Breeds make no difference. Rabbits usually do like the company of another rabbit, but you do have to go through a bonding process because they can be very territorial and visciously fight.  Rabbits have a heirarchy system like many group type animals (dogs, etc)

There is usually always an alpha, and if two alpha rabbits are stubborn about being the top dog they can do harm to each other. Many times it is more challenging to have same sexed bunnies, as usually an alpha female and an alpah male will accept the other easier, but two alphas of the same sex may want to fight to be the top bun. Also, spaying and neutering first helps because the hormones that drive them to fight over territory are lessened.

If you are going to get a second bunny, I highly recommend going to a rabbit rescue or shelter and go through a "bunny dating" where your bunny can pick out the best match.  It will make your life a heck of alot easier.   Rabbits that don’t bond easily can take up a lot of time, space and may mark up the place to establish territory boundries.    Usually at shelters and rabbit rescues, they have also already spayed and neutered so that’s one less thing you have to deal with. 

Plus you save two lives.  The life of the bunny you adopted, and the life of the bunny that will take it’s place at the shelter.

Check out the bonding section of this site for more tips.

The breed of a bunny typically does not affect how well two bunnies get along, however, as BinkyBunny said – it is the personality of the bunnies that really makes a difference.

Are you located near Best Friends – I remember you said you got a dog from there, and if so, Best Friends also has hundreds of bunnies – I volunteered at the rabbit area there, and they had soooo many it was overwhelming. I would recommend getting your bunny spayed or netuered, especially since you don’t know what sex it is yet – because bunnies can get pregnant as soon as 3 months old and you would then have many many bunnies on your hands. If you get one from a rescue, the bunny you get should already be spayed or rescued. If you’d like to share what general area of the US you live in, we can reccomend some local rescue groups. In southern CA there is the Bunny Bunch (www.bunnybunch.org) or in Texas there is the North Texas Rabbit Sanctuary (www.ntrs.org) – those are the two that I have worked with so far.

Good luck on finding your mini-lop a friend!

I bet you will find the breed you want at a rescue! At least I hope that you do. Seems like most breeds no matter what end up in shelters.

You’ll want to get your bunny fixed prior to starting to search for a bunny companion, bonding is MUCH smoother and easier if both rabbits are spayed / neutered first.

Rescues have tons of breeds, sizes and ages. The rescue will work with you and your bunnies through the bonding process. Rabbits are happier when they pick their own friend. You wouldn’t like your life partner was being picked by someone else, would you? ha ha!

So, after your bunny is fixed, you’ll want to bring him / her in to the rescue to pick a friend. Plus with adoption, you’ll be getting a bunny that is already spayed or neutered, so it’s often much less expensive than buying from a breeder. Buying from a breeder won’t give you any of the support you get with bonding and picking the right companion.

I know one of the volunteers with the House Rabbit Network in MA, which is a fantastic rescue group. http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/