SnowyShiloh
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Hi everyone! I have some questions regarding Rory's girlfriend-to-be (the earliest he'd get a girlfriend is next May or June, so we have a while yet).
1) If bunnies are bonded, do they love their owner less and want to be with them less? I would of course be willing to sacrifice some bunny love so Rory could have a friend, but I want him to still like me. I will have had a good amount of time with Rory before bringing in another bun so I'm sure we'll be great buddies by then, plus I plan to do the intros slowly and spend lots of time with the new bunny so she'll like me, too.
2) There's a chance that Rory just might not get to pick his girlfriend personally. There aren't lots of bunnies at the shelter here and I don't think he'd appreciate a 6 hour one way drive to Anchorage or Wasilla, then an overnight stay, to pick out a lady. I read that you should try to pick a submissive bunny if you have a dominant one (I'm not sure yet if Rory's submissive or dominant, he hasn't been here long enough). But other than that, if I pick his lady myself, what are the chances that I will be able to bond them? I want two bunnies because I love bunnies and want two little darlings, but I do want them to be buds as well.
3) Rory weighs about 5 pounds. He's fairly small compared to a lot of bunnies (though he may still be growing). I'm interested in possibly getting a Netherland Dwarf or dwarf mix or other small girlfriend bunny because I had a dwarf in the past and I loved his personality. If Rory is bigger than her, do I need to worry more about her being injured by him?
Thanks everyone, you're so helpful!
1) If bunnies are bonded, do they love their owner less and want to be with them less? I would of course be willing to sacrifice some bunny love so Rory could have a friend, but I want him to still like me. I will have had a good amount of time with Rory before bringing in another bun so I'm sure we'll be great buddies by then, plus I plan to do the intros slowly and spend lots of time with the new bunny so she'll like me, too.
2) There's a chance that Rory just might not get to pick his girlfriend personally. There aren't lots of bunnies at the shelter here and I don't think he'd appreciate a 6 hour one way drive to Anchorage or Wasilla, then an overnight stay, to pick out a lady. I read that you should try to pick a submissive bunny if you have a dominant one (I'm not sure yet if Rory's submissive or dominant, he hasn't been here long enough). But other than that, if I pick his lady myself, what are the chances that I will be able to bond them? I want two bunnies because I love bunnies and want two little darlings, but I do want them to be buds as well.
3) Rory weighs about 5 pounds. He's fairly small compared to a lot of bunnies (though he may still be growing). I'm interested in possibly getting a Netherland Dwarf or dwarf mix or other small girlfriend bunny because I had a dwarf in the past and I loved his personality. If Rory is bigger than her, do I need to worry more about her being injured by him?
Thanks everyone, you're so helpful!
