I’m getting prepared to bring bunny #2 (name and pics coming soon!) home- and I’m getting nervous!  I have all of his “stuff”- water bottle, litterbox, cage- but I don’t have a lot of room.  I’m in college, living in a fairly large single dorm room.  Bailey has free run of the room when I’m home, thus everywhere is her territory (except my small closet and my bed).  I have neutral places that I can take them to for bonding sessions- friends’ rooms, boyfriend’s apartment, the never-used bathtub right across the hall (I’m in a pet-friendly hall, so using the bathtub early in the morning when no one’s awake shouldn’t be a big deal)… but I’m not sure how to arrange their setups.  

So far, I’m planning to put bunny #2’s cage a few inches away from Bailey’s cage/expen setup, then have them switch places (or at least litterboxes) every night.  Should I start with #2’s cage close to Bailey’s, or start with him in another corner of the room and gradually move him closer to her cage?  Should I wait a few days after bringing him home to have them switch places?  I was thinking that maybe I could start by switching litterboxes and/or blankets, then move to switching cages.

I also feel bad that Bailey has her cage, her expen, plus run of the room for about half of the day, while bunny #2 will be in a cage (it’s big, especially for his little size, but it’s still a cage).  My room is bunny-proofed, so I’m okay with letting him out to explore and get some exercise, but that means that Bailey will have to stay in her cage and watch him hop around in her territory, and being the little diva she is, I’m pretty sure that she won’t be happy about it- she’s never happy about having to stay in her cage.  Might it be best to put her in her carrier and put it on my bed when #2 is running around- or am I just being a super-slave/nervous bunny mom?  

I’m sure a lot of my questions have wait-and-see-what-happens answers, but I don’t want Bailey the princess getting mad, and I want #2 to be happy and comfortable in his new home.  They got along very well on their dates- mostly ignoring each other, quite a few curious approaches by Bailey, a few minutes of snuggling, and zero aggression or humping- but I’m worried that Bailey will feel differently and act differently when he’s on her turf, and I want to make sure his first few days with us are good ones!