PROFESSIONAL RABBIT BONDING in
LOS ANGELES + ORANGE COUNTY

Yes!

Our standard retreat is designed for pairs (duos) and takes 5 days.

For fluffles of 6+ OR if deemed necessary based on history, we extend the retreat to 10 days.

We have successfully bonded groups of various sizes. Our largest group to date is 8.

Contact us to discuss your specific situation.

Yes!

Following our Retreat Take Home Guide is essential for maintaining the bond.

We also provide:

• 3-hour in-home transition where we guide you through the first few hours

• Four (4) virtual consultations for one month post-retreat

• Ongoing support if you have questions

The key is to follow our protocol exactly and not mix strategies from other sources. Consistency is crucial for maintaining the bond.

You may fill out the form above or call, text or email us. Please note that it may take up to 48 hours for a response.

We will then schedule an in-person consultation to meet you + your rabbits. This consultation is $75 and will go towards your deposit if you choose to schedule a Retreat with us.

At this consultation, we will determine your low + high end Retreat quote. This quote is determined based on your rabbits’ history, their temperaments, and if we have cause to believe that it will take longer than our 5 day program.

We prefer:

• Cash

• Check

• Venmo

• Zelle

Credit card payments are accepted, but will incur an additional 3.5% service fee (billed separately).

Payment due: At service completion, unless a payment plan is arranged in advance.

Deposit: $200 ($125 after the in-person consultation if a first-time client).

On the day of transport, your rabbits will experience top-tier white glove service. You will receive a text message an hour prior with our estimated time of arrival.

If you need additional assistance with transport, there is an additional $50 fee per carrier.

Yes!

You can schedule a consultation (in-person or virtual) instead. We can go over our theory of thought, as well as guide you through traditional practices.

Note: At-home bonding using our marathon method requires 24/7 supervision, which most families find impossible to sustain. Traditional side-by-side methods may be more realistic for at-home bonding.

We prioritize your pet's health and safety:

1. Immediate triage with our rabbit first aid kit

2. Contact you immediately about the situation

3. Seek medical care without delay

4. Transport to your primary vet during business hours

5. Transport to emergency clinic after hours if needed

We're not licensed veterinarians, but will administer prescribed medications if necessary. We have access to multiple exotic vet clinics and emergency hospitals within 30 miles.

Please note: you will be required to reimburse the Bun Chia Burrow for all medical expenses.

If rabbits are not ready to go home after the allotted time, you will be notified seventy-two (72) hours in advance and can decide if you'd like for them to stay longer or go home for pre-bonding.

We generally do not like to hold on to rabbits post 7 days of the retreat dates—we know you'd miss them and we'd rather they take time to decompress.

If we feel they need more pre-bonding work at home (switched litterboxes in a side-by-side pen), we will recommend sending them home and rescheduling at a later time.

We’ve crafted a 5-day bonding program* that relies on 24/7 supervision. We rely on behavioral analysis to encourage positive behaviors and extinct negative behaviors. We walk the fine line of intervening before rabbits are injured, but allowing your rabbits to communicate with one another. We do not utilize tactics like water spraying or car rides - we try to communicate with your rabbits as they would normally with one another (i.e., we will thump instead of yell, gently tap their bottom to encourage them to move, etc.).

You can read the same peer-reviewed articles we did to create our program right here.

All rabbits who are sent home will have been co-habiting without chasing or aggressive behaviors for at minimum 48 hours . We include a 3 hour transition period if you wish (we transport your rabbits back to you, staying with them for 3 hours to ensure that any negative behaviors, if exhibited, gets corrected in their home environment).

* This assumes that this is the first time rabbits are interacting with each other. If there is history, please contact us for an alternative timeline.

If your rabbits show signs of distress upon returning home, we will bond them again for you at no additional cost.

You must reach out to us within 3 months/90 days post return. Scheduling will be at our discretion. You must follow the Take Home Guide provided to you.

We do not recommend mixing strategies from other sources and bonders. If you do mix strategies, the Guarantee is null and void for your current reservation.

The Bun Chia Burrow is covered by pet insurance through Pet Sitter’s Associates.

However, we highly encourage you to reach out to a service provider like Nationwide or Met Life for full-coverage.

Historically, our waitlist is about 6-9 months long.

We offer Retreat dates on a first come, first serve basis. Dates can be traded to accommodate families.

We get this question a lot, but it boils down to that we do not utilize traditional bonding methods that may not need 100% supervision at all times and we are asked to bond “the unbondable” (think of us as the last resort before one or more of the rabbits get rehomed).

Traditionally, some professionals will place rabbits next to each other in separate pens for days at a time before putting them together for 15-30 minute speed dates. These strategies produce results, but can take weeks or months.

However, we are able to speed up the process to less than a week because of the program we’ve crafted and continue to update. When we say we rely on 24/7 supervision, we truly mean it. This is because your rabbits are placed together for the entirety of the stay and thus will require supervision at all times.

We walk the fine line of intervening before rabbits are injured, but allowing your rabbits to communicate with one another.

We do not utilize tactics like water spraying or car rides—we try to communicate with your rabbits as they would normally with one another (i.e., we will thump instead of yell, gently tap their bottom to encourage them to move, etc.).

You can read the same peer-reviewed articles we used to create our program right here.

All rabbits who are sent home will have been co-habiting without chasing or aggressive behaviors for at minimum 48 hours.

We include a 3-hour transition period if you wish (we transport your rabbits back to you, staying with them for 3 hours to ensure that any negative behaviors, if exhibited, gets corrected in their home environment).

NOTE: because we have limited staff (no more than a team of 3) hosting a Retreat, and your rabbits will be the only ones in our care at this time (unlike other bonding operations that may have the staff capacity to do more than one bonding group at a time). Only one of us can sleep/step away at any given time, and we do not leave the bonding space unsupervised by at least one of us for the 5 days (or more if necessary). Your rabbits are not separated (unless severe antagonistic behaviors are being observed) and slowly gain access to more space as their bond strengthens.

It is a draining endeavor on our end, but it is so rewarding to see duos to even fluffles of 6 or more doing well in their forever homes at the end.