Single Bunny or Bonded?

[Amy104]

I read an interesting post on another forum by a guy who questions whether single bunnies really get lonely and whether you should pair them. His arguement is that if bunnies really wanted a companion there would be no need for bonding? I've assumed that bonding was down to rabbits having a strict hierarchy and that this is essenial to establish who's boss. What do you think?

[Mandy]

The respected rabbit welfare organisations all reccomend that rabbits are kept in pairs.

From the House Rabbit Society:
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/multiple.html

Only one truth remains unchallenged: Rabbits are not meant to live in solitude, away from members of their own kind.

Occasionally there may be a rabbit which doesn't take to other rabbits, but they are the exception- most are happier in pairs.

[elve]

I've got 2 single bunnies who seem very content with life - but I do think that's because there's bunny neighbours for them - It stands to reason that a prey animal will find safety and security in numbers, and feel more relaxed with other rabbits or familiar company (human or animal). I would feel very sorry for a single rabbit outside on its own.

[Thea & Bobbin]

You could say the same about humans, *most* people want a partner, but it doesn't mean relationships don't have their ups and downs! :rolleyes: :lol:

After the bonded couples I've seen on here, I'm convinced that Bobbin needs a girlfriend.

I suspect he's talking out of the wrong hole and probably is just making excuses because he has a lonesome bunny! :roll:

[Mandy]

I suspect he's talking out of the wrong hole

I think that too.

Some people seem to like the attention a single bunn gives them. I suppose if you are at home all day playing with the rabbit then maybe you are enough company, but what about night when its all on its own? And you can't groom them in the same way another rabbit can.

People who's experience of neutered pairings is limited or have only had single rabbits may think they are ok, but when you see two bonded rabbits all cuddled up, you see why most NEED company.

[donnamt]

i used to think we was enough for Alvin.. he had our company alteast 20 hours between us and that was working very nicely... then ste got his job so some days alvin was left from 11:30am until 6:00pm when i got in from work, on these days he was extra fussy and clingy... thankfully some very good posts on this forum made me realise he did need a pal and it was unfair for me to keep him alone if i couldnt devote 24hrs every single day to him...

the first bonding failed and i questioned if alvin was lonely or not....

but now hes so happy, hes slightly more active, and after two weeks hes back to loving me too not quite as much as before cus hes got his true love and its beautiful.. as ive been told on many occasions once ive seen a bonded pair ill never go back to a single bun again....very very true

i always wondered why bonding was needed too but i guess if personalities clash it needs to be spotted early on before death occurs, in the wild if rabbits dont like each other they have the space for avoidance in our homes its only right we find a pair that actually like each other and with so many to choose from there is a perfect bun for everyone :)

[vikkia1234]

People say rabbits should be in pairs because they are happier and need company of there own kind, but if that is that case then surley that would be the same for any animal wouldn't it? But when you buy a dog or a cat you dont get recommended to buy them in pairs?

I do understand the need for them to have company, but I have a house bun on his own and i know for a fact that he is very content with his life because of his behaviour, hes the most friendly little thing and loves affection, he loves to run around and binky in the mornings and is very willing to give you a nice grooming everyday! I think hes a pretty happy bun, and a spoilt one at that!

[Willow_Warren]

Well it takes a while for humans to form a relationship, admitadly we don't fight, hump, pull hair in doing so (usually!)... but there you go!

Hannah

[Willow_Warren]

People say rabbits should be in pairs because they are happier and need company of there own kind, but if that is that case then surley that would be the same for any animal wouldn't it? But when you buy a dog or a cat you dont get recommended to buy them in pairs?


I don't know about dogs so much, but if you relate it to wild cats many do live a solitary life, tigers, leopards, cheetahs I believe all live along and only meet other to mate! Lions are one of the few exceptions!

Rabbits in the wild live in groups.

Hannah

[vikkia1234]

I don't know about dogs so much, but if you relate it to wild cats many do live a solitary life, tigers, leopards, cheetahs I believe all live along and only meet other to mate! Lions are one of the few exceptions!

Rabbits in the wild live in groups.

Hannah

A wild dog would be in a pack with other dogs!

Well i think some people forget that its not always possible to accomodate more than one rabbit, i dont think a rescue would turn someone away for wanting to take one rabbit and not two?

