Hi all,
I am worried I made a huge mistake
I have a female rabbit who is 6 months old and who has not been spayed yet (she will be next month).
I have adopted a neutered boy rabbit who is exactly a year older than her.
I keep them both indoors. My female has always had access to the whole house, but there was one particular room she did not go to too often. She sleeps, plays and spends 99% of the time in the living room.
So I have dedicated the bedroom she doesn't visit much for the adopted boy. I installed a tall pet gate with a mesh in the door and I leave the door open during the day so that they can interact through the gate. They don't actually interact much because she doesn't go there much. I also let the boy roam about the house and I lock my girl in the living room when he is roaming about. I also let him in the living room and I put my girl in his room at that time.
I noticed my girl seems stressed She doesn't flop and just seems a bit more nervous. Today I am giving her lots of attention and I am not letting the boy in the living room at all today so she can have her space to herself.
I am worried though that I brought him home too early with her being so young! I also worry I will not actually be able to bond them even once she is spayed because he is an adult
I tried researching before adopting him, but I did not find any information about the most compatible age groups. After I have taken him in I found an article saying you shouldn't try to bond an adult and a young rabbit.
What is your experience and what would you advise me?
I am worried I made a huge mistake
I have a female rabbit who is 6 months old and who has not been spayed yet (she will be next month).
I have adopted a neutered boy rabbit who is exactly a year older than her.
I keep them both indoors. My female has always had access to the whole house, but there was one particular room she did not go to too often. She sleeps, plays and spends 99% of the time in the living room.
So I have dedicated the bedroom she doesn't visit much for the adopted boy. I installed a tall pet gate with a mesh in the door and I leave the door open during the day so that they can interact through the gate. They don't actually interact much because she doesn't go there much. I also let the boy roam about the house and I lock my girl in the living room when he is roaming about. I also let him in the living room and I put my girl in his room at that time.
I noticed my girl seems stressed She doesn't flop and just seems a bit more nervous. Today I am giving her lots of attention and I am not letting the boy in the living room at all today so she can have her space to herself.
I am worried though that I brought him home too early with her being so young! I also worry I will not actually be able to bond them even once she is spayed because he is an adult
I tried researching before adopting him, but I did not find any information about the most compatible age groups. After I have taken him in I found an article saying you shouldn't try to bond an adult and a young rabbit.
What is your experience and what would you advise me?