Sisters from the same litter

[KrisCross]

Hello everyone!

I’ve been a stalker on this forum for a while but finally joined as a member to ask for some advice off all of you lovely people!

So in 2 weeks we will be bringing home 2 baby bunnies, they are sisters from the same litter. Now, we have never had 2 bunnies before, our previous bun Frankie (RIP) was our only bunny so we are new to having two! I just have a few questions, I know the usual bonding process takes a long time and they are not meant to share things whilst this is happening, however they have been living together with their Mum all this time and will be coming with me together, so will the bonding process be necessary?

Will they be able to share a cage, litter tray, food bowls etc?

Also does anyone have any advice on what I can expect to be different owning 2 bunnies instead of 1 in terms of litter training, sharing toys, space etc.

Oh! Forgot to mention..they will be house bunnies ☺️, thank you in advance for any help!xxx

[Mikey]

I would have different cages for them, but let them share play time. When puberty hits, its very common for rabbits to start fighting and thats why its reccomended that you keep them separated until after they are fixed and healed (for girls, it takes a bit longer for the hormones to flush out after their spay; you may have to wait up to six months after they are spayed before letting them share a cage together). Another good reason to keep them atleast semi separated is that its very easy to get the sex wrong on a young rabbit and you dont want baby oopsies

[tobyluv]

You won’t be able to properly, and permanently bond the sisters until after their spay surgery. Very young bunnies can be bonded, as they are very likely bonded now, but as soon as they reach 3 months or so and start entering puberty, they will have to be separated. With hormones, can come aggression and fighting and fighting can lead to severe injuries. If they will be only 8 weeks old when you get them, you could keep them together at first, so they can comfort each other, since they will be in a new place and away from their Mom. But you will need to separate them in just a few weeks.

After they are properly bonded following their surgeries, they certainly can share a litter box and food and water bowls, toys, etc. If they are caged together, the cage will need to be large enough. x-pens give rabbits more room.

Here are 2 good articles on bonding:

https://binkybunny.com/BUNNYINFO/tabid/53/CategoryID/9/PID/940/Default.aspx

http://rabbit.org/faq-bonding-multiple-rabbits/

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