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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Help! Should I get a second bunny?

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    • Bombmom
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        Hello everyone! Thanks for accepting me on this fabulous site.

        Here is my back story:  In September, I got a 3 month old Lion Head mix bunny (Harvey Hopper Hospice Hare), and had him fixed at 4 months.  He was mellow yellow from the beginning and he is still very sweet and loves to cuddle.

        Because I know bunnies are generally happier and healthier with a mate, I got a him female friend. She too was three months old, and I did all of the introductions as instructed. They loved each other.  

        I had her fixed as well, but she seemed to get more and more skittish after the fact. The reason that was an issue is because they were/are therapy bunnies. I take them to assisted living facilities. Usually they stayed in the basket and the patients would pet them, talk to them, blow kisses, etc.. Harvey, my boy, is also able to be held.

        Hedda Hopper, the girl, was starting to get restless. She nipped at a patient once, but did not draw blood.  Two days later, I was trying to pick her up to take her for therapy, and she did a Matrix-Ninja-Bunny type move and sliced open my eyelid.  It was at that moment I decided she was not happy as a therapy bunny, and I wouldn’t make her do it. I found her a great home with a vet. tech who has lots of animals.  She wanted a litter-box trained Californian, and that is what Hedda was.

        Now that I have gone on too long, here is my dilemma:

        1. Harvey loved having a mate.  I want him to have one, but I want the mellloooowest breed I can find. What would be a good breed? I am hearing Lionhead or Lop eared.

        2. I hear that it would be easier to get him a female, but I also hear the females are generally more fidgety and territorial. I don’t want to incorrectly assume that all males are more mellow.

        Please help!  It is very costly to maintain and spay/neuter these buns, but I want to be a responsible owner and help them live happy, healthy lives.  If I can avoid going through “Hedda Hell” again, I would love to.

        PS – A co-worker SWEARS it is because she had red eyes. Go figure.


      • Butters
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          I think that haveing just one bun is a good idea because sometimes only having one animal is better. I know this for a fact that some bunnys love company from certain rabbits but your rabbit may not even like the new mate! Sometimes bunnies can change from the slightest change, but that is just my sudjestion. You should private message me to talk more.


        • Dandelion and Coco
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            I think that you should definitely get another bunny, but maybe you could adopt a slightly older, already spayed/neutered bunny so you don’t have the post-operation temperament change to deal with?

            I successfully bonded two male bunnies who had not been neutered before, and bunnies are often not bothered about whether their mate is a boy or a girl. Bunnies generally prefer having a bunny companion who can snuggle with them, groom them and play with them. I would search for rescue centres/ foster homes in your area and find some already desexed bunnies of either gender available for adoption, then take Harvey with you when you go to meet them.

            You can see which bunnies have a good temperament for the job, and let Harvey go on dates with them. You can then adopt one that he gets along with and begin to bond them, and at the same time you will have rescued a bunny! Good luck


          • Bombmom
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              Thanks for the answer! There is a shelter about 40 minutes from here, but they spay and neuter which is awesome!

              Harvey is going to be a dating fool here pretty soon!

               

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