maisie has her neuter booked in for the 21st, so gunna bond at the end of jan. so want your guys advice. ive been reading up, but i know you lot are all pros

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I wrote this for someone else so I just copy & pasted it cos I'm lazy

When you are ready you need a pen that is about 3ft x 2ft (depending on how many rabbits are involved) in a completely neutral area. (some people use the bath with a towel down).
When placing the rabbits in the pen you need to place the buck in before the doe, if you are bonding more than one doe you need to place the least dominant doe in first and work up in order of dominance.
Always use a water bowl as the spout of a water bottle can cause serious eye injuries if they knock it during the beginning stages.
No litter trays or food bowls as these can be something that encourages territorial behaviour.
Chasing, fur pulling and mounting is all normal bonding behaviour but if the chasing becomes too intense or they start circling it is best to distract them rather than letting it escalate.
Once they have been in the neutral area for a few hours without any scuffles you need to neutralise their enclosure (only if one of the rabbits has previously been in enclosure) with a mixture of Bleach, white wine vinegar and hot water (everything needs to be scrubbed) anything that can't be scrubbed needs to be thrown out. (Don't allow them access to their run until after the next stage)
Once they have been in their enclosure for 3/4 days without any issues you can allow them access to their run.
During this time I find it best to scatter feed.
In my experience increasing space too quickly is one of the main issues as it encourages territorial behaviour.
If at any stage they start chasing and fur pulling again take a step back as this is normally an indication that you are moving too fast for the bond.
Don't split them unless they have a full locked on fight or blood is drawn as constantly splitting and reintroducing causes a lot more stress and can make the bond take much, much longer to achieve.

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thank you for your help, i always scatter feed as i find it works better than bowls.

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