[Pipstrel]

I read an interesting post on another forum by a guy who questions whether single bunnies really get lonely and whether you should pair them. His arguement is that if bunnies really wanted a companion there would be no need for bonding? I've assumed that bonding was down to rabbits having a strict hierarchy and that this is essenial to establish who's boss. What do you think?

Thats a bit like saying that I want a partner so i'm going to settle for the next person who walks past me in the street, its just not like that is it. Rabbits in the wild live in groups don't they and its all about personalities not just plonking two random buns together and expecting them to make friends!

[donnamt]

dogs are pack animals and should have others of thier own kind... sadly when i tried to introduce a new dog to ralph he sunk into a derpression at 8 years old ste is his pack mate and another dog was competition... if i ever have another dog i will have two from a young age.. but ralph is NEVER left alone which is where he doesnt ever have to feel lonely...

and cats are solitary animals but my mom recently adopted what we beleive are a brother and sister cats, they play together, they keep close to each other so that added to the success of alvins bonding leads me to think humans arent quite enough, animals do need thier own kind (except ralph whose a strange dog...lol)

[clutterydrawer]

People say rabbits should be in pairs because they are happier and need company of there own kind, but if that is that case then surley that would be the same for any animal wouldn't it? But when you buy a dog or a cat you dont get recommended to buy them in pairs?



a rabbit *isn't* a cat or a dog though. saying that whats true for one animal is therefore true for all would be like saying "we get recommended to feed lots of meat to cats so therefore rabbits should eat meat aswell", theyre different species so they have different needs.

[vikkia1234]

a rabbit *isn't* a cat or a dog though. saying that whats true for one animal is therefore true for all would be like saying "we get recommended to feed lots of meat to cats so therefore rabbits should eat meat aswell", theyre different species so they have different needs.

Well i think i realise a rabbit isnt a cat or a dog! What does feeding meat to a rabbit have anything to do with bonding them!:evil:

Like i said before its not always possible to accomodate more than one rabbit, and obviously the majority of you on the forum have bonded pairs, so your views would be different!

All im saying is that a rescue would not turn a rabbit away from a loving home because you can only accomodate one rabbit and not two, I think you will find that having one rabbit is better than having rescues full of rabbits that people cant give a home too because you think its cruel to have one on its own!!

[Mandy]

All im saying is that a rescue would not turn a rabbit away from a loving home because you can only accomodate one rabbit and not two, I think you will find that having one rabbit is better than having rescues full of rabbits that people cant give a home too because you think its cruel to have one on its own!!

Many, if not most rescues only home rabbits to live in pairs.

[clutterydrawer]

Well i think i realise a rabbit isnt a cat or a dog! What does feeding meat to a rabbit have anything to do with bonding them!:evil:

Like i said before its not always possible to accomodate more than one rabbit, and obviously the majority of you on the forum have bonded pairs, so your views would be different!

All im saying is that a rescue would not turn a rabbit away from a loving home because you can only accomodate one rabbit and not two, I think you will find that having one rabbit is better than having rescues full of rabbits that people cant give a home too because you think its cruel to have one on its own!!


calm down mtae, i'm not getting at you

im just saying that because something is true for one animal doesnt mean its true for all, you can't really compare cat or dog living conditions with rabbit living conditions

i have a single house rabbit myself as she wouldn't bond with anybun

[donnamt]

Well i think i realise a rabbit isnt a cat or a dog! What does feeding meat to a rabbit have anything to do with bonding them!:evil:

Like i said before its not always possible to accomodate more than one rabbit, and obviously the majority of you on the forum have bonded pairs, so your views would be different!

All im saying is that a rescue would not turn a rabbit away from a loving home because you can only accomodate one rabbit and not two, I think you will find that having one rabbit is better than having rescues full of rabbits that people cant give a home too because you think its cruel to have one on its own!!

the rescue i got pearl from only lets you adopt a single rabbit if its going home to a rabbit you already have and they did the bonding too to ensure a match made in heaven not hell :).

[elve]

Well i think i realise a rabbit isnt a cat or a dog! What does feeding meat to a rabbit have anything to do with bonding them!:evil:

Like i said before its not always possible to accomodate more than one rabbit, and obviously the majority of you on the forum have bonded pairs, so your views would be different!

All im saying is that a rescue would not turn a rabbit away from a loving home because you can only accomodate one rabbit and not two, I think you will find that having one rabbit is better than having rescues full of rabbits that people cant give a home too because you think its cruel to have one on its own!!

