Hi everyone,
I have a male neutered rabbit who is 5. We have had him since being a few weeks old, and has never had a companion, generally just due to the time not being right and circumstances.
He is free roam in our living room.
He can access the rest of the house, but chooses to never cross the living room doorway threshold!
Yesterday, we adopted a 2 year old unneutered male.
He is a lovely boy with a curious and calm nature.
My intention is definitely to have him neutered once he has settled in and is a bit more familiar with us.
Currently, he lives in the kitchen, with the door closed.
Whilst I am aware of a lot of ‘do’s and donts’, I am looking for a bit of further advice.
No introductions will take place until he is neutered and has had time to fully recover and settle.
I am also wanting to do my absolute best for my existing bunny so that he does t get stressed.
For the time being, I am thinking of putting a baby gate on the living room, and the kitchen door.
This would purely be so doors don’t have to be closed, and allow air flow and so nobody feels shut away.
A question I have is…..
If the new bunny were to wander in to our hallway, and my existing bunny could see him from the living room, would that cause him stress? Or would it be ok for them to be able to see each other through the gates, but not be able to access each others areas?
Obviously I would make sure the gate gaps were covered/small enough so that they could not squeeze through.
I am just trying to work out how they can both have their own ample space and freedom to move about, but ensure they can’t get to each other or access each others spaces.
Any advice would be massively welcome.
Thank you
I have a male neutered rabbit who is 5. We have had him since being a few weeks old, and has never had a companion, generally just due to the time not being right and circumstances.
He is free roam in our living room.
He can access the rest of the house, but chooses to never cross the living room doorway threshold!
Yesterday, we adopted a 2 year old unneutered male.
He is a lovely boy with a curious and calm nature.
My intention is definitely to have him neutered once he has settled in and is a bit more familiar with us.
Currently, he lives in the kitchen, with the door closed.
Whilst I am aware of a lot of ‘do’s and donts’, I am looking for a bit of further advice.
No introductions will take place until he is neutered and has had time to fully recover and settle.
I am also wanting to do my absolute best for my existing bunny so that he does t get stressed.
For the time being, I am thinking of putting a baby gate on the living room, and the kitchen door.
This would purely be so doors don’t have to be closed, and allow air flow and so nobody feels shut away.
A question I have is…..
If the new bunny were to wander in to our hallway, and my existing bunny could see him from the living room, would that cause him stress? Or would it be ok for them to be able to see each other through the gates, but not be able to access each others areas?
Obviously I would make sure the gate gaps were covered/small enough so that they could not squeeze through.
I am just trying to work out how they can both have their own ample space and freedom to move about, but ensure they can’t get to each other or access each others spaces.
Any advice would be massively welcome.
Thank you
