monis
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Hi everyone! This seems to be an awesome forum, with lots of rabbit-enthusiasts
First of all I want to let you know that I'm from Norway, and add thatindoor-rabbit keeping is not as common here as it seems to be in theStates, Great Brittain and probably other countries. Therefore, I needsome insight from you guys concerning issues of having two rabbitstogether in the living room. I have already read lots ot threadsconcerning the bonding of the rabbits, but haven't really found muchregarding the following two issues:
1. If I choose to get a companion for my neutured male rabbit, would mycompanionship be totally unwanted or not needed? And will I be unableto establish some sort of contact with the new rabbit?
2. Balder uses the litter box frequently, and it's really not a problemto have him running around outside of his cage. Could a second rabbitalter this and result in his good habits to vanish? Even if they bothwere well litter-trained before they were put together?
I earlier had a female rabbit in the house, before I adopted Balder,and she went crazy when she sexually matured. She started to poo andpee everywhere and constantly to mark both the place and us. In fifteenminutes there would be 50 droppings spread out on the floor... Since Idid not have the capacity to run around and clean up her mess all day,I had to lock her up in her cage most of the time. This was not a veryideal situation for her - and I was so sad to see her go crazy on thecage-door I ended up finding her a good home where she could spendtime outside and mark as much as she wanted.
Having this nightmare fresh in mind, I am a bit sceptical about gettingBalder a spayed female friend. The last thing Iwant is having pee and poo all over the place again. And I don't wantthe rabbits locked up in the cage all day for the same reason. I wouldalso find it a bit sad if I was totally ignored and unwantedby the rabbits... Balder is pretty social as it isnow, but does seem to be bored throughout the day.
I would really appreciate it if you could share your experienceconcerning the above issues with me... I feel pretty lost asit is now, and really need the feedback.
I'll add a photo of my charming guy Balder - he is 6-7 months old now. Love him
First of all I want to let you know that I'm from Norway, and add thatindoor-rabbit keeping is not as common here as it seems to be in theStates, Great Brittain and probably other countries. Therefore, I needsome insight from you guys concerning issues of having two rabbitstogether in the living room. I have already read lots ot threadsconcerning the bonding of the rabbits, but haven't really found muchregarding the following two issues:
1. If I choose to get a companion for my neutured male rabbit, would mycompanionship be totally unwanted or not needed? And will I be unableto establish some sort of contact with the new rabbit?
2. Balder uses the litter box frequently, and it's really not a problemto have him running around outside of his cage. Could a second rabbitalter this and result in his good habits to vanish? Even if they bothwere well litter-trained before they were put together?
I earlier had a female rabbit in the house, before I adopted Balder,and she went crazy when she sexually matured. She started to poo andpee everywhere and constantly to mark both the place and us. In fifteenminutes there would be 50 droppings spread out on the floor... Since Idid not have the capacity to run around and clean up her mess all day,I had to lock her up in her cage most of the time. This was not a veryideal situation for her - and I was so sad to see her go crazy on thecage-door I ended up finding her a good home where she could spendtime outside and mark as much as she wanted.
Having this nightmare fresh in mind, I am a bit sceptical about gettingBalder a spayed female friend. The last thing Iwant is having pee and poo all over the place again. And I don't wantthe rabbits locked up in the cage all day for the same reason. I wouldalso find it a bit sad if I was totally ignored and unwantedby the rabbits... Balder is pretty social as it isnow, but does seem to be bored throughout the day.
I would really appreciate it if you could share your experienceconcerning the above issues with me... I feel pretty lost asit is now, and really need the feedback.
I'll add a photo of my charming guy Balder - he is 6-7 months old now. Love him