Okay, before you click the play button I should apologize for one instance of my potty mouth and a good deal of bunny on bunny head humping (however funny we found it to be). This is the first time we've had multiple bunnies at one time and we are complete newbies when it comes to bunny bonding/reunions. I've read about how to go about introductions and know that the humping is a display of dominance or control that bunnies do to figure out the balance of power in their relationships with one another. I would step in and separate them whenever I felt that one was being too vigorous or forceful and always made sure that the more submissive bun had the option to escape the other. For anyone new to this blog, both Simon and River were neutered/spayed 4 weeks ago and this is the amount of time that their Vet told us to wait before allowing them to have contact with one another. If nothing else, you should get a pretty good laugh towards the end--we certainly did!
After they tired of the head humping, they either played tag or explored the apartment. Here, they're discovering that they both like the vertical blinds.
They're a bit sulky after an argument about who holds the deed for the bunny condo.
Simon has some boundary issues to work out. River is like, "Hey, that's
my cage!"
After pulling Simon out of River's cage, we find River in a huff and ignoring Simon. Simon is pretending that he isn't bothered by River ignoring him and is trying to look like he's ignoring her right back. I'm not sure how he thinks that's a good idea.
Well, they seem to have settled their differences for now and are happily grooming one another. Overall, I'd say that their reunion went rather well. It'll still be a while before I trust them in the same cage together, but they're making progress.
Thank you all for visiting and I hope you have a great weekend! I'll be back on Monday.
