MissMinnie
Mama Doe
I have got two male/female pairs of rabbits (all RSPCA).
The pair in question are Phoebe & Rucksby, aged 1 - 2 years. I bonded them myself and have now done 5 match ups with 100 % success rate. (Must have been very lucky!!)
The set up for Phoebe & Rucksby is an eight foot hutch situated in a large enclosure with the hutch open during the day so that they come and go as they please. Phoebe is a lop eared rabbit and Rucks is a diddy little boy. I have been thinking about getting a third rabbit as there are so many waiting for homes and I love seeing the groups that other people have.
I would like some expert views please....
If I was to go ahead I would have all three in my conservatory on my week off work and could sleep in there on the sofa bed. I would in the meantime neutrlise the existing hutch set up and lay some new turf where it has worn away.
Phoebe is a completely submissive rabbit and Rucksby is the more dominant one. I would say that the new rabbit would need to be female of smallish size and laid back personality.
I love doing bonding as it is the most rewarding job in the world, but have I just been lucky in the past? Is a threesome much more difficult than a pair, and could I end up ruining Phoebe and Rucksby's existing relationship.
Sorry for the length post, but I won't dive in without doing my research!!
Thanks for any advice.
The pair in question are Phoebe & Rucksby, aged 1 - 2 years. I bonded them myself and have now done 5 match ups with 100 % success rate. (Must have been very lucky!!)
The set up for Phoebe & Rucksby is an eight foot hutch situated in a large enclosure with the hutch open during the day so that they come and go as they please. Phoebe is a lop eared rabbit and Rucks is a diddy little boy. I have been thinking about getting a third rabbit as there are so many waiting for homes and I love seeing the groups that other people have.
I would like some expert views please....
If I was to go ahead I would have all three in my conservatory on my week off work and could sleep in there on the sofa bed. I would in the meantime neutrlise the existing hutch set up and lay some new turf where it has worn away.
Phoebe is a completely submissive rabbit and Rucksby is the more dominant one. I would say that the new rabbit would need to be female of smallish size and laid back personality.
I love doing bonding as it is the most rewarding job in the world, but have I just been lucky in the past? Is a threesome much more difficult than a pair, and could I end up ruining Phoebe and Rucksby's existing relationship.
Sorry for the length post, but I won't dive in without doing my research!!
Thanks for any advice.