Convincing resistant mum to get 2nd rabbit

Hey everyone,

My free-in-room rabbit who has now started chewing doorframes etc (separate post about this) will need to be in his cage part of the day, and in an enclosure when not supervised once everything is sorted with fencing and some serious bunny proofing. But I am realising it is time for a female friend for him. I was gonna put it off til I can move out but I want to bring it forward for his sake.

I need seriously convincing arguments to get my mum to say yes. Mainly self interest arguments (a happy rabbit is a less destructive rabbit etc) Can anyone help?

Also, does the new rabbit have to be younger? I was hoping to find a female spayed rabbit and my boy is only six months and just castrated himself.

http://rabbit.org/faq-should-i-get-a-second-rabbit/

No, the age doesn't matter at all. I bonded rabbits who were more or less the same age but my current couple was bonded when Aki was 4 years old and Tybalt 4months old with no problem.