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- 11/24/2011 at 6:23 AM
  jennabun
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  Hello there!
  
  So I have had 2 bunnies fall into my lap this week. One is a 5 year old fixed female and the other is am unfixed male not sure how old (def under a year). They are both in need of homes, and I just lost my first bunny, Jenna, a month ago. So these two bunnies are at my house, and I was thinking about trying to fix the boy bunny and in a month trying to begin the bonding process. But does the age difference matter to bunnies? I was worried maybe she had lived alone too long and there was no point in trying? I haven’t committed to either of these bunnies yet, but I just don’t want to end up with two bunnies that have to live separately. Any advice?
  
  Justine
- 11/24/2011 at 10:44 AM
  Stickerbunny
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  Age difference and size don’t matter, just personalities. Powder is four years old and Stickers is just under a year old, but I bonded them – he’s 6lbs, she’s 4lbs. If you want to try it, get him altered and wait for his hormones to die down, I let mine be able to sniff each other through a baby gate while I waited for the hormones to end. Then introduce on neutral territory and go slowly. Most rabbits can be bonded, it is just some are a lot more difficult than others. You won’t really know until they are both altered though.
- 11/24/2011 at 1:19 PM
  bunnyfriend
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  Age doesn’t matter and neither does size, as Stickerbunny said. My 3 pound and 6 1/2 pound rabbits are getting along fine. Good luck with the new bunnies! They are so lucky you took them in! Remember to wait a full month after you neuter the boy before introducing them.
- 11/25/2011 at 2:10 PM
  jennabun
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  Thanks for the replies!
  
  I have decided that I will be keeping both buns! I am really excited, but TOTALLY nervous about bonding them. The female lop is pretty friendly already, and I have only had her since Wed. She nudges me, noses me, comes up to me. Total ham, I love her. The other bun is still pretty shy. He’ll run around the play area, and hes even come up to sniff me a couple times. So things are progressing nicely.
  
  I’ll have to update when the bonding starts! I am going to schedule both buns for a general check up at my bun vet, and schedule the males surgery for hopefully next week if his health exam goes ok.
  
  Thanks again!!
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