Hi Kudzu! The topic of intentional breeding isn’t allowed here on BB. You’re new here, so you may not be aware of the rules. Looking at this from a “bonding” perspective though, what you’re doing isn’t going to accomplish what you want. You want Gibby to have a companion. Bringing a strange male to her territory isn’t going to provide that to her. In order to bond two bunnies, both need to be spayed/neutered. They cannot form solid bonds with each other if hormones are in the driver’s seat. Gibby sees this strange male as a threat and she probably feels she needs to defend her territory. This male probably just has one thing on his mind. If they did happen to like each other, it would be unfair to introduce them only to take Gibby’s new companion away.

If you want Gibby to have a friend, then I would suggest having her spayed. Wait until she’s healed and her hormones are settled. Then take her to a shelter or rescue to meet potential friends. The new friend would need to be spayed/neutered. If she seems to like a bunny, then you can adopt it and bring it home to start the bonding process. Bonding two bunnies can take a lot of time, depending on the individuals involved. That’s why we have an entire section dedicated to bonding bunny to bunny.

Desexed bunnies are often very happy to have a friend. But it’s as LBJ says, it’s often not so straightforward and easy to bond two bunnies. If your bunny has lots of alone time, I think she’d benefit from a companion. If on the other hand you spend lots of time with her, the need for a friend is less pressing.

Some shelters offer bunny speed-dating, and thats often very successful because the bunnies get to choose their own partner. Bunnies of course have criteria that us humans can’t even begin to understand. Your bunny needs to be spayed first though and healed, or it won’t work out.

No worries KudzuJungle. From what you’re telling us, I think your best bet is to have Gibby spayed and then wait for her hormones to settle. It’s advised to have females spayed anyway because of the high risk of reproductive cancers. At that time, you can see if she is content with being a solo bunny or if you think she would benefit from a friend. I highly recommend picking out a bunny that she likes though.