biscandmatt1
Wise Old Thumper
when rescues require the rabbits to live side by side first - is this in the original rabbits area?
i am still doing research so we know what happens if we go ahead with getting bisc a new friend but the two rescues near us that i contacted do things like this:
rescue 1 - you bring the new rabbit home. they live next to bisc for at least two weeks before swapping bedding. they have play dates in the neutral area and then go back to their own cages. the play date times are increased until they can live together in the same area.
rescue 2 - either bisc goes to them for about a week for bonding and then i bring them home and into neutral area first. or, we take bisc in for them to supervise the initial date. if this goes well, they travel home in separate carriers, and then live side by side and have the play dates same as above.
would it not be stressful for bisc to suddenly have his space halved and another rabbit in the room? i understand that they want the new rabbit to settle first but this surely isn't best for the owners original rabbit is it? i don't know though how these things work. :?
our issue is space. we have one place neutral which is the bedroom. nowhere else. plus, bisc has under control snuffles and also gets dodgy tum easily and we are worried about the stress but want to keep this option open and know what we are doing, if we decide it is what he needs and we need to get sorted asap.
i am still doing research so we know what happens if we go ahead with getting bisc a new friend but the two rescues near us that i contacted do things like this:
rescue 1 - you bring the new rabbit home. they live next to bisc for at least two weeks before swapping bedding. they have play dates in the neutral area and then go back to their own cages. the play date times are increased until they can live together in the same area.
rescue 2 - either bisc goes to them for about a week for bonding and then i bring them home and into neutral area first. or, we take bisc in for them to supervise the initial date. if this goes well, they travel home in separate carriers, and then live side by side and have the play dates same as above.
would it not be stressful for bisc to suddenly have his space halved and another rabbit in the room? i understand that they want the new rabbit to settle first but this surely isn't best for the owners original rabbit is it? i don't know though how these things work. :?
our issue is space. we have one place neutral which is the bedroom. nowhere else. plus, bisc has under control snuffles and also gets dodgy tum easily and we are worried about the stress but want to keep this option open and know what we are doing, if we decide it is what he needs and we need to get sorted asap.