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Bonding Services

Bonding bunnies can be time-consuming, frustrating, and even a little scary!

If you are having trouble bonding your bunnies, sometimes a new environment can help. 

 Conditions and Pricing

  • We require a minimum of a one-week commitment. Many rabbits take longer (10 - 14 days). 

  • All rabbits MUST be spayed/neutered at least six weeks before bonding, no exceptions.

  • Not all bunnies are good candidates for "marathon" bonding. A screening process will help determine your buns' suitability.

  • After your bunnies' stay at Pepper's Place, we'll provide a set of recommendations based on your rabbits' bonding experience that we encourage you to follow, but we cannot guarantee that bonds will hold once you take the rabbits home. Bunnies may return to territorial behaviors once they are back in a familiar environment, and you will likely need to keep working with them to help them build and strengthen their bond.

  • Cost: $300 (as of Fall 2024). There may be an additional cost if also boarding, depending on the length of the stay. If we cannot get your bunnies to a point where they can spend 72 consecutive hours together, we will discount half the bonding fee. Bonding bunnies can be a very time-consuming endeavor, particularly in the first few days until the initial bond is formed.  

  • There is always a risk of injury when bonding rabbits. We have never had to take a rabbit to the vet because of a bonding incident. However, rabbits can be unpredictable, and despite our vigilance, it's possible that an injury can occur. When you enroll your rabbits in our bonding program, we will ask you to sign a form acknowledging this risk and providing vet information in case of an injury.  

The Process

We have successfully bonded dozens of happy bunny couples. Every bunny is unique, and there is no "one-size-fits-all" approach. We work with you and the bunnies to figure out what works for them and move at their pace.

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We start with a consultation to get to know your bunnies' situation and work out a bonding plan. Following the House Rabbit Society guidelines, we spend 2 - 4 hours a day working directly with the bunnies and provide 24/7 supervision when they are together, even sleeping near them in case of any night scuffles.  We will keep you updated with at least one progress report every day. 

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Bonding starts in side-by-side spaces that are smaller than a typical pen size. This is intentional so that the bunnies will be encouraged to interact with each other and not hide away in corners. During active bonding, short 24-inch pens are used so Alisha can reach into the pens and break up any scuffles as necessary. Bunnies rarely jump out of these pens during bonding, but they are not left alone in them unsupervised.

 

 

Once the bunnies have spent at least 72 hours together with no fighting, we consider them well on their way to a long-term bond.

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Aurora and Clover

A love story.

2024 Bun Love!

 

Here are the 2024 Pepper's Place Bonding Couples, Trios, and Quartets. You can see both the successes and the "not yets."

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Current status: 75% success rate.

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2023 Bun Love!

 

Here are the 2023 Pepper's Place Bonding Couples, Trios, and Quartets. You can see both the successes and the "not yets."

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