Help! Bonded buns fighting.

What a afternoon i've had . I got home from work and went straight to see the buns , opened the shed door and the whole floor was covered in fur! I let them out and as Daphne went over to Peanut he absoloutely freaked , Daphne then carried on chasing him , I managed to seperate and put Peanut in the shed , checked them both over no mark on either of them but Peanut was shaking.

I put them both back in the shed and Peanut was launching himself off the walls trying to escape Daphne!I managed to grab Peanut and he snuggles in to me he was so terrified. I've got a dog crate in the shed which has their litter tray , food and water in So I locked Daphne in there and put peanut in the rest of the shed, every time daphne moved Peanut freaked out. I sat with them for a while and peanut calmed down so i opened the dog crate to see what would happen and daphne went straight for peanut again he freaked. So Daphne is locked in the dog crate for tonight as I don't know what else to do , they can see each other and i've checked on them several times and it all seemsabit calmer, I've given them their veg tonight and they're both happily munching away but I don't know what else to do! i'm so worried about them. I will try a car journey tomorrow any other suggestions or help would be appreciated I feel awful having to cut each of their space by half tonigh but i don't know what else I can do.

i was going to say a car journey.

Spring time tends to bring out a lot of hormonal behaviour even in neutered buns. I think the idea of a car journey is a really good one. You might need to start the bonding again as if they were never bonded. Small neutral space and take it from there. Wishing you luck hun.

good luck honey. Hope they can make friends again.

I think i've tried everything possible and poor Peanut is terrified. I took them in the carrier in the car and Peanut just sat there shaking he also made a few strange noises! I tried them in the kitchen using 4 panels of a puppy pen and Daphne launched at peanut and he was throwing himself against the pen, I've now split them up and given them half the shed each.

I have found several cuts on Peanut Which i am keeping a closeeye on but they are clean and healing ok.

The strange thing is they are now grooming each other through the panels in the shed, so i thought ok i'll try them together again but Daphne went straight for peanut and he began throwing himself againt the shed again . I am not willing to try them again as i'm scared of what the stress of it all may do to Peanut.I do think they both want to be friends though so don;t know where to take it from here.

Sorry all for the essay

Tamsin x

So sorry to hear that. I have a bonded pair and a single bunny who I would love to blend in with them, but to date it just hasn't been possible. Sometimes it just happens. You could always let them live side by side for the next couple of months until the Spring fever has passed and maybe try them again later.

I think that's the best option , I just hope spring fever ends soon and that peanut toughens up a bit! Do you think if they do re bond I may have this problem again next year at this time? x

Maybe or maybe not. Have they been separated for any reason, like one of them going to the vet while the other was left behind? Sometimes that can cause a bond to break down. My pair are absolutely fine when they have individual vet appointments, but I know it can cause problems.

Nope they haven't been seperated at all , I just came home from work to find fur everywhere and Peanut looking terrified in a corner. just been out to tuck them up for the night and it's like they want to be together but can't actually live in the same space!