Play date

[Ashcot3]

My sister brought her famale bunny over for a play date with Bella today and Bella acts totally diffrent around Buggsy she is more energetic she jumps and hops all over the house like she is so happy to have a buddy. Bella and Buggsy are sisters from the same litter. when Buggsy is not here Bella will hide behind everything and walk around like she is lost. She is always energetic but now more so! she usually just wants to be on my lap but she has not wanted up here at all today. We were thinking about getting another female for her but after posting on here figured we would wait till she is Spayed. If she is going to be happier with a buddy would it hurt to get one now? I just want my Bella to be the Happiest Bunny!

[piperknitsRN]

I would wait until she’s spayed; you can’t do a proper bond until afterward, when they are healed and the hormones (if any) dissipate. It is also best to let your bunny go on dates after she’s spayed (a few weeks after to ensure healing is done properly). You can’t always know which bunny yours will like, and even then, bonding is a stressful process. Female/female pairs can be harder to bond than male/male pairs so some websites say, and a spayed female and neutered male will most likely be easier to bond. I just got through with an intensive bonding experience with my two and you have to be prepared for the fact that they may never like each other and go slow with introductions. Mine fought after I brought one home from the shelter (after doing just fine on their “date” at the shelter) and it took a few days of consistent effort to get them to stop fighting. Once they turned the corner, though, things went fairly smoothly, and now they are a happy couple, but it took a week for them to finally show some real affection–and a week is a short time in bunny bonding land ;-).

[cadburybunz]

On top of what piperknitsRN said, your girl may have been just happy to see her sister again, she may not react the same way to a strange bun… once she’s old enough get her spayed, and let her heal up, and then take her to pick out her new playmate. I think your chances of things going much smoother, and turning out the way you want them to will be much better. I know its hard to wait, but really, it’s whats best for her.

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