Shy bunny bonding - questions about size, personality...

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- 08/05/2014 at 10:34 PM
  galileesea
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  Hello!
  
  I’m posting this because I am just starting the process of looking for another bunny!
  
  My current bunny is a dwarf lionhead. He is quite shy, as seems to be common with smaller breeds. He is between 2 and 3 pounds, so he’s very small. I think that he would take on the submissive role in a bunny relationship, as he really likes to groom me and he is a bit of a scaredy bun. We love each other a lot.
  
  I do have a few questions about adopting a second bunny. First, does size matter? I have read other forum posts that say that it doesn’t necessarily matter. However, because my boy is very small AND quite shy, should I mostly be looking for smaller breeds, say under 4 or 5 pounds? Second, in your experience, what bunny personalities are the best fit for a shy bun? I don’t want my bunny to be overpowered by a super outgoing or dominant bunny, but perhaps this wouldn’t be an issue.
  
  Thanks a lot for your help!
- 08/06/2014 at 8:13 PM
  Mocha
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  Hi, and welcome!
  Do you have a local House Rabbit Society? You can bring your bunny in to set up “dates” with another bunny.
  It is true, size doesn’t matter. I would get a girl bunny, a little on the dominant side.
  Just bring your bunny with you to the animal shelter and you can see which bunnie’s he get’s along with.
- 08/06/2014 at 8:14 PM
  Mocha
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  Oh yeah, my bunines already came bonded, but Mocha was a shy bunny too, and she was bonded with a VERY energetic and dominant male, Rumpus, and it really seemed to bring out her real personality, and now they are a little bunny husband and wife
- 08/07/2014 at 4:39 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Personality matters more than size, for sure. Bigger bunnies tend to be more easy- going but that is not always the case. I would probably not want to get a huge bunny, just in case there is some aggression and your guy is so small. But bunnies are so unlike us, they don’t discriminate. Age, size, gender is not usually a big factor.
  
  You may be surprised about whether your guy will be dominant or not. When I was bonding my two boys, the one I thought would be dominant was not.
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