Thanks for replying. I don’t have any rabbit rescues in my area so I’ll probaly just get a bunny at a farm, or search ads in my area for them. So the bunny dates wouldn’t be an option for me. Most likely I’ll just pick a bunny and bring her home. I’ll look into the article on bonding thanks. I hope this works out for my bunny and the one I’ll bring home.

No my bunny isn’t spayed I chose not to I’ve had a bad experience with getting a animal spayed. When I do get another bunny it will be of the same sex so no unwanted litters will happen. I’m in Michigan in an area were the animal shelters and bunny rescues aren’t very close. I don’t plan on buying a bunny prob lay just finding someone who needs me to adopt their bunny from them. The only thing so far I know about bonding is doing it in a neutral zone which I plan on doing. I’m gonna try and bring my bunny to meet a few bunnies to see which one I should take home. I know she would love to have a friend when I got her she came with a sibling who passed not much longer than an hour I got her. I’m thankful for your input and I plan on researching a bunch before I go get a new bunny.

Another thing I have been searching for a reasonable price on a bunny play pen they are crazy expensive anyone know of any less expensive bunny play pens or a easy way to make a great fenced play area in a limited amount of space.

I went on pet finders and looked to. None of those rabbits are close to my area all are about an hour or more away. If I get another rabbit it will be one that is already spayed. There are both up and downs to getting an animal spayed in my experience everything everyone says about the good things that happen when an animal is spayed were the complete opposite for my animal for the rest of her life. I don’t want to take the chance of that happening again. My animal that got spayed was the sweetest animal before and the meanest most unhappy animal after. I understand the difficulties of bonding rabbits if I didn’t I wouldn’t be on this forum getting advice from others who have done it. I’ll take into consideration what you have said. Thank you for your honest comments.

I would work something out with a resue but they are way far away if they weren’t this would be way easier picking a rabbit. I checked on craigslist no luck. I’ll keep on looking it won’t be until I can afford to get another one and they play pen I want for my rabbits.

Thank you everyone for your comments. I hope to see you all in the forums again.

No I’m not looking for a cage I have a cage and a wooden condo that was built for me. I need to get a play pen like the one attached  but not at this crazy cost but thanks I’ll keep looking.

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No I don’t have access to those. I got the money for the one I want so I’ll just buy that one.

Yes I see why getting a male that is neutered might make this easier on myself and my bunny. She was a pair for most of her life. So getting a male or female I don’t think would be a problem with her. She loves the company. But now it sounds like I should lean towards a male to avoid the aggressive behaivor she might show towards a female. The cost might be more to get a male that has been neutered but that shouldn’t be a problem. I’m starting the bunny search this weekend so wish me luck, I hope I find the perfect bunny friend for my bunny.

Thank you BinkyBunny for your advice.

Wow ya I didn’t even think of that thanks.

Ok I just bought the bunny play pen, and I got another bunny!!!! I guess it’s a boy I got him from the pet store down the street he looked so sad in his little glass box so I had to have him. But I have not introduced the two bunnies to eachother just yet. I want him to get used to his new home. He is very friendly and has been held alot by the workers there and was in a cage with another bunny so hes used to other bunnies being around which is great. But he is not neutered so until he is he will not be left alone with my bunny. But I will get pictures of him when I get my camera back from my brother. He is black and has floppy ears which is what I wanted. He’s sooooo cute!!!!!!

I’ll keep you all updated!

Ok I put them in the play pen that is new to both bunnies. They circled eachother smelling eachother then my bunny got on top of the other and you know what happens then. Which I’m clueless should my female bunny be doing this to the new bunny. I thought if anything the new bunny which is suppose to be a male I have to make sure when he’s confortable with me would be getting on top of her which he tried but she did it first. Which confuses me anyone know why she would of done that is it normal. And another thing after I pulled her from him after they started doing that I put her in her cage and she keeps stomping her back foot!! She has never done that before. Like she’s mad or something. She seems to like him though and maybe she was mad when I took her away from him. They sure didn’t waste no time. So anyone know if her reaction is normal or not a good sign? Also what should my next step be I can’t put them together without them trying to do that!! He will be getting neutered as soon as I have the money and step up the appointment.

