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My sister and I planned to adopt two rabbits from the SPCA, however after a long search my sister still could not find one that was perfect for her.

I adopted Kaiser who is a year old neutered Dutch male and he's lovely! He's a big cuddler and really enjoys to be held and petted. The foster mom that was taking care of him said that he got along quite well with her other rabbits and her cats.

I was just wondering if there are any ways to help make introducing them to each other a little easier? Right now we've got the baby inside a little kennel inside the hutch where Kaiser sleeps, so that they can get used to the smell of each other and everything. They've seen one another by being held by two different people but haven't been on the ground together yet...

My sister got her baby Netherland Dwarf from a pet store - (I know...)
And the girl there informed me that my rabbit would most likely eat hers because it was too small, so we would have to house them separately until they grow to be about the same size. I'm a little skeptical believing a girl with a shaved head and a green rat tail sticking out the back, however my sister grew quite upset about it. I haven't been able to find much on the subject on the different rabbit websites that I usually use.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you



Erica, Kaiser and Pumpkin

 

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Forgot to say.. WELCOME TO THE FORUM! Glad to see another BCer here!

Oh goodness, the joys of dealing with clueless pet store employees . Honestly, take everything they say with a grain of salt, since most have no idea what they are talking about.

An adult rabbit would NOT eat a baby rabbit. It may be aggressive towards it, but it would not attempt to eat it. Since it is only one month old though, I would wait until it is older just to avoid the stress on such a young bunny. 4 weeks is very very young for a rabbit to be sold (major flaw in petstores..) so the stress of introducing them could cause problems for the baby bunny. Be extra aware of any change in activity (lethargy) or diarrhea that some young bunnies faced when they are taken away from mom too early.

Tell the fact that a bigger rabbit would eat a smaller rabbit to my bonded trio.. where I have a huge 12lb boy and a teeny 4lb girl.. they get along wonderfully! Size doesn't matter.. more that a baby bunny is very delicate and a larger rabbit could easily hurt them if they were to lunge or act aggressive towards her.

 

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Thanks so much for responding so quickly!! Haha
See that's what I was thinking as well!
Pumpkin is extremely small as well, but is pretty lively and enjoys company.

This morning I woke up to find Kaiser (my bigger bun) laying down right in front of the little ones crate that we're keeping her in for now. He's a very friendly bunny once he's brave enough to come out of his shell a little bit!

I hope everything works out, but I will most likely have many more questions to come because I am a first time bunny mom.

Thanks again so much for your help!

Fellow BCer

Erica :bunny24