Such devotion is far from apparent at first meetings, which may be marked by aggressive behavior. Two weeks later, these rabbits are inseparable, grooming and cuddling each other for hours at a time. The challenge to humans is how to guide them safely to a happy ending. Ideally, the rabbits are allowed to meet on a trial basis before a commitment to adopt is made. Introductions start with a 15-30 minute car ride.
Introductions take place away from the home rabbit's territory.
The match is done slowly and carefully, building on positive bunny body language. The rabbits are supervised until bonding is complete. The bonding process assumes that the two or more individual rabbits have potentially compatible personalities, if given time to adjust to one another. Unfortunately, however intimately you may live with one or all of the rabbits being matched, it is not easy to predict the sum of these personalities coming together. It is possible to give up too soon on a match, but also to go too far, into a cycle of hostile behavior.