I didn’t think they would do that right away so I wasn’t worried. I just wanted to see if they would fight I only have 7 days to see if this will work ok which sucks. But there were no signs of aggression which is good right. I’m not putting them together like that again. I have his cage in the play pen and I let her run around it and they were smelling eachother through the bars. And I know about neutered males being able to get them pregnant within a month after surgery but thanks for the tip. So do you think just letting her and him sniff eachother might help them bond until they can be together a month after his surgery. I’m calling tomorrow to set up the appointment. I’m starting to think that maybe I should get her altered as well could this help them bond better? I wouldn’t have gotten him if his personatly wasn’t so much like my bunny and lucky enough they seem to like eachother already. I wish this pet store altered their pets it would of made this way easier. She is definetly showing her dominant side towards him, and marking her territory.

Thanks and I was worried she never thumped before. It was kinda cute when she did it though

The thing about the vet is I only found one within like 20 miles from me that handles rabbits. I’m gonna call tomorrow and ask a bunch of questions.

What would you suggest I ask??

The worst thing about this is I’m sooooo nervous about getting them altered since I had a bad exsperience. But I want her to have a friend, and it seems that they like eachother. I can get the money as soon as the end of next week. Getting him altered doesn’t worry me since the male surgery is easy than the female.

If I do get her spayed is there a long wait period for her to heal?

If rabbits only had one baby at a time I would breed them for another bunny lol You will have to see the new bunny everyone who seen him said the babies would be beautiful if they had them which is so not happening lol

Thank you have been a big help.

Well what happened when I got my animal spayed. It was so sad afterwards she was depressed and became very unhappy and hated everyone. She became very mean to everyone and wasnt as friendly with me like she was. And was like that for the rest of her life. It completely changed her.

I know I wish they had one cuz my two rabbits having a baby would be the cutest. My own in the pic is black and white and the new bunny is black with floppy ears. The babies if u could picture them would be super cute.

I hope this works out and they get along. I don’t have the heart to take him to the shelter if it doesn’t.

I’m going to call the vet in a little bit. I might get her fixed first since it will take longer than I’ll take him. First I’ll read the websites you showed me then I’m gonna call. I’ll post updates on when the surgerys are and of course how they went.

Thanks for the support!

Ok I called 3 vet places. They all close before one today so I was a little late calling them. One did pick up the one closest to my area and they don’t perform that kind of surgery. But I went on House Rabbit Society website and got the recommended vet in michigan. So I’m going to call them on Monday, it’s a bit of a drive not to bad but it’s worth it.

I’ll update Monday on what I found out from them.

Yes they are. Tomorrow I make the phone call. I’ll be asking everything I can. And about medication was one of them. As I still undeiced on getting her spayed since I don’t want the same thing happening. But he is getting neutered cuz he has to. I’m so worried about getting her spayed. It’s such a big deal exspecially with the females. The males not so much, the surgery is easier with them as I’ve heard. I’m still thinking if I should get her spayed she is such a good bunny now what if she isn’t after.

-Update on the bonding-

Ok Great News. I put my bunny in the play pen while the male bunny is in his cage which is also in the play pen. They kissed and played through the play pen. She did not stomp her foot during or after there visit. Also she was not pooping everywhere while she was in the play pen like she did the other day when they first met. They even tried grooming eachother. Love at first sight or what! They never stopped licking eachother through the bars. Neither was aggressive. I bet they wonder why they can’t just be together without the bars. She sure was trying to get in there. But it will be I’d say about two months before they can officially be together. That’s if both of them have surgery.

BTW BinkyBunny I’m glad I took your advice on getting a male. She seems to be happy being around him even though its only been a few days. And if I got a female with her being bossy to him at first I don’t think a female would of put up with that. Which is kinda funny how bunny relationships are a little like peoples lol

Yes it seems to be going very well. They seem to enjoy eachother even if it is just through the bars. I’m super glad to I was worried on how they would act when they met eachother. But they both have been around other bunnies so they seem to have accepted eachother well.

