Bonding bunnies

[Skye727]

I have a 5 month old Holland Lop, named Hashbrown that lives in my bedroom. He gets to go out on the enclosed deck all day. He is lonely since I put my dog to sleep last week. I was planning on getting him fixed and putting my female with him for company. I read that it may go well because of her hormones. I can’t afford to get her spayed right now, but plan on it. Is there a chance they could be ok together? They are litter mates and lived together until he was old enough to reproduce. What about having her in a pen next to him? Would that help him be happier? He seems like a happy bun but I think he needs a friend. I have a Flemish male that runs around the living room that is not fixed. I wish I knew if they would like each other without having to risk it. He is super chill but he is not fixed so I know there is a lot of risk there. 🙁 No one ever said owning bunnies is easy!

[LBJ10]

Probably not a good idea to try putting them together until they are both done. You don’t want to cause false/phatom pregnancies or risk fighting (females can be territorial too). Plus he can still get her pregnant for several weeks following being neutered. I think they may like being next to each other in the same room in the meantime though. You could try that to see how they do.

[BrunosMama]

Ahhh, living with bunnies can be highly rewarding (but sometimes a little complicated, especially when they’re all singles lol).

Once your Holland boy is all “aired out” from his neuter, you could let him be neighbors with the girl bun. Even being neighbors can give them a sense of companionship, I think, and may help him out. They may even “hang out” eventually (in their respective enclosures) or along the boundaries. 🙂

I suppose another option would be to get your Flemmie boy neutered as well and attempt to bond him with the Lop boy, although you would have to be vigilant during the process due to the size difference. I have a pair of bonded boy buns and they’re the best of friends. And years ago, I had a Flemmie girl bonded with a normal sized boy bun (although, to be fair, she was only about 13lb so on the smaller side). But, I could be mistaken  about this option, so I would see what others suggest maybe.

I’m not sure where you’re located, but if you possibly have a House Rabbit Society chapter in your area (or State, if you happen to be in the US), they may have a list of low cost spay/neuter clinics that accept bunnies in your area.

[LBJ10]

If your local humane society adopts out bunnies, you could ask them who they use for a vet. Oftentimes you can find a more affordable vet for spaying/neutering that way.

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