Adopting a new Lop

[FreezeNkody]

Ok, So last night I was browsing the web and decided to check out our local "pound" MADDAC. They aren't really known to care well for their animals. and really mostly put them to sleep. I came across a holland lop, and instantly fell in love my heart melted. I knew she has a week to live. So I put in my application to adopt. I already have 2 Dwarf bunnies that live in an Xpen together, bonded.
So I'm wondering if I bring in this new bunny I was going to cut the xpen in half with a baby gate so they can smell and get to know each other. Anyway will bringing in another spayed female corrupt my other two's bond? I don't know her history I just know she has a death sentence, and I wasn't willing to see her die. here she is

http://www.petharbor.com/pet.asp?uaid=MLWK.A255409

Any help and information would be awesome!

 

[Imbrium]

it's possible for it to upset the bond... that's not a sure thing, mind you, but it might.

I probably wouldn't put them so close to each other unless your intention is to bond all three of them together as a trio (which is a lot trickier than a pair, but sometimes possible). a bunny date on neutral territory for the three of them to meet would hopefully give you a good indication of whether or not bonding her to them is possible.

you don't want to divide with just a baby gate, though - you should either line it with cardboard or coroplast (ziptied to the gate) or mesh it with hardware cloth or chicken wire or something, that way they can't fight through the bars. meshing would be a better option than fully blocking if you're going to try to bond them, that way they can see each other.

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

It's hard to tell how rabbits will react to other rabbits. Even a rabbit who gets along with other rabbits might not like one rabbit. It can be a bit more of a problem with a bonded pair as you can upset their bond. If one rabbit really doesn't like the new one, they might redirect any aggression to their bond mate. Having another rabbit in the house should not be a problem, but having some so close might be.
I would suggest putting the new rabbit somewhere else and not so close to your rabbits. One reason for this is to quarantine her to make sure she isn't bringing anything into your house or transfer something to your rabbits, but also to giver her a chance to adjust to her new surroundings.
If you did want to try bonding them all, you can certainly try, I would just hold off for a little while and give her some time and so you can see how they react to each other.

 

[Chrisdoc]

She´s a lovely girl. I think you do need to be careful so as not to upset your current pair but, if you intention is to bond all three which is not easy, then getting them used to each other with separation is a good idea. Hope it all works out for you and she´s a lucky girl.

 

[FreezeNkody]

She´s a lovely girl. I think you do need to be careful so as not to upset your current pair but, if you intention is to bond all three which is not easy, then getting them used to each other with separation is a good idea. Hope it all works out for you and she´s a lucky girl.

With hopes all three in time will be besties. But I think i'm just going to use my dogs kennel next to the other two's cage so they can smell each other. and see without actually splitting up the X-pen because that is their domain. I hope we all get along! ::crosses fingers::