Baby bunnies get along very well until their hormones kick in. At that point, they are much more likely to fight than to get along. Even after you get them both neutered (which you would need to do) they might decide that they hate each other and would rather fight and you could have months and months of bonding work on your hands.

I would recommend getting your boy neutered soon, since most vets will do it at 3 or 4 months. Then wait for the hormones to settle down (about 6 weeks) then take him bunny dating to find him a girlfriend who is already spayed.

That makes sense – definitely do whatever your vet feels is safest. You’ll just have to wait to get him a friend until then. Don’t worry though – it’ll give you so much more time to bond with him yourself!

I think it sounds like you’re doing a great job! I’m sure he’s a happy little guy. Just remember that bunnies can take many months to bond with their humans. We got Otto as an only pet, don’t have kids either, so we spent so so much time with him and it still took 6 months for us to really bond with him.

I think a lot of times, when people get a friend for their first rabbit, then don’t spend as much one-on-one time anymore because the bunny has his friend to snuggle with. I know I spend more time watching Otto now that he has Hannah and less time actually interacting with him. I’m so glad we had so long to bond with him ourselves and have a really special relationship before we got him a friend and I’m trying really hard to continue that one-on-one interaction we had before.

Don’t rush into getting a second! I waited almost a year after getting Meadow to get our second bun, and it was so nice having the special one-on-one time with her! Your bun is beautiful and he sounds like such a sweetie! Enjoy this time with him. You’re going to have him up to 12 years possibly, so you have plenty of time to get him a friend in a year or two if you still want to!

I think you will know when it is time to give him company, but around the time he is neutered is a good idea.

I started looking for a friend for Karl, when he was around 6-7 months old. At that time, I didn’t feel that I was giving him what he seemed to need. He had tons of toys and lots of attention, but somehow he just…sat there…hard to explain, but he seemed bored and lonely. I found a girl for him on the internet, but we actually waited two months before I brought her home. Until then, I made the arrangement such as getting him neutered and reading up on bonding techniques and corresponding a lot with the owners of the girl. They needed time to get adjusted to the idea of giving her away, so that worked out great for all of us. So, this is what you could do as well while you are both getting ready for a second bunny.

Karl is still the type of bunny that likes to sit by himself, but getting the company of other bunnies made him so much more lively and clearly much more happy. You should have seen him the day he met Molly, he was so excited and would not leave her at all, although I had to put her in another room in a cage. He slept on top of her cage or sat next to it just starring at her until she was finally let out of the cage 

This is how Karl sat for 3 days. He hardly ate ’cause he wouldn’t leave her side and get into his own cage.

All mine have been easy bondings. Karl and Molly never fought, it was love at first sight for both of them. Molly was 3 years old when I got her (Dutch rabbit), but I really don’t think age played any role in this. Later, I got another male, 5 yrs, and he and Karl bonded instantly as well. Molly wasn’t aggressive at all towards the new male as such, but she did chase him if he got too close to “her” toys for the first 3 days. And that was it. Thereafter, all three were close.

But be prepared for the worst though. Since you cannot predict the outcome, when you put two strange bunnies together, it is better to be fully prepared for hard work. And if you do bunny dating at a shelter, the chances is that the bonding will be easier.

I was very lucky. I didn’t do any bunny dating either, as that is not an option here. But I had decided to go through with it, even if they would fight on the first bonding session.

But when you feel ready for another bunny, then read up on it. There are tons of good advice just on this forum in the Bonding section, but also on http://www.rabbit.org and most likely other sites as well. Also remember, that the more space/the bigger territory you bunny has, the more welcoming he will be towards another bunny. That is also why you will find some breeders saying that bunnies are solitary animals that don’t get along with others – the smaller their cage, the more aggressive and stressed they will be.

I’m very new to bunnies, and would always go with a vets advice. But when my Flemish Giant started humping and nipping everything in sight, I asked my vet to please, PLEASE neuter him, and she did. Is he doing any of those lovely behaviors?