I quite agree with you - the majority of rescues won't rehome a rabbit to live alone, but a few will consider it if it's going to be a house rabbit and you're going to be home a lot.

I have a bonded group of 4 as well as my 2 singles and yes they groom each other a lot, but grooming is not the same as affection as we humans understand it - it's what they do to establish their bond as a group, and to establish who is the boss bunny.

My single rabbits look just as content as my bonded ones, and it's not all plain sailing for the bonded ones either! I'm sure a single house bunny that likes human company will be happy enough, and for me, happy enough is good enough - perfectionists are missing the point and making it harder than it needs to be.

My ideal bunny (having observed much) is a single male house rabbit - the ones I know of are very happy with life, and I don't see anything wrong with that. Dogs can substitute their humans for their own species, and so can rabbits.

[clutterydrawer]

now i think of it, my local rescue will only rehome outdoor buns to live in pairs...

[vikkia1234]

Many, if not most rescues only home rabbits to live in pairs.

Isnt that pairs that are already bonded though?

I think its a poor attitude to say you can only have two rabbits, when someone is willing to give a rabbit a very loving home.

I guess i shouldnt have even bothered to give my opinion if you all gona start going on at me, you act as if im cruel for having one rabbit and to be honest i think thats wrong! Sorry for having an opionion!

Perhaps if people only kept one rabbit then there wouldn't be so many rabbits in rescues in the first place! :evil:

[XMissySJx]

well.....i had peanut butter and jelly single for almost a year, and domino too. i got domino neutured as he DID seem very lonely, wasnt the hppy bunny that i watched grow up, so he got his girly, then i saw how adorable they were together. i made an appointment for peanut to be neutured, and was going to get jelyl done a few weeks later. unfortunatly, he escaped and 'had his way' so there was babies and i had 2 wait longer thn planned....

but... now i have two happy pairs and when i look back and think of how they used to, theyre like different bunnies. peanut was tear around around IF i was there, but if i wasnt and he was alone, he would just sit there. now he and jelly play all day and the foster lady from the rspca told me

"once you have had two bunnies 2gether, you will never have a single bun again" i completly agree!!

[Mandy]

Isnt that pairs that are already bonded though?

I think its a poor attitude to say you can only have two rabbits, when someone is willing to give a rabbit a very loving home.

I guess i shouldnt have even bothered to give my opinion if you all gona start going on at me, you act as if im cruel for having one rabbit and to be honest i think thats wrong! Sorry for having an opionion!


No, many rescues will only home a single rabbit to live with the owners existing rabbit.

No one's having a go at you, everyone is entitled to their opinion.

[elve]

Isnt that pairs that are already bonded though?

I think its a poor attitude to say you can only have two rabbits, when someone is willing to give a rabbit a very loving home.

I guess i shouldnt have even bothered to give my opinion if you all gona start going on at me, you act as if im cruel for having one rabbit and to be honest i think thats wrong! Sorry for having an opionion!

Perhaps if people only kept one rabbit then there wouldn't be so many rabbits in rescues in the first place! :evil:

I never had a go at you - I agreed with you :?

[vikkia1234]

No, many rescues will only home a single rabbit to live with the owners existing rabbit.

No one's having a go at you, everyone is entitled to their opinion.

Well maybe thats why there are so many rabbits in the rescues.

I personally think its wrong to deny a rabbit of a loving home just because people think it is wrong to keep them on there own, when i know for a fact that my single rabbit is happy and content.

[vikkia1234]

I never had a go at you - I agreed with you :?

Well thanks your the only one.

Im going now.

[Sooz]

Isnt that pairs that are already bonded though?

I think its a poor attitude to say you can only have two rabbits, when someone is willing to give a rabbit a very loving home.

I guess i shouldnt have even bothered to give my opinion if you all gona start going on at me, you act as if im cruel for having one rabbit and to be honest i think thats wrong! Sorry for having an opionion!

Perhaps if people only kept one rabbit then there wouldn't be so many rabbits in rescues in the first place! :evil:

I think it would be a poor attitude for a rescue to only settle for 'good enough' when they know they can do better by a rabbit waiting that little bit longer for a home happy to take that rabbit and a friend on.

I also think socially depriving an animal, a form of torture used on another sociable animal- people, so that they dont multiply is cruelty.

