Getting first bunny

We are excited to be adding a bunny to our family. I was leaning towards a 7 month old that has been neutered. Two boy mini lop options available. Thought we’d skip new baby phases and neutering care.
Questions: is a 7 month old likely to socialize in time vs raising a baby bunny? We definitely want a bunny to like us petting them and playing. If it’s not litter box trained can a 7 month old learn new habits?
one bunny lives in play pen but rarely roams so is active but nervous when out. The other was rehomed when owner thought it wasn’t interested and possibly unfriendly- but breeder that took him in hasn’t experienced that behavior. Thoughts on choosing? Or go with a baby? Do you like mini lops as a pet breed? All I read shows most any breed to be fine. No odd health issues. Should we consider a doe instead?

It honestly depends on the actual rabbits personality. Apollo was 1.2yrs when I adopted him and he was SOOO antisocial. I brought him home without touching him (he let me touch him two days after I brought him home). I looked up at my mum and was like ‘I want that one’. She thought I was actually insane but with the promise that I’d look after him, we brought him home. Bare in mind that it’s been only about four months (I got him in Nov) and he really enjoys people now. I don’t know how. So yeah, I think a 7 month old rabbit can become really social just as much as a baby. Also a baby rabbits personality may change I think. I really like mini lops. When Apollo is ready for a friend I’d love to get one

Myself took over a 5 months old bunny and a 4 year old. Both weren’t litter train but was easy to train.

After a few months both become socialized and love petting. But the cuddle part depends all on the personality of the bunny.

Kits can be harder to interact with and you won’t know their full personality until they get older. The litter training will take time.

Mini lops are the larger than holland lop if you go after USA or is it miniature lop which is the one uk have.

I can say I like lop breed personality they are quite calm but I’m not the biggest fan of lop ears even though I own two lop eared breeds.

You can’t expect a bunny to be super friendly and love cuddles. If you want one then adopt an adult bunny so you can know their personality because a kit personality can change.

If I was you, I would pick the 7 months old bunny but only after meeting the bunny a couple of times or adopt from a rescue.

My extremly cuddly holland lop Toste. He’s friendly but skittish which makes him to bite if he gets startled, stressed or scared.

That’s his personality but he loves cuddling and I can pick him up and he will just fall asleep. The downside was that he was highly aggressive the first year. I only met him once before buying him, So I didn’t see the trouble and nervous he was hiding. If I knew he had the personality of an highly aggressive bunny from the start I wouldn’t have gotten him.

So have a few dates with the bunny you want. So you won’t end up with a bunny you don’t want to have.

Juliesbun said:

We are excited to be adding a bunny to our family. I was leaning towards a 7 month old that has been neutered. Thought we’d skip new baby phases and neutering care.

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That is a fantastic idea!! I highly recommend that any first time bunny owners do this! Rabbits that are older and already fixed train the easiest. And they absolutely can form a bond with you.

Getting a baby is not any advantage as far as bonding goes. Founder of Bunny Bunch rescue, Caroline Charland, states, "People often think a rabbit must be held a lot as a baby in order to like being held as an adult. I don't find this true at all. Over the years, the Bunny Bunch rescue I founded has saved many mother and baby rabbits from shelters. All the babies were treated the same. When they became adults their personalities varied-- some liked to be held, some hated to be held and some tolerated being held."

The personality of individual rabbits can be so different. Some are more shy, some are less shy, and some are quite outgoing. The advantage of looking at already-fixed rabbits is that you can get an idea of what they are really like (can't tell with babies). I'd choose based on that individual personality you see in the fixed rabbits. See which one seems more comfortable around you and with you. Doesn't matter whether male or female or what breed.

Have you seen the available rabbits at this rescue? Looks like there are quite a few from which to choose:
https://www.petfinder.com/search/rabbits-for-adoption/?shelter_id[0]=GA905&sort[0]=recently_added