Single buns

[OriginalFlintstone]

I have 1 permanently single male. ShyBoy had a reaction to anaesthetic years ago when he was going to be castrated, and he's now 8. He did live with a guinea pig for about 4 years but I seperated them. I'm still not certain splitting them was actually the right thing to do, but I did bond the guinea pig with another.

He's a bit of a menace, and bullies and chases the cats, and irritates the toher buns through the runs but I think thats more to do with being entire than alone. He has impeccable manners with people and his hutch is always so clean!

 

[Grin]

I get shot down every time I say this but...

I have 3 single buns, 2 outside 1 in.

They will not bond despite numerous attempts and I do not want to take on any more rabbits.

I have the outside 2 living side by side so they can interact through the mesh and they are both perfectly happy with their arrangement.

I dont think you should get shot down. You obviously know and love your buns to bits and know whats best for them.

 

[MopsyMops =]]

Oggiebum is a house bunny and is on his own. A few months back he did have a wifeybun but she sadly had to be pts. He is so happy, its unbelievable. He gets lots of attention and nose rubs from me and is highly spoilt and I personally don't think he would change any of it :lol:

 

[tiger_lily]

I have a single indoor bunny, who is 10 weeks old at the moment. He spends a lot of time in him cage at the minute because he runs away from us sometimes, but he's getting there, and is out more everyday
I hope to get him a wifey-bun someday, but while I'm living in this student house I'm not allowed any more rabbits, I'm kinda pushing my luck a bit with Oscar...

 

[mini lop1]

i have a single bunny right now, reason why, old rosie was pts, he's a peoples bunny and love shuman company, and i like the attention he gives me, although he's alaways loved people
we have thought about getting another friend one day, but the timing must be right, right now he is happy and i am happy

 

[hellsdarkrose]

I have 2 single girlies.

Radish was on her own so I got Waffle as her companion they were bonded at a rescue came home and fell out after 2 weeksish due to Waffle being ill. I have tried to bond them since but it hasn't worked.

I don't have the time or the money for anymore bunnies and Waffle has to have a very specialised diet as she has tummy issues. My bunnies are always binkying and seem happy enough to me.

I may try them together once more but as yet I haven't come up with a solution to the fact Waffle has a special diet and I worry about stressing her.

 

[Mischief and Tinker's Mum]

I have Blossom as a single bunny (for now!) because she doesn't get along with my other 3 bonded rabbits. I'm hoping they will make friends soon as I hate to see her by herself.

 

[clarebear]

Thanks for all the replies Bramble seems pretty happy, but I do sometimes look at him and wonder if he is lonely. He is an outdoor bun, and has always been on his own. He is nearly three years old and hasn't yet been neutered.

I really don't know what to do. He is getting really friendly with me and Simon now, which is just so lovely. He also loves coming out for a run around when there are other people around.....such a show off!

I suppose my options are to get him neutered and get him a wife, which I'm worried about doing incase in changes his personality, or he might not like it. Should he be done anyway for health reasons?

Or....I leave him outside on his own, where to be honest he does seem pretty happy. Just in the winter we don't spend as much time with him.

This decision keeps me awake at night!! :roll: Simon thinks he is perfectly fine on his own, but then I read on here that bunnies should have a friend.

Also, we really don't have the money to get another bunny at the moment, but if that was best for Bramble I would find the money somehow.

I just love him to bits and want what is best for him.....wish he could just tell me!!:lol:

 

[Grin]

I honestly thought Lucky would always be a single bun - because of his personality, i didnt think he'd like anybun but he's sooo affectionate towards Daisy - and if you cuddle Daisy, he gets jealous - it's HIS wife!! :lol:

I agree that some buns cant be bonded but lots can, and i do think it is better for them to have a friend to cuddle up to - especially in winter months.

A rescue bun would be a good start too because not only can they often help with bonding, but the bun will usually be neutered too - avoiding that cost too. You will pay a donation though, obviously.

As for getting Bramble neutered - wherever i've read about it on here, it always seems to be for the best for the bun, health & behavviour wise.

you sound like a caring bunny owner and obviously want the best for bramble. Best of luck xxx

 

[susie bun]

Spenser is single and unneutered. There were particular reasons at the time, but I do have regrets and may at leats get him neutered in the future. I don't really think his hutch is big enough for two, as Spenser himself is quite a big boy.

