Reasons for my parents to let me get bunny 2

[bunbunlov3r]

Okay, I need help thinking up some good reasons for my mom and dad why they should let me get another bunny to keep Oreo company. I already have a few. 

I knew she wants more attention then I can give her, another bunny would give her that. 

If she has someone to play with she will be distracted and will be less likely to get in trouble. 

I have all the money for it so you want even notice that he is there.

it would be no harder to travel with both the it would be with one. They would be in the same cage.

i would get one that is already round a year old so that I can know there personality before I deiced if its the right one. 

I will get it already neutered. 

I will look for one that is behaved out side of his cage. 

They can be kind of picky about pets, so I am worried they won’t let me. Oreo has caused a lot of damage in her past and I know that will be something that might sway them to saying no. We sometimes travel so they almost did not let me get Oreo in the first place, I know that having one more would actually not make It any harder but I am worried they might think so. My siblings don’t have any pets at this point, so they might think it unfair for me to have two, but they may be getting some for Christmas and I am paying for my pets completely food and all.  Please if you can think of any other reason I can give them to let me get another share it with me.

thank you for your help ahead of time. 

[Beka27]

First things first… Oreo needs to be spayed before you even *think* about getting another bunny. She needs to be spayed for *at least* 1-2 months before she will be able to be around another rabbit (neutered or not).

So with that said, personally, I’m not even going to address the main part of your post right now, this is waaaay premature.

What is your timeline for spaying her? Is her appointment set-up yet?

How much are spays in your area?  I think you said in another thread that you’re currently saving money for the surgery.  How is that coming along?

[Hazel]

A lot of your reasons are based on the assumption that they will eventually be bonded. What if they don’t bond?

If you decide to get a second bunny it should be because you want one, not for the benefit of the one you already have. Yes, they will enjoy each other’s company (if they bond), but it won’t decrease their activity level, it won’t affect any destructive behavior. Actually it might just double.

If it’s hard for you now to give the right amount of attention to one bunny, getting a second will only make things harder.

I know this isn’t the advice you were asking for, but it’s important to know what you’re getting into.

[bunbunlov3r]

Those are good points…. I am actually pretty close to being able to spay oreo. I have not set an appoint ment but hopefully i a week or two I can. I had always been told that you should get a scanet bunny if you can’t give your bunny the full amount of atetion s he or she needs. I thought they would give eachother the attetion, Or at lest some of it I am not planing on not giving any attetion. I make sure I give her half a hour to an hour of my attetion, but she seems to still want more, when ever I am in the room she begs for it and if I don’t give it she goes around chewing and scratching at every thing till I do. (Silly bunny) I defiantly have a part in wanting another bunny. I really like the idea of having two, and them both laying around me and playing and such. As for the bonding, I don’t know, that would be a problem…if I took her with me to pick out her’s and my secant partner, do you think she would pick one that would bond with her? Would that solve that? I don’t want to get another one if they are going to be enimes. Becuase it would be hard on me and oreo. I guess though I really should make sure I have the time. So I will plan on making more time for oreo, and if I can give her the amount she needs and still have extra time then I will see about convincing my parents to let me get another.

[LBJ10]

Keep in mind that bonded bunnies often get into trouble TOGETHER.

[BinkyBunny]

I do understand your reasoning for a bunny buddy. You care about your bunny’s happiness. You said you spend up to an hour a day with your bunny and that’s good too. Does she get out to play longer than that or is he in a cage/pen most of the time. The reason I ask is, two bunnies will need more room. What is your current cage/pen set-up? And Hazel did bring up the point of what would happen if they don’t bond. It sounds like you were planning to take your bunny to bunny date at shelter or rescue — yes, this does help, but it is no guarantee.

The other thing is bonding does take time…a lot of your time. In some cases two bunnies can bond very quickly – within a week (I have had that happen) but it’s much more common for it to take several weeks or longer.That has been my experience. But I have also had experience where it took months, and another time where the bonding just didn’t happen, and I tried for many many months and over the years would try again See our bonding forum section to get an idea of what you might be dealing with.

You could talk to the rescue and ask them about their policy in regards to bonding. With the one that I was involved with, when an adoptee was trying to bond a new bunny, the shelter would allow the bunny to be returned with 2 weeks notice. They would also consider exchanges only when the rescue and the adopter are working together (they have a bonding service) on making a match between an adoptee and a owner’s rabbit and if the rescue decided a different match would be less stressful to the animals. But not all rescues do this.

So before you approach your parents, be sure you actually have the time to devote to bonding and have some good solutions for if by chance the bunnies don’t bond.

Also, I know you said you have the funds for one, but if both got sick, would you have the funds for both? Or would your parents at least be willing to help out or loan you some $$ in that worst case scenario?

I think your bunny having a friend is wonderful thing, but there are definite things to consider. If you decide to wait, that’s okay, just be sure to give your bunny things that will keep her entertained. If she is in a cage, get her an xpen so she has more room to run around. Check out some of the DIY habitats (with pens etc) in our Habitat Gallery

,  and make sure she has toys and things to chew on, like chewing projects to keep her entertained – see the DIY Toy Ideas. You can enrich her life in other ways and then spend that half an hour to an hour petting her and talking to her. Some bunnies actually do seem to like to be talked to. Mine appears to. I can read my emails and read work stuff, and she perks up and listens.

[bunbunlov3r]

Iv’e been seriously thinking through all every one has said, even though I really want a secant bunny, I am thinking its better to just stick with one for now. Thank you all for your help I might have made a mistake and gotten another bunny I could not fully provide for, thanks for helping me relies I am not ready for two, and I can be happy with the one I have, and help her to be happy with just me.

[Beka27]

That’s a very mature decision. The good news is… When properly cared for, rabbits can live 10+ years… And there is no time limit on when they can be bonded. If you decide in a couple years that you’re ready for a second, you can always revisit this then! Or wait until you’re out on your own and self-sufficient…

In the meantime, give your baby girl everything she needs and lots of love!

[bunbunlov3r]

i thought about that, and will probably consider it once again when I know for sure I have the money and time for it.

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