well, at the petstore i think most of the bunnies (if not all of them) are very, very young, about 8 weeks old and they’re only there for a short time. pre-puberty, i think most bunnies will get along with anyone you put them with. that’s why the problems don’t come up until a couple months later. folks buy two 8 weeks old buns and they cannot figure out why they are fighting all of a sudden at 4 or 6 months old…

of course, my recommendation is to adopt two adult, altered bunnies. if you were going to get two, you could get a bonded pair, but it would also be possible to bond yourself. both buns would be brand new to your home, the whole place is neutral territory. so i wouldn’t totally rule out adopting two (maybe doing a date at the rescue) and doing it yourself… you know we’re here to help.

I agree with Beka about the pe tstore bunnies. Baby bunnies are more prone to get along until they reach the dreaded puberty – of course we have many siblings at our sanctuary that continued to get along after puberty as well – so you never know but that’s just the thing – you never know.

I think at a rescue or a shelter situation if they are together it’s most likely because they are bonded (hopefully too they are altered!)

I agree to with Beka – even if you get two single rabbits at a shelter or rescue it might be easier to do this at home – it’s not always that way though so just remember that too – you might still have 2 unbonded rabbits for quite some time – so be prepared and committed if that does happen.

I’ll ditto that, petstore buns are young and they seperate them just like kittens and puppies (I STILL think it must be hard on them though-just how I feel about it) But I’d think that in a rescue/shelter situation a pair is a truly bonded speutered been together for a long time pair. I’d say in a petstore they’re just in the cage together but since they aren’t fighting you’d likely have to do minimal work bonding.

So….spill the beans…are you thinking of getting TWO bunnehs?

Awww Pam *Hugs* Well lots of new excitement coming your way and I know Spockie is honored you cherish his memory so much

*fingers crossed!*

Rabbitpam, honestly, the excitment is killin’ me!  Good on you for being so patient and doing this when the time is right. So I’ll endevour to hold on too… I suppose starting to get to know peoples at the various shelters would help. Get to know how they run them etc. I believe sometimes long term bonded pairs are given up for various reasons. i.e.not bonded thru the shelter. So there’s another option. All the best!

Oh, how exciting! I cannot wait to hear about it.