How do you bond with new rabbits?

Answer 1

Your rabbit will love it if you hold her/him and brush him/her out to free them of manges. They can sense feelings because of the chemicals your body gives off and they will know. Rabbits like to picked up but you got to hold them by there chest and use your other hand to support your rabbit under his bum......rabbits are socailze animals and they do not like alone......try and spend sometime with your rabbit and it will start trusting you then alot more than before.

Answer 2

Rabbits are social animals and they benefit from living in pairs or groups, but you can't just throw two rabbits together because they might fight. You should never let rabbits fight: even a small cut can lead to a serious infection, and fighting is emotionally traumatic (and trauma can lead to behavioural problems).

Before you can house them together or leave them alone together, there's a "bonding" process the rabbits have to go through. When rabbits are bonded, that means they love each other and can be trusted not to fight or terrorise each other. The bonding process can be fast, a couple of weeks, or it can take many months and a lot of patience. During the bonding process, rabbits can only be allowed together under supervision.

See the links below for more details. Every bonding process is different, and it helps to learn as much as you can before you start.

Some tips about bonding:

• Both rabbits should be spayed/neutered (and recovered from the surgery, which takes at least 3 weeks' time) and healthy. Sex hormones, illnesses, and injuries will only add to an already stressful situation.
• Prepare the housing and bonding areas ahead of time. The rabbits will need to be housed separately at first, and the introductions should take place in a "neutral" zone (i.e. any safe place that neither rabbit already considers part of his territory). Consider using an exercise pen, or sectioned-off hallway, to keep things contained. Don't put a litter box in the neutral zone at first because one of the rabbits may immediately claim it as her territory.
• Consider asking local shelters and rescue groups for "dates," where your rabbit can meet other rabbits. You have a better chance of finding a good match if you let your rabbit meet lots of other rabbits.
• Wear heavy gloves so you can intervene if the rabbits start to fight (otherwise you'll get a nasty bite or scratch). A spray bottle of water might also stop the fight, or (even better) it might stop the aggressor from fighting in the first place.
• Learn about the difference between dominant behaviour (e.g. mounting) and aggressive behaviour (e.g. growling, lunging). If you see aggressive behaviour, intervene before the fight happens. A quick bond is unlikely to happen with rabbits that are aggressive toward each other.
• Feed the rabbits together. If you can't supervise them closely at mealtimes, think of some other way to feed them "together" while still keeping them apart. For example, keep their cages next to each other (with a gap in-between to prevent fighting), and set the dishes against the cage sides closest to each other. Or, use a baby gate to separate two areas, and then put their food dishes on either side of it.
• The rabbits need to get used to each other's scent. Try swapping their dishes, litter boxes, toys, or even cages every few days so they get used to living with the other rabbit's scent.
• A shared stressful situation can sometimes encourage rabbits to trust and like each other. The most common example is to take the rabbits on a car ride together. Whatever you do, don't let the rabbits fight (so, if you take the car ride route, you need a top-loading carrier or a tall box with no lid, and someone needs to ride with the bunnies, ready to pull one out if they fight).
• If the rabbits are getting along, gradually allow them to spend more and more time together.

Answer 3

hi im cazza, if u want to bond with a new rabbit you cant pick him up too much but be gentle. rabbits love attention and will be very playful but give ur little buddy lots of litle cuddles!

Answer 4

Give it love attention and maybe Evan give it another bunny to play with so he can bond with that and you and he will be very happy

Answer 5

Give her celery apples and carrots and keep her on a porch out of a cage. She will use her litter box.