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I have a quesiton
Right now, we’re neither thinking of moving in the near future or of getting a second rabbit.
However, it is something that, eventually, we’ll be looking into. (Right now, though the time and resources are there, our lives are subject to change significantly over the next 3 years, and I would hate to bring a second rabbit into the situation when I really still haven’t a clue what I’m doing with the first one
What I’ve been considering, as a “plan” of sorts (cuz I like plans – they make me feel safe and warm
) In approximately two years, M and I will be making a big move. I say this because he’s currently enrolled in an academic problem, whose eventual result will lead him to get a job in a distant, faraway (warm!) land which will mean that the bunny will be packing her little tiny bags and moving cross country with us to a new home that is a completely neutral territory on account of it’s newness. Thus is my question – when we move, would that be the best time to introduce a new rabbit to our little lives since all of the territory will be neutral to both rabbits? Or would the addition of a fourth family member at that point upset Meco as well. Or, because there’s always a third option, would it be best to bond Meco to another rabbit before the move so she has someone to sustain the scary travels with? Bonding, I’ve read, can take months, and knowing that I need to plan a few extra hours a day prior to the move to add another bunny into the mix would signficantly change some of my life plans. Yes, I know, I am insane.
But, if it would be better to bond her first, then I need to start looking at making a second bun work in THIS space, because in my experience, it took time to find her – and I imagine that, with 3 opinions instead of 2, finding another bun will take even longer. Plus, I want to buy a couch with my tax returns – and if I have to make two buns work her, I need dimensions
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Thanks for your opinions!
Our current space is small. Or, should I say, our current space is limited. For the two of us, it’s enough. A guest/sewing/craft/bunny room wouldn’t suck, but we’re OK for now. But, we have a two story apartment whose entire second story is made up of the bedroom, the bathroom, and the closet. So, barring the bathroom and the bedroom closet, we don’t have any doors in our apartment. The living room, dining room and kitchen are all attached. With that having been said, Meco has a large cage and a second rabbit, once bonded, could live there as well with some serious cleaning and reconfiguration. It’s not that once they’re bonded, they’d take up so much space – it’s the “before they’re bonded” time that would be a problem for us (where to put them that’s semi neutral, where to put a second cage, etc…), so it’s good to know that waiting until after we’ve moved is the way to go.
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I hadn’t thought of it that way Moo and Beka! I was thinking “oh move, neutral territory etc” but yes, moving is sooo hard on us, the physical work the remembering, the to do lists YUCK
Bitterepiphany-If I can ask- what program is M in that you get to move somewhere warm? I need to get into that program!!
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