Hi all,
Apologies if this subject has been exhausted already but I am in need of some advice.
I had two bonded pairs of rabbits, both m+ f pairings, and unfortunately one of my females passed away.
I am very sad about this still, she was my first rabbit and such a sweet character. She was only 18 months old. I love all my rabbits dearly but she was my favorite and i loved her the most. Its why i am having such a hard time in making the right decision for her partner.
He is very social and lively and i know he needs a companion (regardless of him being a rabbit). I see him watching my other pair during the day and he just looks so sad when he watches them, its heartbreaking.
My other pair are newly bonded - about 3 weeks now - and get along great. My males are both rescues and the rescue have offered to help me bond them to a trio. They explained it would be difficult (they both know my males) and i have done my research about trios too. I personally am not comfortable about the risks with bonding a trio to my pair but, i am also not comfortable getting a new female. BUT what if the trio works and its the best decision???
In an ideal world, i would bring in my male and make him a house bunny while i decided my next steps to at least give him as much human contact as possible while i figured this out.
I am also concerned that i didnt show my male the body. When i called the vets to ask them what i should do, they did say its personal choice and the vet i spoke with said he has personally, avoided it as he believed it caused stress to the remaining. So i am also worried i have caused my male even more stress by not allowing him to grieve.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated because i have absolutely no idea what to do
Apologies if this subject has been exhausted already but I am in need of some advice.
I had two bonded pairs of rabbits, both m+ f pairings, and unfortunately one of my females passed away.
I am very sad about this still, she was my first rabbit and such a sweet character. She was only 18 months old. I love all my rabbits dearly but she was my favorite and i loved her the most. Its why i am having such a hard time in making the right decision for her partner.
He is very social and lively and i know he needs a companion (regardless of him being a rabbit). I see him watching my other pair during the day and he just looks so sad when he watches them, its heartbreaking.
My other pair are newly bonded - about 3 weeks now - and get along great. My males are both rescues and the rescue have offered to help me bond them to a trio. They explained it would be difficult (they both know my males) and i have done my research about trios too. I personally am not comfortable about the risks with bonding a trio to my pair but, i am also not comfortable getting a new female. BUT what if the trio works and its the best decision???
In an ideal world, i would bring in my male and make him a house bunny while i decided my next steps to at least give him as much human contact as possible while i figured this out.
I am also concerned that i didnt show my male the body. When i called the vets to ask them what i should do, they did say its personal choice and the vet i spoke with said he has personally, avoided it as he believed it caused stress to the remaining. So i am also worried i have caused my male even more stress by not allowing him to grieve.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated because i have absolutely no idea what to do