape to stay with each other. As soon as I removed the gate, they got completely along. Is this possible or this may it just be for a few days? Should i keep an eye out on them?
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u/AdBitter3688 Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26
Keep an eye out for the next few days, but if they are both neutered adults it sounds like they are a lucky match!
Edit: I took a look at your post history and it looks like the white bunny is a young female and the grey bunny is an unneutered adult male. In that case, this will not work out and they need to be separated. Only neutered adult rabbits can live together.
They get along right now because of something called a “baby bond” or “false bond.” This is a temporary relationship between two babies, or between a baby and an adult. It only lasts for a short period before the rabbits either start fighting, making babies, or both.
Your younger bunny will soon start to become an adult, and the false bond will break. Because of this, they need to be separated immediately and kept that way until both rabbits are desexed and have had 6-8 weeks for the hormones to dissipate.
Then you can introduce them again, but only through bonding. There are several methods that you can research while you wait for them to get fixed and recover.
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u/Travelpuff Apr 07 '26
This. Hormones are going to be going crazy as the baby bun grows up and your risk them getting into a serious fight. Rabbits have died from this - you can find recent posts about this topic. Please separate them until both are fixed and have time to settle their hormones.
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u/First_Strawberry_689 Apr 07 '26
Hei, I fixed the male rabbit today, and for now I keep them together only supervised. I kind of ‘had’ to take him otherwise he would had been eaten for easter. Do you think that if i keep making them see each other for few hours a day, they can continue to get along?
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u/AdBitter3688 Apr 07 '26
No, they will stop getting along when the girl reaches maturity in the next few weeks. He also is not sterile yet for another 4-6 weeks, so when she reaches maturity he can get her pregnant still. The bunnies absolutely need to be separated. There is no way to know when things will start to go bad.
It’s okay to have two bunnies who are kept completely separate until she is old enough for the procedure and has had the required amount of time to recover. It’s very normal. Don’t feel bad for saving him! You did a good thing.
The best thing for both of them now is to not allow any contact until everything is settled.
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u/redraccoon Apr 07 '26
Until a few months after both are fixed and hormones are settled, we can’t be certain of how they’ll behave together. Only after then does the true bonding process begin.
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u/Smart-Way1246 Apr 07 '26
Unfortunately, it's probably too late. There's a very high possibility that your female bun is already pregnant.
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u/Ok-Picture237 Apr 07 '26
I'm just here to second everything in this thread. They need to be separated until 6-8 weeks after both have been fixed.
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u/PureBonus4630 Apr 07 '26
No Rabbits On The Nighstand!! 🚫
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u/Alternative-Major245 Apr 08 '26
Why ??
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u/MrFavorable Apr 08 '26
Too high off the ground, they’re more fragile than most think. They’re not like a cat.
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u/Alternative-Major245 Apr 08 '26
Mine jump off my couch top and recliner chair bsck all the time. Idk how you'd stop free roam house rabbits from climbing like little mountain goats!
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u/MrFavorable Apr 08 '26
It takes a lot of preemptive measures, but for a couch, good luck haha. It’s like trying to keep cats off of tables, they just do it when you’re not around. But bunnies just don’t care.
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u/foodfoodnfood Apr 08 '26
Also they could injure themselves landing on such hard surfaces since they don’t have padding like cats or dogs do.
Edit: doesn’t seem to be a lot of soft flooring for them either…
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u/PureBonus4630 Apr 11 '26
It was a joke! (A spoof on the Mommy Dearest movie where she screams “No Wire Hangers!!!”)
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u/Starpop83 Apr 08 '26
Please separate them immediately. An un-neutered female bunny plus a male who was just neutered? The female is highly likely to be pregnant already. And even if not this "bond" is not a true one and will break - there is then a huge risk of a very damaging fight. Rabbit fights are no joke - they can and will fight to the death and cause immense injury to each other. I still have a scar on my back from being in the cross fire of one (and that was between two neutered and fully bonded rabbits whose bond suddenly broke. Introduce two with high hormones and you will have utter carnage).
Once both rabbits are 8 weeks post neutering, you can start the bonding process. Very small neutral area for short periods of time a day, building up longer with good behaviours. Most rabbit rescues offer this as a service and I'd highly recommend you do this as you have done everything you shouldn't whilst bonding, I'm sorry to say.
With the greatest of respect, all of this information is readily available online - why would you put them together whilst doing zero research?
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u/Liddlehearts Apr 07 '26
Oh my glob! The second pic where they’re whispering secrets to each other. The third pic where they’re conspiring on the bed. The fourth pic where they’re regretting their conspiracy.
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u/ATCLoki Apr 08 '26
If these are adult bunnies then it is possible this is a true bond. Sometimes it really does just click from the get-go. But you should remain vigilant for any changes while they explore their new bond and encounter new situations. Try and not overly relax your vigillance and ensure you aren't leaving them entirely unsupervised for too long.
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u/Starpop83 Apr 08 '26
The female is un-neutered and the male just got neutered yesterday. OP needs to separate.
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u/ATCLoki Apr 08 '26
Oh, I agree. I had assumed spay and neuter when I asked if adult. My bad. Still, I hope that they are a good combo and the bonding works out.
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u/MysteriousPainter359 Apr 07 '26
I had two bunnies that bonded literally day one they were inseparable ever when her partner passed she fell deeply into depression it hurt to see her like that
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u/umbrella_crab Apr 07 '26
Even if OP's are still a baby bond, my sister recently was able to bond her foster fail with her picky Prince of a solo rabbit in like two days. They love each other so much. My two buns also had a shockingly easy bond that took about five days. If you give them all the tools to succeed like a neutral meeting ground they have a good chance.
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u/grandioseguineapig Apr 08 '26
Awww that’s so good to hear. I’m really hoping a neutral meeting ground is all it takes
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u/RabbitsModBot Apr 07 '26
What is a baby bond?
A baby bond, also known as the false bond, refers to the relationship between rabbits where at least one is unfixed and young. Due to the absence of hormones, territorial feelings and aggression are not yet present, facilitating what can seem like a very loving, stable relationship -- however, this can change very quickly once a rabbit reaches sexual maturity. Please note that rabbits being together since birth (i.e. siblings, parent-child) does not rule-out the baby bond phenomena, since rabbits can and often will fight and mate within family.
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My two bunnies used to be happily bonded, but now they are constantly fighting. What happened?
If one or both of your rabbits were unfixed and young, chances are that one or both are going through sexual maturity. Territorial feelings and aggression increases once bunnies start producing their hormones. Your rabbits may be fighting to reestablish dominance through humping and chasing. Please separate them before they cause serious injuries to one another.
The easiest way to fix such behavior is to spay and neuter your rabbits. You may need to work on re-bonding the rabbits afterwards, since scents change when rabbits go through sexual maturity. Wait a month after the operation to make sure all hormones have dissipated before doing so. For more tips on bonding rabbits, see the wiki: http://bunny.tips/Bonding
If your two rabbits are different sexes, it is especially important to separate them now before the female gets pregnant. In fact, you may find out that your rabbits are a different sex than you thought when taking them in to the vet to be fixed. If you obtained your rabbit from a pet store, they were most likely improperly sexed, as it can be very difficult for non-professionals to identify. Keep in mind it only takes 3 seconds for a successful mating, and neutered males are not fully sterile until at least 8 full weeks after their operation.