Under the DEFRA Animal Welfare Act animals have the right to safe co-habitation with and apart from other animals as necessary AND the right to exhibit natural behaviours. Like it or lump it rabbits do need company.

I will not rehome outdoor rabbits to live alone and will only rehome indoor rabbits to people who are around when a rabbit is most active. To me this is as paramount as not rehoming a rabbit to live with a GP.

BTW I have a single house bunny too ;)

[Sooz]

Well maybe thats why there are so many rabbits in the rescues.

I personally think its wrong to deny a rabbit of a loving home just because people think it is wrong to keep them on there own, when i know for a fact that my single rabbit is happy and content.

I always thought that with my first house bunny Marley. Then I bonded him into my trio and I realised what he had been missing. He was a different rabbit, much happier, livelier, even healthier and watching him snuggled up with his friends at night made me realised I could never give him the companionship he needed.

Yes I missed his company and if I ever manage to find a rabbit Lexie dosn't want to kill I will miss hers too but her happiness is more important than my selfish wants.

[Thea & Bobbin]

Ultimately the rescues see that the pairing of rabbits is a benefit that outweighs the general rehoming benefit, be it to loving homes or not. We must give rescues the benefit of the doubt that they know what they are talking about... afterall who really has more experience with rabbits than rescues :? Apart from Jane of course!! ;) :lol:

[clutterydrawer]

maybe if people are living in smaller houses with no gardens, a rabbit isn't right for them :?

[Sooz]

Ultimately the rescues see that the pairing of rabbits is a benefit that outweighs the general rehoming benefit, be it to loving homes or not. We must give rescues the benefit of the doubt that they know what they are talking about... afterall who really has more experience with rabbits than rescues :? Apart from Jane of course!! ;) :lol:

Im sure Tamsin has actually posted some scientific studies on the forum somewhere about single/grouped rabbit behaviours, will see if I can find them.

[Leanne]

I think it would be a poor attitude for a rescue to only settle for 'good enough' when they know they can do better by a rabbit waiting that little bit longer for a home happy to take that rabbit and a friend on.

I also think socially depriving an animal, a form of torture used on another sociable animal- people, so that they dont multiply is cruelty.

Under the DEFRA Animal Welfare Act animals have the right to safe co-habitation with and apart from other animals as necessary AND the right to exhibit natural behaviours. Like it or lump it rabbits do need company.

I will not rehome outdoor rabbits to live alone and will only rehome indoor rabbits to people who are around when a rabbit is most active. To me this is as paramount as not rehoming a rabbit to live with a GP.

BTW I have a single house bunny too ;)

Great post! :thumb:

[Sooz]

Found it:

Lets get scientific :D

Scientists kept individually housed rabbits and rabbits housed in pairs and compared the behaviour of each. The ones kept singly showed gradually increased abnormal behaviours such as bar chewing over the 5 month period. Those housed in pairs didn't. Rabbits in pairs moved about more (more exercise = healthier rabbit) and rabbits in pairs spend 26.7% of the time in physical contact (even though they had room to move apart).

A behavioral comparison of New Zealand White rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) housed individually or in pairs in conventional laboratory cages
Ling-ru Chu, Joseph P. Garner, Joy A. Mench∗

Now even the best owner is going to have trouble spending 6 hours a day in physical contact with their rabbit :)

In another study they tested how much effort a rabbit would go to get get social contact with another rabbit. Do do that they had a weighted 'cat flap' that the rabbit had to push. The gradually increased the weight to see when the rabbit gave up.

They found that rabbits worked less hard if there was already a rabbit in scent range (so if you've got two single rabbits that can see/smell each other that helps for fill the need for social contact).

They also found that rabbits worked equally hard to get contact with another rabbit as they did to get to the food. If you know how much food motivates bunnies that a pretty clear message.

I do think humans can provide some of the social stimulation rabbits need I just don't think they are as good at it as another rabbit is.

Tamsin

From here:

http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=110938

[donnamt]

i was really defensive of my decision when i had decided to keep Alvin single... i think i was like that because deep down i couldnt deny what is right for my pet.... there are so many leaflets out there saying bunnies should have other bunnies in thier lives its hard to avoid and i think thats what made me defensive...

so very glad i saw the error of my ways :D had Alvin proved not to want a wife i would have then happily lived guilt free knowing it was his choice to be single and not mine.... he is actually like a kid at christmas with his pearl and im so very glad i wasnt selfish on this occasion, im happy that i can afford to keep two not that pearl has made much of a difference to what i was already spending on Alvin and they take the same space as 1 so i didnt really have any good reasons not to add a 2nd rabbit, his wallpaper chewing has calmed quite a bit too now hes not demanding attention from me :D

[Thea & Bobbin]

Well maybe thats why there are so many rabbits in the rescues.

