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choosing to keep a rabbit single?

missFloppyears

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how long can i legitimately get away with letting Poppet be a single house bunny before its considered unfair?

Im in the room most of the day, allthough occasionally i go out (rare occasions) the only time i leave the room is for toilet and to spend an hour with the outdoor monsters.:(
I like to think maybe oneday ill be ready to adopt another bunny but not for a long time not with my track record of bunnies dieng and breaking up :(
(and then finding a rescue who would rehouse to me):?

Id have to date poppet first and bond her in rescue shes so highly strung im scared to try myself, BUT thats a long while off.!!


i feel like the worlds worst bunny mummy right now, but my decision is final i cant face heartache anymore, all males i love and live indoors die. :(
 
I think with lots of human company she will be fine .. if she starts to look fed up then that will be the time to look for her a friend .. my housebun Nemo was single for 5 years , but he was warm , dry , well fed and safe and he had lots of time out of his crate and lots of toys ...

some rabbits are perfectly happy living as a single housebun ..

while its best in general for bunnies to have a friend ... life is rarely that simple ..some times we have to compromise .
 
You have to be sure that you're keeping her single for the right reasons but yes they can be fine :)
 
Spenser is a single housebunny, and although I have considered a friend for him in the past at the moment I have no immediate plans to bond him. He seems happy, and my gut instinct is that he wouldn't bond well - some might disagree, but I think at the end of the day its the owner who knows their rabbit best.
 
Stephen is a single house bun too. It is rare that both my OH and I are out of the house at the same time and Stephen is now free range so he has lots of space and access to his big toys like tunnels etc. I think he is a happy boy, he just looks lonely sitting on the carpet alone sometimes so am considering finding him a friend. :)
 
i think my emotions are allover the place. i know sh loves bunny companionship she adored her boys when in the quad. but she is.such a mard butt. im worrie any potential dates.may turn into WW3..
a big part of my decision is entirely out of selfishness i couldnt.cope losing another bunny so soon and feel like poop because of losing 2 so close together in such sudden ways.
 
I think with lots of human company she will be fine .. if she starts to look fed up then that will be the time to look for her a friend .. my housebun Nemo was single for 5 years , but he was warm , dry , well fed and safe and he had lots of time out of his crate and lots of toys ...

some rabbits are perfectly happy living as a single housebun ..

while its best in general for bunnies to have a friend ... life is rarely that simple ..some times we have to compromise .

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If she is happy which I'm sure she is then I would just leave her as a house bunny with you....My female loves being in the house she doesn't like going out much and is always at the door trying to get in. She has a husband but she doesnt seem bothered if she has him there or not. When she had a sore bum I kept her in the house and she seemed to prefer it...Whenever I brough her husband to see her she growled at him and smacked him on the nose! I could imagine her saying 'not you again'. I honestly think some bunnies don't mind being on their own. My boys however get completely upset if they are seperated and when I put them back they run up to each other and nose rub so I know they are a happy gay couple.
 
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