Sniffles and introducing friends

[kaylicourt]

Hello, this may have a really obvious answer but basically my bunny has the sniffles but other than that she's absolutely healthy and happy. I've just got the one bunny because i know it contagious and would never risk another rabbit getting it.
But the place i work at, we have a bunny there who also has the sniffles, would there be a negative effect if i introduced another bunny with the same issue? Could it potentially make it worse in the long run if i introduced another sniffly bunny to her?
I would LOVE my rabbit to have a friend for when i'm at work or uni to keep her company, but don't want to do it if it would make the situation any worse.

 

[LakeCondo]

I'd be worried they might have somewhat different diseases & both rabbits end up with both diseases.

Could one or both be a problem with low humidity, often a problem in buildings during the heating season if there is no humidifier? You might see if adding humidity at home helps.

 

[tonyshuman]

Bunnies don't typically get respiratory viruses or have chronic runny nose for no reason. I would look into causes. It is usually a bacterial infection. In that case, introducing one bunny with a runny nose to another could lead to them sharing bacteria and it getting worse. The stress of meeting a new bunny could also make the nose worse. Meeting a new bunny is always stressful because there are dominance issues to be worked out. This is a good source of info on runny nose:
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/f22/runny-nose-10463/