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I want a friend for my boy

Kyou

Young Bun
I would like to hear your opinions, what do you think would be the best?

I'm not getting anything right now (it's only a week since he has been neutered) but just want to know what to get someday in the future.

He is 2 years old boy. He doesn't have problem with other animals at all; he likes my dog, and the cat (that sadly just passed away two months and a half ago) went a few times in his cage and he didn't have any problem with him. He is not possessive over his things; if you give him something nice to eat (fruits or treats) he normally goes away but even if you take it away from him, he won't bite or anything. The only thing I notice was running away from other animals; if you put hand in his cage he normally comes to get his nose rubs but when I put a degu into his cage (the degu was sick and I had to take her to the specialist next day and she wanted to cuddle with Igor, she was looking for his presence and just loved him on first sight) Igor was running away. Nearly every time she came close to him and touched him, he ran away. And, that running around his cage was pretty noisy. I later took the degu out for the night... So, do you think he would get used to a presence of a new rabbit if he is running away now? After 6 weeks of his neutering I will try bonding him with my neighbour's two unspayed female rabbits. Of course on neutral territory and in separate cages, just to make sure that at first they smell eachother.

The next question is: what to get? I'm soooooooo in love with Belgian Hares but until I have my own flat that will sure be enough big, maybe the BH is not a good idea :( Then, I love dutches but it will be pretty hard getting a baby. The long haired bunnies are not the greatest idea I guess, because of the heat we get in those flats. And also: How old should the new bunny be, female/male? I would personally like to get another male more than a female, but maybe the bonding with female would be easier? I'm thinking of getting the youngest bun as possible, so they are still used to presence of other animals and they are not yet territorial. Of course, I would get him/her neutered/spayed asap. I just somehow want to make sure they get along well, not spay/neuter at first and then I'll need to have them separated.
I love my bunny but I would also like to have another one. But I'm a bit afraid of his/hers behaviour; will it be biting everything, everywhere? Will it **** and poo everywhere around? Will it like the traveling like my bun does? I take him to my hometown with me nearly every weekend.

I don't have the slightest problem with Igor. He is such a sweet bunny. He is running free all the time, every morning and even in the nights sometimes he comes to get cuddles. He doesn't chew on anything. He can be hiding under the bed for whole day and there won't be any poops or ****. But I'm afraid he might have to be closed in cage when I'm not home if the other bunny is not like he is :(

any opinions and advices will be greatly appreciated. :wave:
 
Do you have any rescues there that can help?

A female bun would have the most chance of success. Definitely a spayed female. If you get a baby you'll have to keep them separate until she'd neutered and you'll have no idea of her personality and if they'll get on.

Not sure what you mean about the neighbour's rabbit, but if you mean you want to try it just to see if he'll bond and then separate them, then that's not a good idea. If you're planning on keeping them then they would need to be spayed first.

If you choose a spayed female then you'll know what kind of personality they have and if they're litter trained. If you get a baby then you could end up with a destructive bun that poops everywhere!
 
Oh ok, I will not try with neighbours rabbits then. I told the neighbours to get them spayed both because of high cancer risk but they don't seem to be thinking of doing that.

So, I will be looking for a female. Here are no rescues like that, they are only for dogs and cats. Rabbits are not that spread here than in UK and other countries. The problem is, any female I will be getting will not be spayed. Most people that only have one rabbit don't spay. So... that means I will have to get her spayed and separate her for another 6 weeks and then try bonding. :/

Thanks for your answer! :)
 
I found a rescue center but they mainly have ferrets and rats. They only had 2 buns in a few years time. I have no idea how I'm gonna get an adult female :(
 
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