Jazzy B Bunny
Wise Old Thumper
Mines bond has broken, but fortunatly I can keep them apart. Although if it came to it, I'd have to rehome Jack because I had Gizmo first.
There is always a way to keep them seperate and I would just have to find it!
I cant speak for everyone but im guessing that if my twos bond broke down & they wouldn't rebond with each other,then presumibly[though not necessarily]they wouldn't want to be rebonded full stop & so thats why I said I would keep them separetely.As Dill came from a rescue Im guessing Jill would want him back if he wouldn't rebond with B but she thought he would bond with another bun,though im not sure why he would want to be bonded with a stranger but not his lifelong mate!Yes, there might always be a way to keep them separate, but I think the point being made is that keeping them separate may not be in the best interests for their welfare. Most of us genuinely believe that most rabbits are much happier, and have their welfare interests best served, if they have a partner - so if someone isn't able to offer that, I don't see why it wouldn't be more appropriate in some circumstances to reluctantly rehome to somewhere that can.
In essence, many people here seem to be saying "I love them too much to let them go". How about "if you love them that much, let them go so they can have a partner rather than be destined for a life alone"? The not wanting to let them go seems to be a selfish reaction rather than one in the best interests of the rabbits. Just my feeling
I cant speak for everyone but im guessing that if my twos bond broke down & they wouldn't rebond with each other,then presumibly[though not necessarily]they wouldn't want to be rebonded full stop & so thats why I said I would keep them separetely.As Dill came from a rescue Im guessing Jill would want him back if he wouldn't rebond with B but she thought he would bond with another bun,though im not sure why he would want to be bonded with a stranger but not his lifelong mate!
So,if you are saying its cruel to keep two bunnies separetely when their bond breaks down,then Im guessing Jill would want Dill back to keep on his own for maybe many months until he could be rehomed.I think its just as cruel to remove an animal from a home,it probably has only everknown,away from its daily routine,its owners who,I believe,they love as much as we love them.I would fight hard to keep all my bunnies,& if that makes me cruel,then I am very cruel.I also believe houserabbits,depending on the bun,can live a full & happy life alone.Am NOT condoning alone hutch/shed buns though & I do love to watch my bonded pair together & I think as the title asks what you would do if a bond breaks down shows we are responsible enough to have bonded pairs in first place but the op just wondered what we would do if it didn't work out.
I cant speak for everyone but im guessing that if my twos bond broke down & they wouldn't rebond with each other,then presumibly[though not necessarily]they wouldn't want to be rebonded full stop & so thats why I said I would keep them separetely.As Dill came from a rescue Im guessing Jill would want him back if he wouldn't rebond with B but she thought he would bond with another bun,though im not sure why he would want to be bonded with a stranger but not his lifelong mate!
So,if you are saying its cruel to keep two bunnies separetely when their bond breaks down,then Im guessing Jill would want Dill back to keep on his own for maybe many months until he could be rehomed.
I disagree I'm afraid! I think it's an enormous - and incorrect - assumption that if a bond breaks down, that rabbit doesn't want to be bonded at all. Using the same logic, every person who divorces after a falling out with their 'lifelong mate' would never have another partner or even friend, they would want to be alone forever - obviously that's just not true! [edit: posted at the same time as Sky-O - spooky!]
I completely see what you're saying about them going back to rescue - but again if you consider your logic here - you're suggesting it would not be good for a bun to go back to rescue where it would be alone for several months...yet it's ok for them to stay where they are and be alone for several years? It's not ideal by any stretch - and it would perhaps may best in the sorts of circumstances we're discussing if the bun could be rehomed directly from its current owner rather than back via a rescue - but my personal view is that a short period alone is preferable to a lifetime alone for most rabbits.
The rescue I got Heather from, has in its adoption contract that in the event of her losing her partner in one way or another, I have to commit to getting another rabbit to bond with her...so strongly does the rescue feel about rabbit need for companionship - and I agree with that. Of course there will be exceptions to the rule, but they are exactly that...exceptions, which are few and far between, IMO.