Trufflesmum
Young Bun
Hi, A bond or not to bond question. We now have five rabbits. Two bonded pairs that live outside (I was previously considering having a trio outside but Truffles one of my girls took an instant dislike to Willow (another girl) so instead I got Willow a nice young husband from the RSPCA.
We also have Nala, a female rabbit who lives in my adult daughter’s bedroom. Nala’s approximately 18 months old. She was an unwanted bun advertised on Preloved because she was ‘too big’. She had a lot of health problems last year, going into stasis numerous times which delayed her spay on several occasions. When she did have the op last November, she was found to have a diseased uterus. We were worried in case it was cancer and it had metastasised but touch wood since then she has been in good health and not one bout of stasis. Her teeth are fine, so we are assuming the stasis was linked to her underlying health problem. She has a good diet and eats loads of hay.
I am now in a dilemma about getting her a husbun. She has the whole bedroom to herself (apart from daughter!) and am worried that she might not like another rabbit coming into her territory. She’s also 99.9% housetrained. In terms of spending time on her own, my daughter is at uni but living at home so is often here part days. I work four days a week, but am allowed to work from home one day, so she’s never really left alone that much, although in a couple of years, daughter will look for full time work. I’m also worried whether she will cope with the stress of bonding and could that send her into stasis again. We’ve seen a nice old bun up for adoption at the RSPCA and I’m ok about bonding them myself, but I get really attached really quickly, so am thinking – what if it doesn’t work? The thought of giving him back to the rescue makes me feel really bad. I also know how much my other pairs love each other, so really torn about what to do. It would be great if I could get some thoughts from other bunny loving people. Thank you.
We also have Nala, a female rabbit who lives in my adult daughter’s bedroom. Nala’s approximately 18 months old. She was an unwanted bun advertised on Preloved because she was ‘too big’. She had a lot of health problems last year, going into stasis numerous times which delayed her spay on several occasions. When she did have the op last November, she was found to have a diseased uterus. We were worried in case it was cancer and it had metastasised but touch wood since then she has been in good health and not one bout of stasis. Her teeth are fine, so we are assuming the stasis was linked to her underlying health problem. She has a good diet and eats loads of hay.
I am now in a dilemma about getting her a husbun. She has the whole bedroom to herself (apart from daughter!) and am worried that she might not like another rabbit coming into her territory. She’s also 99.9% housetrained. In terms of spending time on her own, my daughter is at uni but living at home so is often here part days. I work four days a week, but am allowed to work from home one day, so she’s never really left alone that much, although in a couple of years, daughter will look for full time work. I’m also worried whether she will cope with the stress of bonding and could that send her into stasis again. We’ve seen a nice old bun up for adoption at the RSPCA and I’m ok about bonding them myself, but I get really attached really quickly, so am thinking – what if it doesn’t work? The thought of giving him back to the rescue makes me feel really bad. I also know how much my other pairs love each other, so really torn about what to do. It would be great if I could get some thoughts from other bunny loving people. Thank you.