Bonding your Bun

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(ears forward meaning they're interested and curious with each other)

A rabbit is a sociable animal and most rabbits need company of another rabbit to maintain a happy lifestyle. Most rabbits would prefer to be kept in pairs. The best advised pair is a neutered male and spayed female. 
In the wild rabbits live in warrens which holds roughly fifty rabbits. In this group of fifty there are 'family groups' of one male to four females. You can even bond two males together, though it can be more trickier. 
When bonding the best thing to know is your rabbit, research local charities and explain what kind of bun your looking for and they should help. Some charities will also bond the rabbits for you.
It is always best to have a spare hutch/cage just in case the rabbit's bonds break just in case or in case one rabbit takes ill and may infect the others.



Steps to Bond your Bun's
1. Neuter your rabbit's, it can take up to eight weeks sometime's longer for hormones to die down. (2 weeks minimum for wounds to heal)
2. Arm yourself with a water spray bottle (to separate gentle bickering) a towel (to separate more aggressive fighting) and some gloves (to protect yourself)
3. Have a small neutral enclosure. Like the bathroom floor, or a metal pen. Then introduce them. Might be best to have a friend on stand-by to help separate. 
4. Watch their reactions, chasing and gentle fur pulling and mounting each other is natural behaviour, though if any blood is drawn or it's aggressive would be best to separate and try again.
5. Just keep introducing the rabbits in the same spot until they seem to be getting along (snuggling next to each other, grooming one another etc.) The more time you spend with them the quicker
they'll bond. 
6. Move to their permanent enclosure and monitor them.
7. If they ever 'fall out' separate but let them see and smell each other, then re-introduce.