sarahleucine
New Kit
Hi,
I've been looking for a partner for my 9 month old neutered male mini lop house rabbit. I decided to go back to the breeder where my rabbit came from, and at first she suggested I take on her ex breeding doe who is 1.5 years old. She doesn't seem to get pregnant so she wanted to find her a nice home. I decided it was worth introducing them. We gave them a date to get to know each other. It went well. They seemed to ignore each other or just eat together. But I got cold feet about taking her on. This is because my male bunny is very tame, used to 4 young kids and my dog and living indoors. I was worried that the ex breeding doe would be too scared in my home and around my kids. It would also be difficult if she's not litter trained as my male bunny can play on my carpets and be trusted not to pee! It would be bad news if the ex breeding rabbit couldn't be litter trained.
So, I decided to wait for a baby bunny. My male rabbit's parents have had another litter, so the plan is to get his sister in a few weeks time when she's 8 weeks old. I know I will have to keep them separate for a few months because she will be smaller than my male, and I wouldn't want him to squash her from any humping attempts. But I am hoping it's possible for them to at least have play dates (supervised by me) until she's old enough to be sprayed.
Has anyone had success in bonding a young female bunny with an older neutered male? And am I right to be concerned that an ex breeding bunny who has lived outside, might find it traumatic to be with kids and may not learn litter training as is older?
Thanks for any advice. I'm fairly new to owning a bunny!
S
I've been looking for a partner for my 9 month old neutered male mini lop house rabbit. I decided to go back to the breeder where my rabbit came from, and at first she suggested I take on her ex breeding doe who is 1.5 years old. She doesn't seem to get pregnant so she wanted to find her a nice home. I decided it was worth introducing them. We gave them a date to get to know each other. It went well. They seemed to ignore each other or just eat together. But I got cold feet about taking her on. This is because my male bunny is very tame, used to 4 young kids and my dog and living indoors. I was worried that the ex breeding doe would be too scared in my home and around my kids. It would also be difficult if she's not litter trained as my male bunny can play on my carpets and be trusted not to pee! It would be bad news if the ex breeding rabbit couldn't be litter trained.
So, I decided to wait for a baby bunny. My male rabbit's parents have had another litter, so the plan is to get his sister in a few weeks time when she's 8 weeks old. I know I will have to keep them separate for a few months because she will be smaller than my male, and I wouldn't want him to squash her from any humping attempts. But I am hoping it's possible for them to at least have play dates (supervised by me) until she's old enough to be sprayed.
Has anyone had success in bonding a young female bunny with an older neutered male? And am I right to be concerned that an ex breeding bunny who has lived outside, might find it traumatic to be with kids and may not learn litter training as is older?
Thanks for any advice. I'm fairly new to owning a bunny!
S