New friend for Bunny?

[Thesuperbunnynova]

Hi, I have a 5 month old mini lop bunny who has recently been looking very board and somewhat unhappy. Nova is an indoor rabbit who usually runs arround playing with all her toys, she has a very large (and safe) indoor area yet has recently just been sitting on her perch and only exploring once in a while. This behaviour has made me and my family wonder if she is becoming lonely (she is showing some common signs of bunny depression). With this in mind we have thought about the idea of getting her a bunny friend. We have found the perfect baby bunny for her and have put a reservation down as baby is still only 4 weeks old. Baby bunny’s collection date is however on the same day as Nova’s vetinerary spaying. I really do not want to have to keep them in sepetate rooms and cages but understand that it’s probably not a good idea introducing them while nova is still recovering from her surgery. I only have one double cage where Nova sleeps on a night. I have a large triple hamster cage where baby bunny may be able to stay for a few nights but i would rather he were introduced to his new home straight away. Does anyone have any advice at all for my current situation. Anything would be helpful as I’m very worried right now. Thanks Emily.

[tobyluv]

Hi and welcome to Binky Bunny! You would not be able to bond Nova with another rabbit until the other rabbit had been spayed or neutered and a few weeks have elapsed after his or her surgery. If you are getting a very young bunny as a companion for Nova, it will be months before they can be together. Are there any rescues or shelters in your area that have rabbits? Most if not all rescues will have rabbits that are already spayed or neutered and many shelters also will have spayed or neutered rabbits. After Nova is spayed, you would still have to wait a few weeks before introducing her to any rabbit, so that she can heal from surgery and so that the hormones can abate, but you would be able to get her a companion a lot sooner if you got one that was already spayed or neutered. It’s usually easier to bond a spayed female with a neutered male, but you can bond same sex rabbits. If you did adopt a rabbit that was already spayed or neutered, after Nova has been spayed, when you brought him or her home, the rabbit would have to settle in for a couple of weeks before you started a bonding routine. If you still plan to bring this baby bunny home, the rabbits will have to be completely separated for many months.

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