Conejos - ¿cómo juntar un conejito joven con otro adulto?

What happens when we are quiet at home with our pet, in this case, Grey and suddenly there appears another rabbit? My goodness! What shall we do? What do we have to do in this case? Well, no problem, take it easy!! Rabbits are very gregarious animals, they love to live together. If the thing is that they are going to have a new friend, this is good news for them because they will have somebody to play with, all you will have to do is follow some rules so they get on well together. The first this is to gradually put them close so they get used to each other. We must never leave them on their own the first day. They have to smell each other. It's a good idea to put the cages next to each other so the first day there is only visual and smelling contact. Rabbits have very good scent, and they will know there is someone new. After this first contact, the second day they can have physical contact. We will place the new rabbit with the home pet and will always keep an eye on them. Look how the home pet goes over to smell the new member. He will smell and recognize it. Normally, he will do what you can see right now, smell its genitals, because this is what makes the difference, the smell between one and the other. The best thing to do is to place them in a neutral territory, we have bought them out into the garden so they can recognize each other in a completely different environment than what Grey is used to. Then, we will place them in this neutral space, they will smell each other and make friends, you will see that absolutely nothing happens. Which are the things to watch out for? well, as they get older, we will start to have problems... In which way? Well, if we have joined two males, one day, these males will rut, and as they can be territorial, they might start to fight. So when we join two rabbits we must always have a sterilization plan. Firstly because if we join two males, these could start to fight. Secondly, if we join a male and female, they will raise a family. You know how? They will multiply like rabbits, in a yery short time, you will have a real rabbit breeding farm, so it is important to sterilize or neuter the male and the female. We already have a video of this, you can look for it in our channel. First start with the males as they have a lot of hormonal problems, they are territorial and they will start to wee everywhere with a stronger and different smell, and they will especially do this all over the house. Secondly, the females develope a continuous rut that can cause them uterus problems. So, always when we join two rabbits, a male and female or more, the best thing to do is a sterilization plan. Very important. And as you can see, try to have the most appropriate cage, the cage must be as big as possible, this is what we always say. When people ask me which size of cage must they use I always answer, Excuse me? which size of house would you like? So this is the same, the cage must always be as big as we possibly can. The more space they have, the more exercise they will do and the better they will feel. We could say that generally and for a pair of rabbits we will use a rabbit cage the double size than the one we have here. A spacious cage so they can have a good life. Also, let them out often. It is important. If you have a garden, terrace or even in the street with a lead, so they can have plenty of exercise. Rabbits are animals tht need to do a lot of sport. So, I say goodby to you watching this new couple making frineds and I hope you have learnt a lot of new things about rabbits