I personally think its wrong to deny a rabbit of a loving home just because people think it is wrong to keep them on there own, when i know for a fact that my single rabbit is happy and content.

I too have a single bunny, and frankly thought nothing of it until I joined RU. Bobbin is a very happy house bun, he buzzes, binkys, runs, plays, eats! Then I saw the bonded pairs on here, they do all of the above plus snuggle up together, eat together, groom each other. They are even more happy.

As a pet keeper I feel that it would be wrong to call myself an animal lover yet not do my utmost to give him everything I possibly could to make him as happy as is rabbit possible. He is due to be neutered and then I will start the search for a girlie.

Seeing what I have seen of the bonded pairs on RU I could not live with myself if I was unable to get him a mate. It is one thing to have tried and failed because he doesn't bond with anyone, another thing entirely not to try at all. If my house were too small, or funds too tight, I would seriously think about rehoming him before making him endure I life of solitude.

EDIT: Btw I have normal working hours 9-5.30 and feel this is too long for him to be alone. If one works from home however this could be a different matter, although I would still vouch to find a mate.

[clutterydrawer]

I do feel guilty about Sorrel :( But she was in rescue for a year and she repeatedly refused to accept anybun they tried her with...I might try her again in the future but at the moment the lack of a choice of boy rabbtis within easy travelling distance makes me think that it would be more stressful than its worth given that it probably wouldnt be successful. :?

however thanks to this forum i realised that poppy (outdoors) does need a friend and she is now well on the way to having one :D hurrah!

[Thea & Bobbin]

I do feel guilty about Sorrel :( But she was in rescue for a year and she repeatedly refused to accept anybun they tried her with...I might try her again in the future but at the moment the lack of a choice of boy rabbtis within easy travelling distance makes me think that it would be more stressful than its worth given that it probably wouldnt be successful. :?

however thanks to this forum i realised that poppy (outdoors) does need a friend and she is now well on the way to having one :D hurrah!

Awwww Poppy!! Is she on her honeymoon at the moment?? :D :wave:

[donnamt]

the lady who did my house check said it took 3 or 5 (cant remember which) years to pair up one of her buns.... id have probably given up long before that :oops::oops::oops:

[blueboy]

maybe if people are living in smaller houses with no gardens, a rabbit isn't right for them :?

No I agree they are better off in a rescue or homeless. May I add that half of the population in surrey and London have no garden.

[Thea & Bobbin]

the lady who did my house check said it took 3 or 5 (cant remember which) years to pair up one of her buns.... id have probably given up long before that :oops::oops::oops:

That's probably pushing it a bit... poor bun probably just gave up "Oh no, not again?! Okay, I'll just get on with it shall I?!"

Probably more stressful than good :?

[elve]

well if we all rehomed our animals because we couldn't provide them with perfection, I'd have no animals at all :shock: I don't kid myself that my care is perfect, but I think it beats the alternative - years in rescue for Benny the boring looking rabbit; crammed into a hutch in a very overcrowded rescue and never having a run or decent food for the 5 girls, who prior to that were left to breed uncontrollably in someone's garden; and a handbag collection for a breeder to show off with, less than 30cm square of filth each to live in, rubbish food, plus incessant mating for the piggies.

I think you have to be realistic - 'good enough' is just that - since when did 'good enough' mean 'inadequate'? They do say 'beggars can't be choosers' - I think with the current desperate situation in rabbit rescue, accepting a home that's 'good enough' is more realistic than holding out for the perfect home. Whilst doing that, countless rabbits are going to die as there's no room for them in rescue.

[norrielian]

well if we all rehomed our animals because we couldn't provide them with perfection, I'd have no animals at all :shock: I don't kid myself that my care is perfect, but I think it beats the alternative - years in rescue for Benny the boring looking rabbit; crammed into a hutch in a very overcrowded rescue and never having a run or decent food for the 5 girls, who prior to that were left to breed uncontrollably in someone's garden; and a handbag collection for a breeder to show off with, less than 30cm square of filth each to live in, rubbish food, plus incessant mating for the piggies.

