Hazel is my elderly rabbit left lonely by the death of her female companion. For company, I took two bonded, neutered boys (Thomas and William) from the RSPCA and introduced them to Hazel (separated by wire for two months first). Now they are all in together and have a 6x4 shed and a 9 metre run. Problem is that William has bonded with Hazel and left Thomas all on his own. There is no violence but generally Hazel and William have the shed and Thomas lives alone in a large hutch at the other end of the run. The only 'trouble' I've seen is William half-heartedly chasing Thomas, maybe to keep him away from Hazel, but it is rare.
As I say, no trouble, but I feel Thomas is lonely - and the whole point of the shed was so they could ALL benefit from it!
Should I get a girlfriend for Thomas? Or will I run the risk of creating more problems?
ALSO - Thomas has dug under the run and escaped into the garden a few times so I'm wondering if he wants out in order to find a companion ?? The other two do not dig at all.
Just to be clear once again, there is no violence and the digging is certainly not as a result of persecution.
Any advice to relieve Thomas's loneliness gratefully received, thank you.
Dom
As I say, no trouble, but I feel Thomas is lonely - and the whole point of the shed was so they could ALL benefit from it!
Should I get a girlfriend for Thomas? Or will I run the risk of creating more problems?
ALSO - Thomas has dug under the run and escaped into the garden a few times so I'm wondering if he wants out in order to find a companion ?? The other two do not dig at all.
Just to be clear once again, there is no violence and the digging is certainly not as a result of persecution.
Any advice to relieve Thomas's loneliness gratefully received, thank you.
Dom