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2 Females - Bonding Question

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Question
I have had rabbits now for 13 years and absolutely adore them.  I rescued a doe (Ebby) approx. 2years ago and just rescued another doe (Ginie) 2 months ago.  I have been trying to "bond" them, but I'm not having much success.  They are both spayed..I place them in a neutral playpen outside..with me in it.  Ebby will not stop mounting Ginie..it's to the point that Ginie runs from Ebby whenever she approaches her.

Answer
Ebby is trying to establish that she is the dominant bunny, and Ginie apparently doesn't want her to be.  That would be a normal behavior for rabbits.

You may have to work with them more on this, there's tips at http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/introductions.html

You may also try something like a car ride or a carrier on top of a washing machine in the spin cycle, kind of scare them into liking each other.

Kim