I think you have to be realistic - 'good enough' is just that - since when did 'good enough' mean 'inadequate'? They do say 'beggars can't be choosers' - I think with the current desperate situation in rabbit rescue, accepting a home that's 'good enough' is more realistic than holding out for the perfect home. Whilst doing that, countless rabbits are going to die as there's no room for them in rescue.

Great post :thumb:

[Thea & Bobbin]

well if we all rehomed our animals because we couldn't provide them with perfection, I'd have no animals at all :shock: I don't kid myself that my care is perfect, but I think it beats the alternative - years in rescue for Benny the boring looking rabbit; crammed into a hutch in a very overcrowded rescue and never having a run or decent food for the 5 girls, who prior to that were left to breed uncontrollably in someone's garden; and a handbag collection for a breeder to show off with, less than 30cm square of filth each to live in, rubbish food, plus incessant mating for the piggies.

I think you have to be realistic - 'good enough' is just that - since when did 'good enough' mean 'inadequate'? They do say 'beggars can't be choosers' - I think with the current desperate situation in rabbit rescue, accepting a home that's 'good enough' is more realistic than holding out for the perfect home. Whilst doing that, countless rabbits are going to die as there's no room for them in rescue.

Well said Elve. But don't get me wrong, if I couldn't have another bun I would not rehome Bobbin just like that, I love him far too much! But I would strongly consider it if it meant he would be better off. I agree that a single bun in a good home is better than a single bun in a rescue, but I do understand the rescue pairing policy, although, yes they could and do make exceptions as some simply don't bond.

[Sooz]

No I agree they are better off in a rescue or homeless. May I add that half of the population in surrey and London have no garden.

Do you have a problem with house rabbits? No-one here has stipulated you need to have a garden :?.

Also a pair of rabbits do not take up a great deal more space than a single rabbit anyway, not does there general upkeep cost a great deal more.

The only bills to be wary of are those you incure at the vets.

I would also point out that I never set out to 'help them all', Im realistic enough to know I cant do that. What I am attempting to achieve is the best for those I can help, and when I say the best that does not mean perfection (seen as its apparently unachievable), but rather fulfilling the rabbits basic needs and for the majority one of those needs is the companionship of their own species.

[Amy104]

Good grief - there's a right old debate ging on here, some of which is getting a bit personal. I never meant to start anything! :shock:

Personally I have just got my baby boy a companion and hope to bond them soon, as I work all day and don't want him getting lonely.

But I wouldn't think someone cruel for only keeping one if you have the time to give them.

Everyone is entitled to their opinions and just because some people on here don't have the space, money or whatever for two buns, who cares as long as the one they have is loved and looked after?! Not all people are married, in relationships, you can have a very happy existance on your own.

[Sooz]

Not all people are married, in relationships, you can have a very happy existance on your own.

But you still have social contact with other people ;)

[Deelove]

But you still have social contact with other people ;)

:-)

I haven't read all of this, but my personal opinion is that although a rabbit can probably be perfectly content on it's own... maybe because it doesn't know what it's missing? The interaction a human can give is not on a par with a fellow rabbit. We speak different languages, we snuggle and groom and play and eat differently. It must be nice for them to have a companion that truly understand and can interact with them on the same level.

[cheryl21]

I got Stella as xmas 2006, she was so cute, she used to jump up on the sofa for cuddle, give bunny kisses and lie with me for ages. she is an outdoor bunny but we had very little garden and the neigbours had right of way, so i was bringing her in every night for exercise. we moved house and got a bigger garden with lots of grass - which she loves, but she was still coming in - I had lots of time to spend with her, then my work hours increased. I used to come home every night and see her sitting in her hutch - even though she has a run attached - looking fed up. We got Bud in June 2006 and I really really miss the attention that I used to get from Stella - she doesnt want cuddle from me now she's got a boyfriend!!!

It was the best thing I could have done for her - she plays now and runs around - you should see some of the binkys!!!

However, thats not to say that cos it worked out for the best for me and Stellabob (and Buddy got a new home), i would condem anyone who has a single rabbit if they are happy. Personally, I think its better for them to be in pairs, but that doesnt mean i'm right - everyone is entitled to their opinion and as long as bunnies are cared for and happy...............