 

[Hunnybunny2007]

Martha my lovely Dutch girl, she's fantastic with people she doesn't mind being handled and would happily accept cuddles for hours, but as soon as she comes into contact with another bun she turns into a killer (she is spayed) she lunges and tries to get to them through the wires

Digby will always be a solo indoor bun, he has problems with his spine, so I wouldn't put him through bonding - any humping from either him or a partner could cause further damage to his back

 

[Indy]

Indy is on his own until i can find him a suitable girlfriend (he's too young to have a 'wife' ) :lol:

 

[Jenson]

Jenson is a single indoor bunny, he isn't old enough to be neutered yet but will be as soon as he is. We do plan to get him a friend but not yet.

 

[BeatrixPotter]

Marble is a single house bunny. He is 1 year old and has been neutered. He has company and the run of the living room all day and he is a happy bun.

I did try bonding him but he was too randy!:shock::lol: I would like him to have a friend at some point though.

 

[leanne2525]

all off my rabbits live alone, mainly because my buck was a recue from a breeder and thats what his spent his life doing and id be worried he wouldnt leave the females alone, and the other two are seperate as one has babies and the other may be pregnant :roll:

 

[sdf76]

We had 2 single rabbits who we had intended to bond but hated one another. We had to build additional accommodation plus divide the garden with a long fence. Both got great attention from us, and maybe with retrospect we could have got each of them a partner- ? Later we had a bonded pair, and when the partner bun died we let the other be single for a while. We than had a few failed bondings and finally a successful bonding. After her 2nd partner died she got arthritis and it wouldn't have been fair to subject her to the humping involved in bonding so she stayed single till went to the bridge at 11and a half yrs.

my daughters bun Coco has stayed just as affectionate to me despite having a wifebun now.

If the bunny is affectionate now I don't think it will make any difference- he will still want noserubs from you-and his wifebun will do too so you could get double the love.
sue:wave:

 

[clarebear]

We had 2 single rabbits who we had intended to bond but hated one another. We had to build additional accommodation plus divide the garden with a long fence. Both got great attention from us, and maybe with retrospect we could have got each of them a partner- ? Later we had a bonded pair, and when the partner bun died we let the other be single for a while. We than had a few failed bondings and finally a successful bonding. After her 2nd partner died she got arthritis and it wouldn't have been fair to subject her to the humping involved in bonding so she stayed single till went to the bridge at 11and a half yrs.

my daughters bun Coco has stayed just as affectionate to me despite having a wifebun now.

If the bunny is affectionate now I don't think it will make any difference- he will still want noserubs from you-and his wifebun will do too so you could get double the love.
sue:wave:

Aww thank you Sue :wave:

 

[Rabbers]

I have a single bun now. She was bonded to Ozzie for 7 yrs but she started to bully him over the last 18months and then I separated them this summer. Sadly he died in September (of unrelated ilnesses) and so I just have the one. I couldn't risk her with another rabbit after going through the stress of her bullying. She's lovely now - v independent and bossy! But now Ozzie isn't here she never stamps (she used to do this a lot) and she's put on weight and finally has a love coat!
She clearly doesn't like the company of another rabbit!

 

[chloemurray]

i have two single, outdoor lionheads... one boy, one girl. benji has been alone almost all his life, and i bought nahla to be his girly bun
hopefully once all the "fixing" is out of the way, they'll be able to bond and eventually live together!

 

[Santa]

He is getting really friendly with me and Simon now, which is just so lovely. He also loves coming out for a run around when there are other people around.....such a show off!

I suppose my options are to get him neutered and get him a wife, which I'm worried about doing incase in changes his personality

I'll be completely honest with you - the behaviour that you describe and view as friendliness is more than likely loneliness. It sounds to me as if he is rushing up to see you and getting friendly because he wants the company. With the best will in the world especially as an outdoor bun, he is going to be alone for 20+ hours a day, which is an awful lot for a social creature. It's very easy to interpret behaviour through our own experiences rather than through theirs.

Personally, I would advise either getting him neutered and getting him a friend of his own to share his life with 24 hours a day, or bring him indoors where he can interact with you and your household as you go about your daily business and not just in the periods of time you actively go to spend time with him. Again personally I would neuter him either way, as even if he doesn't display behaviour like marking territory, spraying, humping etc, a neutered male is definitely not a sexually frustrated male so that's got to be better for him.