Should i get a friend for my bunny?

[BunBunTheAlbino]

I am often away from my bunny and I am worried she is lonely, im out for hours each day and possibly weeks.(my parents care for her when I am away)  The only days I spend my time only on her is weekends and I think she might be lonely. She is super happy when I get back maybe she was lonely or she missed me? I don’t know. besides, if I did adopt her a friend i’d have to spay her and bond them. would getting a friend be a good idea?

[Jazlyn]

I think it may be a very good idea to get her friend. If she’s alone for hours at a time, there is a good chance she’s lonely. But some rabbits may like being on there own. You also have to take into account that some rabbits never bond though. Good luck!

[Stormybun]

Well first you’ll want to ask yourself some questions:
Do you have space for a second cage if the bonding doesn’t work out?
Do you have the money for double the vet bills?
Do you have the money for double the pellets, hay, litter, greens, etc?
Do you have money for a second litter box, food bowl, water bowl, etc?
If so, a second rabbit could be a great friend to your current rabbit, if your worried if they’ll bond or not, you could call your local shelter and see if they do speed dates, and bring your rabbit on a few to find their perfect match.

[Gina.Jenny]

It sounds like your bun isn’t spayed? spaying is recommended to prevent uterine cancer, which is very common in older girl buns, apart from being needed to bond. it sounds like she might well be glad of some bunny company, but it can take time to bond two buns, so you would need to know you would be available daily for as long as it takes, unless you have access to professional bonders, but even then you would need to be around when they settled back into what your bun will almost certainly consider ‘her space’

[Lil Leo]

My bun has had a few dates with other buns and he does very well with other buns seem comfortable .. He has never tried mounting ect more the type to groom the other buns SO my question is if on his next date things go well between him and other bun AND I choose to adopt her I was going to set up my bunny current room in half with 2 Xpens as the divider so they will both have their own space but will be able to see each other ect.. im gonna have fleece blanket on the new buns side and clean it really well so the new bun wont be overwhelmed with HIS scent.. I do want to bond them but want to do a slower approach ?!?! Any one have any Ideas or thoughts or EXPERIENCE with this??

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