I’m sorry about the loss of Pepe.

You definitely should not get a new companion for the mother bunny until after she has weaned her babies. That could be very dangerous to put another rabbit in with her now. It would cause a lot of stress to her and affect not only her, but the health of the babies. Any rabbit that you get to be a companion for her in the future will have to be bonded properly with her, and that is not always an easy task. Before bonding can be attempted, you will also need to spay your rabbit, as well as having any new rabbit spayed or neutered. You certainly can’t spay your rabbit until all the babies have been weaned.

I think that she will be very busy with the babies for the next several weeks, and they will keep her so occupied that there is no need to think of another companion for her at this time. Since you are keeping the babies, they will all be her companions for the future, anyway. Four rabbits can be a lot of work and take a lot of money.  You will also have to separate the babies when they get to be about 3 months old, that is when they can start reproducing, and they can also fight when their hormones come flooding in. You will need to get all of the babies spayed and neutered when they are old enough – 5 months for the males, 6 for the females. Then after a month’s recuperation, you can start bonding the 4 rabbits.

Here are two good articles on bonding:

https://binkybunny.com/BUNNYINFO/tabid/53/CategoryID/9/PID/940/Default.aspx

http://rabbit.org/faq-bonding-multiple-rabbits/

Sorry to hear about the loss of Pepe, you could talk toyour bunny and give her cuddles (If she likes being picked up) You can talk to her about anything, like I do with my bunny, he was rescued, but his friend was spoilt, I tell my little boy about what happened in the shops, on the bus, I also tell him what I’m going to have for my dinner and what I’m watching on the computer, I never mention the name of his friend he lived with because he will go looking for him, just give the bunny some extra attention and she will be OK soon.

I’m so sorry that you lost Pepe.

Tobyluv has given you great advice – it wouldn’t be good to introduce a new rabbit now. But your girl probably misses her mate a lot. Charlie’s Angel’s tip is very good – bunnies like it when you interact with them even if they don’t understand what you are saying (although they seem to pick up on the meaning of the word “treat” pretty fast).

Binky Free, Pepe. You’ll live on in your babies.

I did mean to mention in my previous post that it would be good to spend extra time with Lily, but I see that you are doing that. That, coupled with the time she spends with her babies, should help a lot to keep Lily from feeling lonely since she lost Pepe.

Some people have trios of rabbits living together, while others have singles, pairs or have 4 or more rabbits living together. It’s perfectly fine to have 3 rabbits, they don’t always have to live in pairs. It is very likely going to be more difficult to bond trios or quartets, than it is to bond a pair – which can be tricky on its own sometimes, but it can be done. It’s the personalities and temperaments of the rabbits that matter when bonding. Just because they are family, doesn’t mean that they will bond easily, but hopefully in your case, you will have an easy time of it.

I agree with Tobyluv, and this is what I would do:
– Keep momma with her babies for 2 months.
– Wean the babies between 2-3 months
– Separate males and female babies at 3 months
– Even though they are young, I woudl keep momma, male babies, and female babies, in 3 separate areas.
– Spay females at 6 months
– Neuter males at 5 months
– Decide if you want to get another bunny
– Wait 4-8 weeks after surgeries, and start bonding

Momma will be said and she will miss Pepe. But she will definitely be busy with her babies, and that will help. Give her love of love and support.

One of my pairs is a momma and her son, both fixed. I separated them just like I described above. Kept him apart at 3 months, neutered at 5 months, waited a month for him to heal, then bonded them. It was an easy bond, because they already knew eachother. It took 2 weeks and they were snuggly. I always let them see eachother.