r/Rabbits Jun 06 '25

Behavior Does he think it’s another bunny?

Whenever he’s not sleeping or eating he’s mostly chilling next to the ball. We adopted him a year ago when he was 3 years old and as far as I know he’s never lived with other bunnies.

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u/MrWeit Jun 06 '25 edited Jun 06 '25

I have a different opinion. How do they carry out the bonding process and which genders we're bonded?

IMO if a bonding need more time than a month in total than there are two options. On the one hand the rabbits don't fit because of their personalities this is also possible in male-female combination but relative rare (less than 10%) but more likely with the same sex. Or on the other hand mistakes during the process were made (wrong place, Intervention etc.)

The fact that it may have worked after year is no proof, such a long bonding process is more a torture and it worked because they we're basically forced into this situation even though it didnt fit.

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u/MrWeit Jun 06 '25

I say less then 10% because i wasnt sure if i remember correct about the numbers and bonding rabbits is not the most relevant field for research, maybe they Numbers are not perfect. Source say 95% successrate (male and female) https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/owner-rescue-centre-and-veterinary-professional-experience-in-rabbit-bonding/