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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 10/05/2009 at 5:47 PM
  angelicvampyre
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  Ok first off I am NOT thinking about getting another bunny right now. I really want Bugz to settle and bond with me and get all his area set up and make sure that I am ready for another bunny. However I wanted to ask, if I had a desexed male then I would be looking at getting a desexed female right? How well do bunnies bond with other bunnies? If I got another one what would people recommend breed wise? Bugz is a neatherland dwarf x (not sure what he is crossed with but chances are he is a cross). Would a bigger female suit or one the same size? I found an orange mini lop female the other day through shelter pages (she had been adopted out already) and thought she was really cute. I not sure I want to get something that will be alot bigger them him.
  
  Alot of the shelters around here do introduction services where you take your bunny and introduce them to another bunny that you are intrested in, is this a good idea? What could go wrong with this? How would you set up the cage so that your existing Bunny did not see it as someone invading their home (I know id birds you remove everything put new toys in and put the new bird in for the night and then add the old bird).
  
  As I said I am not intrested in getting one now but as with Bugz it was not so much a choice but as a “come get now” which is normally how I end up with most of my animals. I just want to have the information on hand so that if my bunny family expands then I know what I am doing.
- 10/05/2009 at 6:04 PM
  jerseygirl
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  I see you settled on a name!! Cute
  
  Have you taken a look at Bonding under the BUNNY INFO tab top of page? That should answer some questions. Personally I don’t think breed comes into it – it is true though that desexed males & females make for easy bonding. It’s not always the case. If shelters do offer, introductions and or “dating” DEFINATLEY take advantage of this! That would make for more successful bonding if Bugz chooses his own companion. This may be a female or male of any breed – you never do know their preferences.
  
  I cannot really think of any pitfalls that bunny dating has – other than that you may fall for a bunny that Bugz does not. Sometime it can take a while but dating alone gets single rabbits more accoustomed to other rabbits. To me, sometimes it seems like they have to learn how to communicate with one another. So even if they don’t pick a mate straight away, the dating is not a loss – but improves their socialisation – in my view.
- 10/05/2009 at 9:17 PM
  katie, max & penny
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  i have two altered male buns so its really just a chemistry thing. i definitely recommend “bunny dating” and letting Bugz choose his own partner.
- 10/05/2009 at 11:39 PM
  angelicvampyre
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  thanks guys it seems the way to go, even though I found the cutest little lop bunny at the petshop today she binkyed (sp??) into my lap! *melts* but Bugz really needs time to settle and get the big snip which is happening in a few weeks. Also the guy at the pet shop said it was sad but in 6 months from now the shelters will get a new flood of bunnies in and that way i could maybe foster some to see how Bugz goes or use the dating service and let him pick, but oh this little one was soooooooo cute!
- 10/06/2009 at 8:40 AM
  Balefulregards
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  We fostered Jackson before adopting him – It freed up a space in the shelter and while I felt pretty confident he and Coco would bond, I let the possibility there that he wouldn’t. I figured in the mean time, I would square him on litter training and being a house Bun so if it really didn’t work out, and he had to find another forever home, he would be pretty well prepared.
  
  If I had to do it all again, I would have preferred him to be PAST the just neutered the day we brought him home stage – He was crazy and Calm Coco was all “What is WRONG with that rabbit?” as we tried to keep him away from HER!
  
  When I was at the shelter on Sunday, they had several new rabbits – including a Mom and her 5 babies that had just been dropped off.
  So, if possible, I say go through rescues and Shelters.
- 10/06/2009 at 3:59 PM
  angelicvampyre
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  Yeah that is what I am planning on doing. I figure give it 6 months to get Bugz really settled and then go check out the shelters. Over here there is not a large amount of rabbits in shelters which is bad for me but good for the rabbits
- 10/07/2009 at 4:28 AM
  Beka27
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  I agree that it’s a good idea to wait. Enjoy the time with him solo b/c once they bond with another bunny, they don’t seem to “need” you as much (b/c they have each other for companionship.) The joy you’ll get from seeing them happy and cuddled up together is worth it tho. We waited about 9 months after Meadow’s spay before we adopted Max. It gave her time to even out hormone and personality-wise, and gave us some nice bonding time. Almost a year and a half after adopting Max, I still feel closer to Meadow b/c we did have that one-on-one time.
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