I post this just to share my experience of the first few days with two girl bunnies (3 months old), a red eyes white minilop (Saedii) and a madagascar hollandlop (Milady). I hope I translated the breeds correctly. Right from the start they had very different personalities.
Saedii is very curious and full of energy. When she is awake she never stops moving and exploring and then when she sleeps she is fully comfortable just laying down and sleeping in the middle of a room. She isn’t at all scared of us but doesn’t like physical contact yet.
Milady is the exact opposite. At the beginning she was just terrified by everything. As she arrived home she hid in the first hidden place of her enclosure and didn’t come out until a few hours later. We had to put water and food in her little space for her to eat or drink something. She was also extremely annoyed by the lively behaviour of Saedii and thumped repeatedly when she would come near her. They were also starting to bite, not in a violent manner, but still, this was scaring Milady even more. We were scared that if this would continue we would have to put them in separate cages (which we were already prepared for).
This went on for two days until one afternoon we came home from groceries to find them as in the picture above. Since that morning they have bonded in a way i would have never imagined.
They always spend time together, lay side by side and groom eachother. Now that we are letting them more freedom around the house, Saedii is always out exploring, but often comes back to her sister to check if she is alright and to try to convince her to come out and explore with her, which she managed to do only twice in a week.
You can clearly see how they are improving eachother. Saedii now is calmer since she is always thinking about her sister, while Milady is getting braver and less scared following the her sister around the house.
For the moment it’s one of the best experiences i could have hoped for and i’m sure that soon there will be enough confidence for us to pet them.
by tomalexx96