I have been away for a month form my rabbit and he was stressed because his poops were small. A couple days after I returned they went to normal. Your rabbit will be stressed and may be depressed. I would leave a shirt you wear a lot to him and long as you know he won’t eat it. If I was you I would bring him there because the quarantine and the new house and no owner are both him thinking that you abandoned him. He will get stressed but I would do the quarantine instead of leaving him with your friends. The quarantine is shorter than the trip. But maybe letting stay at home is best because what if places you stay at don’t allow pets? Will the plane allow him? How will you carry all his things?

I have never had an extended trip away from any of my buns, but I have left horses, dogs, cats, guinea pigs, and the whole gambit behind ☺️ I currently have a dog with serious separation anxiety (to the point where I’m thinking about medicating him) and if I was to go out of the country for 5 months, I’d probably leave him behind (Oh, yes, just so no one thinks I’m a horrible doggy parent, I’d leave Max behind with my parents and sisters and brother [who he adores] and an emergency credit card in my name that they could use for vet visits/doggy anxiety medication/training with a really awesome positive reward trainer/whatever he’d needed to stay nice and calm until I got back [yes, I have really thought this through because I may be moving out of state for a bit and be unable to bring my horses and dog till I found an apartment and boarding set up I liked] )so I definitely think you’re making the best and least stressful decision for your animal ☺️☺️☺️ Animals aren’t like us, they may be confused for a bit as to where you went but after a while if they’re in a good environment they’ll chill out and get back into a routine…while being flown across the ocean and locked in quarantine could really do a number on your poor buns constitution! And leaving a shirt with y’all’s scent sounds like a wonderful idea! But I think he’ll settle in after a few weeks and be quite happy going about his routine until y’all get back ☺️

I’ve been away for two weeks and my rabbit got so depressed he didn’t eat much, lethargic and shed a lot that we had to take him to the groomer. That’s when I learned that he was just skin and bones but his appetite came back after a few days. He was with my mom all the time and in the same house.

I wouldn’t worry about it if I were you bunbun ☺️ He may be a little ‘off’ for a week or two, but I imagine he’ll settle right on in after a bit! I’ve never had one of my prey animals (and I’ve had a lot of different types as well as the bunnies…) go off of their food when I went out of town. Same with my dogs (some of which have INSANE separation anxiety)…at least not more than a day or two. People tend to attribute a pet being off while they’re gone to them leaving, because they want to know that they’re animal loves them that much, and while that may be it a bit, most of the time it’s just a coincidence. Or so I’ve found with mine and other’s pets ☺️ Don’t stress out about it…he’ll be fine! Also, from what I’ve experienced prey animals don’t grow as attached to their handler as a carnivore (I.E. Dogs) does ☺️ So it’s not as stressful for them if someone else takes care of them ☺️

Oh sorry I didn’t know. It would be best to leave him home I think.