We'd had a trip to the vet. It turns out both babies are girls. I thought one was a male because of its really outgoing aggressive personality and, to me, unusually friendliness...at initial meeting this rabbit hopped up for a pet. And it's wider face to me signified a male. The other sibling has a narrow face and is much more reserved, and it's only after three weeks she, for the first time, will hop up to me for a pet. One of the rabbits looks smaller than the other, although astoundingly, they are almost the same weight..2.44 Kg and 2.43 Kg. (5.5 pounds). They look almost exactly alike. One has a dark black nose and dark black ears and a white body and grey feet and grey tail. The other has a dark grey nose and dark grey ears, white body and grey feet and grey tail. On December 15, they will be three months old. It's great to know they are not male and female siblings!!
The two sisters just so love each other so much. They sleep side by side. They groom each other and kiss each other. They can now be a little jealous. When the more outgoing rabbit comes up to be petted, now the shy sister rabbit, after almost 4 weeks, will come up also to be petted also.
Getting a bonded pair of rabbits makes the rabbits' lives so much more enjoyable. But, for the rabbit owner, you're looking at twice food expenses and twice vet bills. As for food, rabbits really like to eat green leafy things. Buying from the grocery store, it can get to be expensive.,,now times 2. However, all of the rabbits we've had, just love carrot tops (greens). We get them from the Farmer's Market for free....that's a big savings. With two rabbits, there is the more significant cost of vet care...it'll be doubled. When our previous bunny died at nearly 12 years old, she was going through about $120 a month in medications. So with our now young sisters, it means we are very likely going to be looking at twice medical bills about 8 years from now.
I've had three dogs and a cat as pets. They all lived with me until they passed away. I now enjoy my rabbit pets. They are much more sophisticated and substantial pets than most people realize. Once they bond with humans, they become very different animals..........very different from the mute, inert animals you see hunkered down in a cage in a Pet Store. Few people realize that rabbits can make not only verbal sounds, but different sounds.