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03/03/2010 05:04 AM

This might be a dumb question, but does age difference matter when bonding?  I am thinking about a second bunny to bond with my current bunny.  The prospective second bunny would be 4 months younger...  I think at a later stage maybe it doesn't matter, but these are both <1 year, so I don't know if that makes a difference because of all the changes they go through that first year. 

My bunny is almost 6 months and we'd be getting the second at a little over 2 months old.  I know they'd have to remain separate for a while.  That's already been thought out.  She will be spayed next week and we'd have to wait for at least 2 more months to neuter the second bun, so bonding will be a while away still.  I just wanted to see if this was a reasonable idea or if I should be looking for a bun that's a little older. 

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03/03/2010 11:59 AM
It's not a dumb question at all. Young rabbits are very social because they haven't been out of the nest long and seek out the company of other rabbits. You have to see this as a tentative bond, though, because they are still maturing and might become competitive toward the other rabbit later on. If they do then you have to put in some extra hours into bonding sessions.
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03/05/2010 04:10 AM
Age doesn't seem to matter as much as hormones. So as long as both are altered and those hormones are no longer an issue, most bunnies should be able to bond. It might take awhile... but it should be possible.
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