I NEED MAJOR HELP; adding a friend!!

[tabbybear]

I am rescueing a male rabbit who is not neuatured (from an old friend who needs someone to desperatly take care of him) , I am getting him neutrued in the next month or so depending on what I can afford.

I already have a male rabbit who is neatured, Triston. <3 Who was brought to my from a shelter about 2 weeks ago. he is opening up well and bonding with me nicely.

But now here comes the real question, can my boy and this new boy bond together? Of course after two weeks prior to him being nuetured.. but wait.. does he even have to be neutured or will that indeed cause a fight among the two males that one has not been nautred and one is neautered?

I need some major advice.

The lady who is giveing me her rabbit is in desperation and my mother already said that it would be fine if we take in the other rabbit, they would be placed on opposite sides of the room in diffrent cages and have diffrent play time scheduales and alternate free run at night. (my rabbit has free run of my room all day and night)



PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME, PLEASE TELL ME THEY CAN BOND.

I also need to know if him not being nueutred is going to be a problem for him in the bonding proccess, if it is I wil most definatly get him neutured.

 

[Luluznewz]

In my opinion him not being neutered will more definitely be a problem. Bonding males can be difficult even if they are both neutered, and the extra hormones in this situation will only make it more difficult.

I don't think its by any means "impossible" but I would guess that it would be very very challenging. It sounds like your mom is fine with them being in separate cages, so it doesnt seem like you need to be too worried about it working out right away.

I'd suggest you get him neutered, wait for the hormones to die down and then give it a try. Never adopt a new rabbit with the condition that they bond, because sometimes it just doesnt work out. Best of luck! There is a lot of really good information about bonding rabbits online, I suggest you do a lot of research before giving it a try.

 

[kirbyultra]

There is certainly the possibility that they'll bond, but there's also a real possibility that they will not. Same sex pairs don't come by easily, and you may need to bond them quite persistently if you really want them to live together.

Maybe some people have their own opinions on this, but I would personally keep them apart, and out of each other's way until the new bunny gets neutered and has had at least 4 weeks for hormones to dissipate before introducing the bunny to Tristan. Bunnies don't soon forget a scent and you don't want the first impression to be a bad one, so if it were me, I would fight the urge to see how it goes right now -- wait until the new rabbit is neutered and neutral before beginning any bunny bonding.

Once the boy's been neutered+4 weeks, you can start putting them in cages side by side to let them get to know each other's smells and sounds. Then you enter the wonderful and challenging world of Bunny Bonding