bethepoet
Well-Known Member
Hiya, I have a female (Harriet) and male (Alfie) who have been bonded and living together for a few months now. We recently had our other female (Jessie) spayed, and as she's healing we're starting to think about our options. Obviously we won't be doing anything until she's healed and her hormones have fully left her system.
But when she is ready to go, should we bond with our couple or get a new bunny?
I would prefer to have the three of them living together, but the few times we let Jessie and Harriet meet before either were spayed, there were fights. Harriet has been spayed for months now but she still gets very wound up whenever she sees Jess. Alfie is just indifferent to it, but if he ever shows too much interest he gets set straight, lol.
Could this just be Harriet feeding off of Jessie's hormones? She's only been spayed for a few days now so they haven't see each other since. Will they remember? Do rabbits ever just NOT like each other? And even if the girls get along, will Harriet become aggressive when they're all together because she's possessive of Alfie?
The other option is getting a fourth bunny. Obviously the part of me that likes tiny fluffy cute things is in favour of this, haha. But four rabbits is A LOT. I did jump into getting Alfie and Jessie (I do love them though!), and I don't want to repeat that. Another thing is that Jessie is an English rabbit, and she's very timid. I think she'd do much better with a smaller, less intimidating breed who she can mother. But I don't agree with purebreds/breeders etc. Please note, by the way, that this is just my personal opinion and I'm not in any way judging those of you who are breeders or have purebred buns.
What do you guys think?
But when she is ready to go, should we bond with our couple or get a new bunny?
I would prefer to have the three of them living together, but the few times we let Jessie and Harriet meet before either were spayed, there were fights. Harriet has been spayed for months now but she still gets very wound up whenever she sees Jess. Alfie is just indifferent to it, but if he ever shows too much interest he gets set straight, lol.
Could this just be Harriet feeding off of Jessie's hormones? She's only been spayed for a few days now so they haven't see each other since. Will they remember? Do rabbits ever just NOT like each other? And even if the girls get along, will Harriet become aggressive when they're all together because she's possessive of Alfie?
The other option is getting a fourth bunny. Obviously the part of me that likes tiny fluffy cute things is in favour of this, haha. But four rabbits is A LOT. I did jump into getting Alfie and Jessie (I do love them though!), and I don't want to repeat that. Another thing is that Jessie is an English rabbit, and she's very timid. I think she'd do much better with a smaller, less intimidating breed who she can mother. But I don't agree with purebreds/breeders etc. Please note, by the way, that this is just my personal opinion and I'm not in any way judging those of you who are breeders or have purebred buns.
What do you guys think?