Oh BTW I haven’t thought of a name yet.

Any suggestions??

He is black with big floppy ears and kinda hyper. Very friendly loves to play. His feet are kinda big to. I wish I had a picture to show everyone I’ll have one soon.

Update on Surgery.

Ok I called the vet. They have one vet there that does the rabbit surgerys, she was on the recommended vet list on the rabbit society website. I can only afford to get him fixed which will be $120. To get her fixed is a little over $200 which is really exspensive. But I have to get one fixed and he will be the one getting fixed.

His appoinment is at 830am next wednesday and they will call me and I’ll pick him up later in the day. I hope all goes well.

Yes I am glad I found this board they have been very helpful. And hearing from you that your bunny just went through what mine will be going through helps also. So if you have any tips about how you handled him with the surgery then I’d be more than happy to hear them.

Thank you for the support and I’m happy to hear his recovery was short. I hope this is the way it goes for my bunny as well.

Yay!! I got new pictures of both my bunnies.

The black and white one is Rosemary and the black one is my new bunny

Havent thought of a name yet

The one is of the cage I had built for me, which I painted. Its big and has 2 floors. She seems to like her new cage.

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They didnt tell me how old he is. I’m guessing no more than a year old. I have no ideas for a name for him that is if its a he I can’t really tell. The vet will tell me the for sure sex when I take him to see her. The people at this pet store have no idea about anything to do with these animals. They can’t even tell you the for sure sex. They seem to really like eachother even if it is just through the bars. When I got him he was very mellow and shy. Now he is very hyper and loves to play. And thanks.

My female rabbits name is Rosemary-Rosey for short. I cant think of anything to go with that name. I’ve went blank with picking a name mostly cuz I’m unsure of the sex. I checked him today and he looks like a she. But he might be to young to tell. If he is to young to tell, he might be to young for surgery. It would of helped if this pet store had more info on the subject.

I only painted it but thanks. I bought it off a nieghbor of my grandpas he charged me $10 bucks for it, you can’t beat that.

Thumper is a cute name. Everytime I think of it I think of Bambi lol I should of called my female bunny thumper since she thumped her foot when I took her from my other bunny.

Ya I think after the visit with the vet I’ll find out a little more about him/her.And be able to pick a name.

When I first got him he was shy. Now he is hyper,playful, and kinda crazy lol He runs in circles and pushes everything around. He jumpes in and out of his cage. He just doesn’t stop going lol

Thanks I got to go to work. I will be sure to check out the list of names and I’ll post if I picked one.

Thanks for your concerns. But I have decieded not to get her spayed as of now. Maybe I will end up changing my mind but I don’t know if I will. I think the cost of getting her spayed out weighs the cost of not getting her spayed. Also the insane price of getting her spayed I don’t think is worth the pain she would go through afterwards.

I don’t plan on keeping them together until a month after his surgery. I’m trying to prevent her from becoming pregnant as I have said. My number one reason for getting him fixed is so that she won’t get pregnant. As of now I don’t even know if my bunny will be getting fixed because I am unsure of even the sex since the pet store people didn’t tell me my bunnies age or the for sure sex. I will find out more next Wednesday when I take my bunny to the vet and I promise to post about everything. Thanks for all your concerns and all the help.

Ya I’m content with my desicions so far. They are doing great. Still bonding through the cage. What  I found out so far is that the new bunny is already littered trained, and my bunny wants nothing to do with the litter box believe me I tried lol This new bunny wow is he crazy, I let him run around in the play pen. He likes to shut his cage door then tries to open it to get in. It’s kinda strange lol He jumps all over the place when I let him out. I can’t wait to go to the vet with him/her so I can finally know the sex. Maybe they are both girls, but I’m leaning more towards he’s a young male and you can’t really tell yet. The vet will know. So I have plenty of times to think of names

Btw I have a shirt that has thumper from bambi on it and it says hip hop lol Its so cute.

Try like Target,Walmart and stuff they always have shirts like what I got. You might find one with a bunny on it. I checked out cafe press I didn’t find anything super cute. Most all say adopt and they didn’t have cute bunnies on them.