Should I Get Another Rabbit?
Rabbits love company. They are a social species and if you can't spend a lot of time with your rabbit, a little friend would make the bunny very happy and keep it from becoming bored. If you don't work, have a large family and know someone will always give the rabbit company, you don't need a second bunny. However, if you have a busy work schedule and are too tired to play with your rabbit when you get home, but you still want one so bad, consider getting two. They will be each other's best friends!
Two bunnies will keep each other busy, which will take a lot of the "have to always entertain my rabbit" pressure off of you. But if you greatly want a relationship with your rabbit, and have enough time to entertain it and keep it happy, having two will probably minimize your chances of building a good relationship and bond with your rabbit. If a neutered/spayed rabbit got to choose, I'm sure it would choose a rabbit over its human companion.
If you want another pet bunny just because you love rabbits, make sure that you take precautions and know what you are getting into. Introduce your bunnies as young as possible, so they have time to adjust to each other before hitting sexual maturity. Each pairing has their own pros and cons.
BUCK/BUCK: If not neutered, it's almost impossible for adult bucks to be friends, even if they are siblings and grew up together. They will fight constantly and possibly to the death. Each buck feels the need to establish their own space and attract their own females. Competition is very high among the males of the rabbit species.
DOE/DOE: Does can possibly be friends if they aren't spayed. If they are introduced to each other slowly, carefully, and from a young age, they should be friends. They will most likelynot fight but may occasionally have some bickers over territory and showing dominance. If they do fight, it will not be to the death, and the worst thing that can happen is that the rabbits will stay away from each other or seek each other out to show dominance to the other. It can be stressful to the rabbits to be in this situation, so spaying one or both of them is always recommended.
BUCK/DOE: Possibly the best combination there is. Boys and girls are as best of friends as possible, almost immediately and forever. However, if you don't get either spayed/neutered, you'll end up with a lot more bunnies then you bargained for in just a few short months.
BUYING SIBLINGS:
If you buy two siblings (such as sisters/brothers), be prepared for them to rather stay with their sibling then with you. Of course they will beg for and desire your affection, but some rabbits would rather spend time cuddling their own species then cuddling you. Our babies are not like that!
If you buy a brother/sister pair, make sure that the buck is neutered as soon as his testicles descend. You don't want to end up with a young rabbit having babies - this could kill the baby bunny having babies.
BUYING AN OLDER RABBIT TO BEFRIEND YOUR BABY:
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BUYING A BABY TO BEFRIEND YOUR OLDER RABBIT:
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BUYING AN ADULT TO BEFRIEND YOUR ADULT RABBIT:
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Each pairing is not guaranteed to be a match. Some rabbits just hate each other forever, whereas others - even bucks - will be friends immediately. Spaying or neutering the rabbit is always the best solution, before getting another, no matter the gender or age.
Two bunnies will keep each other busy, which will take a lot of the "have to always entertain my rabbit" pressure off of you. But if you greatly want a relationship with your rabbit, and have enough time to entertain it and keep it happy, having two will probably minimize your chances of building a good relationship and bond with your rabbit. If a neutered/spayed rabbit got to choose, I'm sure it would choose a rabbit over its human companion.
If you want another pet bunny just because you love rabbits, make sure that you take precautions and know what you are getting into. Introduce your bunnies as young as possible, so they have time to adjust to each other before hitting sexual maturity. Each pairing has their own pros and cons.
BUCK/BUCK: If not neutered, it's almost impossible for adult bucks to be friends, even if they are siblings and grew up together. They will fight constantly and possibly to the death. Each buck feels the need to establish their own space and attract their own females. Competition is very high among the males of the rabbit species.
DOE/DOE: Does can possibly be friends if they aren't spayed. If they are introduced to each other slowly, carefully, and from a young age, they should be friends. They will most likelynot fight but may occasionally have some bickers over territory and showing dominance. If they do fight, it will not be to the death, and the worst thing that can happen is that the rabbits will stay away from each other or seek each other out to show dominance to the other. It can be stressful to the rabbits to be in this situation, so spaying one or both of them is always recommended.
BUCK/DOE: Possibly the best combination there is. Boys and girls are as best of friends as possible, almost immediately and forever. However, if you don't get either spayed/neutered, you'll end up with a lot more bunnies then you bargained for in just a few short months.
BUYING SIBLINGS:
If you buy two siblings (such as sisters/brothers), be prepared for them to rather stay with their sibling then with you. Of course they will beg for and desire your affection, but some rabbits would rather spend time cuddling their own species then cuddling you. Our babies are not like that!
If you buy a brother/sister pair, make sure that the buck is neutered as soon as his testicles descend. You don't want to end up with a young rabbit having babies - this could kill the baby bunny having babies.
BUYING AN OLDER RABBIT TO BEFRIEND YOUR BABY:
coming soon
BUYING A BABY TO BEFRIEND YOUR OLDER RABBIT:
coming soon
BUYING AN ADULT TO BEFRIEND YOUR ADULT RABBIT:
coming soon
Each pairing is not guaranteed to be a match. Some rabbits just hate each other forever, whereas others - even bucks - will be friends immediately. Spaying or neutering the rabbit is always the best solution, before getting another, no matter the gender or age.