adopting, bonding, etc

[canela_2004]

So, I have been doing alot of thinking latelyabout maybe getting another bunny in the not-so-close future.I think it would be nice to have a friend for Kahlua. She is1 year old and not spayed (but she will be as soon as I find a vet i amcomfortable with doing the surgery). I am thinking of maybegetting another standard rex (as I am IN LOVE with the breed!) but I amnot sure if another spayed female or a neutered male would bebest. I am really in no rush, I am wanting to get settled inwith my job and my husband's new job and such before we get another"large" pet ( i am getting 2 baby rats soon). So, basically,I just want to hear everyone's stories about bonding, adopting/buyingetc etc to kind of get an idea of what is involved.

 

[Pipp]

It's pretty much accepted that the female/malepairings are the easiest, although all sexes will bond. Butboth my bonded pairs are boy/girl, and they pretty much this bondedthemselves.

They picked their own mates, though. Dill andDarryhad lived together but didn'tbond, Dill didn'tcaremuch about other bunnies, and didn't like to be dominated.Darry liked being the alpha bun. So when Igot them,they were in separate cages.

Darry ended up bonding with one of my other bunnies, Radar, who fell inlove with her at first sight, and allows her to merclessly harrasshim. (Before that, Radar and Pipp never got along, I thinkbecause Pipp bit him when they first met. He bit hereverytime after that).

Thena new bunny, Sherry, moved in a pursued a disinterestedDill, and put up with being ignored (and nipped when she pressed it)to finally win him over, and now they're the cutestcouple. They both had run of the house, so theycould avoid each other when they needed to. Bondingcaged bunnies is a bit trickier.

I didn't want Dill and Sherry to bond because a) I was jealous andwanted my Dill boy all to myself, and b) Sherry was a foster bun, butnow that it happened in spite of my efforts, it's a greatthing. They're so sweet together (both remained somewhatindependent) and SO much happier to have a friend. And Dillstill loves me.

A lot of people have good success by taking their bunnies to a clean,reputable rescue shelter and letting them pick their own mates.

Let us know what you decide!

sas and the gang of five :bunnydance::bunnydance::bunnydance::bunnydance::bunnydance: