Mrizzy97
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Hello fellow bunny owners, I would really appreciate some help, recommendations, and guidance!
My story:
I currently have a 9 week old Rex male named Ash.
On April 30th, I am rescuing another baby bunny (female, holland lop), she will be 8 weeks old.
Ash's neutering appointment is not until May 7th. So they will be living together for about a week before he is neutered.
My questions:
1.) What is the best way to introduce them to one another?
2.) Ash has a large playpen that takes up the area of our whole dinning room where he plays during the day, and a double floor rabbit hutch in my bedroom where he sleeps at night. Should I put these two rabbits together in the playpen during the day and together in the hutch at night, or should I keep them separated?
3.) Will Ash be more or less likely to bond with the new bunny after becoming neutered? Will neutering effect any kind of relationship that the two already developed prior to the surgery?
4.) Please list ANY tips/recommendations when it comes to bonding bunnies and the signs to look for if the process is going uphill or downhill.
Sorry for all the questions!! I am very excited, but I also like to stay informed. I am happy that I will have two bunnies around the same age and at a young age so they can grow up together and spend all their time together. My friend can not keep this baby bunny, and I did not want her to give the holland lop to someone random or untrustworthy, because she was looking for random people through facebook. I know that this is the right decision, and I DEFINITELY have the time and dedication to train two bunnies. My only hope is that they get along, and I will do anything and everything I can to try and help this process move along effectively.
Thank you all very much an advance. Your support and feedback always help me immensely!
My story:
I currently have a 9 week old Rex male named Ash.
On April 30th, I am rescuing another baby bunny (female, holland lop), she will be 8 weeks old.
Ash's neutering appointment is not until May 7th. So they will be living together for about a week before he is neutered.
My questions:
1.) What is the best way to introduce them to one another?
2.) Ash has a large playpen that takes up the area of our whole dinning room where he plays during the day, and a double floor rabbit hutch in my bedroom where he sleeps at night. Should I put these two rabbits together in the playpen during the day and together in the hutch at night, or should I keep them separated?
3.) Will Ash be more or less likely to bond with the new bunny after becoming neutered? Will neutering effect any kind of relationship that the two already developed prior to the surgery?
4.) Please list ANY tips/recommendations when it comes to bonding bunnies and the signs to look for if the process is going uphill or downhill.
Sorry for all the questions!! I am very excited, but I also like to stay informed. I am happy that I will have two bunnies around the same age and at a young age so they can grow up together and spend all their time together. My friend can not keep this baby bunny, and I did not want her to give the holland lop to someone random or untrustworthy, because she was looking for random people through facebook. I know that this is the right decision, and I DEFINITELY have the time and dedication to train two bunnies. My only hope is that they get along, and I will do anything and everything I can to try and help this process move along effectively.
Thank you all very much an advance. Your support and feedback always help me immensely!