Hello,
I am brand new to this site, and have recently lost my Netherland Dwarf bunny. I'd had him for more than nine years--my entire adult life.
I'm struggling now with the decisions involved in re-bunnifying my life. I have a daughter who is almost two, and a new baby on the way. I had always believed rabbits and small children weren't a good mix, but I did easily manage both for a short time. I'm having trouble deciding whether I should adopt or remain bunniless. The representative I spoke with at the House Rabbit Society said many people have rabbits with young children, and that a large breed is probably a better fit for my family than another dwarf. I had sort of forgotten rabbits come in sizes other than dwarf.
If we do commit to another bunny, I would like to make it a bonded pair or trio, for the bunnies' happiness and so I can enjoy watching them interact with one another. I find the idea very exciting, but intimidating as well. Am I up to having 2-3x the bunny companionship I've had in the past? What if the rabbits become disenchanted with one another over time and I have to separate them? I don't love the idea of housing, cleaning and exercising multiple rabbits separately.
So I've come here to ask you experts for help/advice that's probably hard to give someone you don't know. Should I adopt more bunnies? Should they be dwarf or bigger? Is a pair or trio really a good idea? It seems almost too easy, getting an altered, bonded pair from HRS. I don't have to worry about the initial introduction, or reintroduction after the spay/neuter procedure. But somehow I feel like going out and getting two or three new bunnies might be more of a reaction fueled by grief than an actual wise decision. Thank you for any insight!
I am brand new to this site, and have recently lost my Netherland Dwarf bunny. I'd had him for more than nine years--my entire adult life.
I'm struggling now with the decisions involved in re-bunnifying my life. I have a daughter who is almost two, and a new baby on the way. I had always believed rabbits and small children weren't a good mix, but I did easily manage both for a short time. I'm having trouble deciding whether I should adopt or remain bunniless. The representative I spoke with at the House Rabbit Society said many people have rabbits with young children, and that a large breed is probably a better fit for my family than another dwarf. I had sort of forgotten rabbits come in sizes other than dwarf.
If we do commit to another bunny, I would like to make it a bonded pair or trio, for the bunnies' happiness and so I can enjoy watching them interact with one another. I find the idea very exciting, but intimidating as well. Am I up to having 2-3x the bunny companionship I've had in the past? What if the rabbits become disenchanted with one another over time and I have to separate them? I don't love the idea of housing, cleaning and exercising multiple rabbits separately.
So I've come here to ask you experts for help/advice that's probably hard to give someone you don't know. Should I adopt more bunnies? Should they be dwarf or bigger? Is a pair or trio really a good idea? It seems almost too easy, getting an altered, bonded pair from HRS. I don't have to worry about the initial introduction, or reintroduction after the spay/neuter procedure. But somehow I feel like going out and getting two or three new bunnies might be more of a reaction fueled by grief than an actual wise decision. Thank you for any insight!
