pinksalamander
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Is it OK to bond an unneutered female with aneutered male? Or do they both have to be neutered (i know its betterto have them both neutered but is it possible?)
Bonding Question
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Haley
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Yes, its possible.
Like you said, both altered is the best, to ensure the least amount ofaggression/territorial issues, but its worth a try. My friend has anunspayed female who gets along fine with my neutered boys.
Are you considering getting William a lady friend? If so, youcan always try bonding and if the female is too aggressive considerhaving her spayed later (its best to anyway for health reasons).
Hope this helps!
Haley
Like you said, both altered is the best, to ensure the least amount ofaggression/territorial issues, but its worth a try. My friend has anunspayed female who gets along fine with my neutered boys.
Are you considering getting William a lady friend? If so, youcan always try bonding and if the female is too aggressive considerhaving her spayed later (its best to anyway for health reasons).
Hope this helps!
Haley
pinksalamander
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Yes, ive been thinking about it for a long timenow. The rescue centre i got Will from offers a bonding service where ibring Will in who then spends a few days bonding with the rabbit ichoose. If they don't get along, i don't take the other rabbit hope.This is really useful for me because the main thing i was worried aboutwas that they wouldn't get back and i'd end up having another solitaryrabbit which was completley not the point 
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I need to get a bigger hutch first, i should be making one for myproduct design project but i need to find out if i definatley canfirst! That will be finished by Christmas which ties in with when iwill be able to get Will neutered (he isn't neutered at the moment). Soi can probably get a lovelybunny with my birthday money next year fromthe rescue and still afford all the toys and stuff i need
.I need to get a bigger hutch first, i should be making one for myproduct design project but i need to find out if i definatley canfirst! That will be finished by Christmas which ties in with when iwill be able to get Will neutered (he isn't neutered at the moment). Soi can probably get a lovelybunny with my birthday money next year fromthe rescue and still afford all the toys and stuff i need
Haley
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You might want to check with the Rescue first.Some wont adopt out an unaltered rabbit to someone who has a rabbit(even if that rabbit is altered). I know, its silly.
Just make sure that you wait at least 6 weeks after Will is neutered tointroduce him to any females. It great when shelters willhelp you bond them. Some will even let you foster one to see how thingswork out.
Please keep us posted!
Haley
Just make sure that you wait at least 6 weeks after Will is neutered tointroduce him to any females. It great when shelters willhelp you bond them. Some will even let you foster one to see how thingswork out.
Please keep us posted!
Haley
pinksalamander
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I shall! Thanks for that note, i'll email themtonight. They do tend to have quite a few neutered females becausewhenever the vet has a space they just get them neutered for a cheaprpice (this vet is about 40 mins from me but because they obviously doalot of neutering i feel i can trust them).
I'm getting an allowance raise so i could just go ahead and BUY a nice new hutch but to be honest i'd like to make it!
I'm getting an allowance raise so i could just go ahead and BUY a nice new hutch but to be honest i'd like to make it!
Bunnys_rule63
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Remember that alot of rescues spay and neuter their rabbits before rehoming so Will's future girlfriend may already be spayed!
Bunnys_rule63
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Sorry, we posted at the same time!:embarrassed:
Linz_1987
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Aww! A friend for Will How wonderful! Good luck with it!!! Bunny snuggles is so cute to watch!
Im sorry if im stealing your thread! But I was wondering this one thing...
My friend is going away to college for a year and wants me to lookafter her bunnie while she is away for a year. But I can onlyhave it if it can be housed with one of my other rabbits.... If it doeswork out and they do get along, is it cruel to seperate them again in ayears time?
How wonderful! Good luck with it!!! Bunny snuggles is so cute to watch! Im sorry if im stealing your thread! But I was wondering this one thing...
My friend is going away to college for a year and wants me to lookafter her bunnie while she is away for a year. But I can onlyhave it if it can be housed with one of my other rabbits.... If it doeswork out and they do get along, is it cruel to seperate them again in ayears time?
naturestee
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IMO, yes. I wouldn't separate a bondedpair without a good reason (like a health reason) because rabbits dogrieve for their friends.
Linz_1987
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Hmm :?Dont know what to dothen! She doesnt want to sell it. I will have to try andpersuade my parents to keep it in its own hutch! That is going to behard though! Thankz for your reply!
It just didn't seem that common to me. I'mreally interested in animals and always thought it was odd that dogsnever seem to grieve. I've only really been around dogs in scenarioswhere they should be grieving and based on what I can tell show nosigns of it what so ever. So I was just curious =P
naturestee
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I've heard of cases where one rabbit in a pairdies suddenly and the other keeps looking for him for weeks.My parents' cat did that when their other cat had to beeuthanized. Some animals will get lethargic or won't eat asmuch.
In a more extreme case, I had heard of one rabbit who had lost twobondmates, one of them recently, and then her owner died.Even though she was getting excellent care, lots of love, and was beingintroduced to new potential bunny friends, she just wasted away.
In a more extreme case, I had heard of one rabbit who had lost twobondmates, one of them recently, and then her owner died.Even though she was getting excellent care, lots of love, and was beingintroduced to new potential bunny friends, she just wasted away.
missyscove
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Dogs definately grieve as well, they can bondjust like rabbits can, and grieve themselves when they lose a friend,or their owner.
