single buns

[eyorelop]

 

I was wondering how many of you only have 1 bun.  Do you think you do anything differently with them since they don’t have a buddy.  I was lucky to get my husband to go for one, we also have 2 dogs so right now he feels like he is surrounded by critters.  But I didn’t think I wanted more than one I wanted to spoil and spend time with this one and have him be a real part of the family.  But I do wonder is sometimes he gets lonely bc even during his free time he opts to go off by himself in our office. 

[Deleted User]

I think single buns have a terrific life if they are in a rabbit-savvy household. I have a single bun right now as he is just being bonded to my trio. I cherish this tremendously. he thinks he’s the king and I can interact with him any time. He’s always interested. Single buns rock. The only reason I also enjoy groups of rabbits is because I love love love watching them interact with each other. I don’t think rabbits have to have a bonded buddy. They do love to be the captain of the ship too much!

[MayaConsuelo]

Mine is a single bun too, and as tempting as it is to imagine a house full of bunnies, I am going to resist that urge. Initially I felt kind of bad because he can’t be completely free range (due to the cats who still have their claws, they don’t appear to want to attack him but I can’t leave them unsupervised.) But he has a huge bunny condo. Some days I’m home during the afternoon, others I’m not, and a lot of the time he’s just sleeping anyway… I’m surprised how much they sleep and just kind of lay around. As long as they get a lot of attention and affection, and have enough room to exercise, I don’t think it’s necessary to have another bunny friend. I know it sounds kind of sad from our human viewpoint but Mr. Bun-Bun is king of the apartment and it’s not like he knows what he’s missing… he’s never been around other bunnies as far as I know.

[jerseygirl]

But I do wonder is sometimes he gets lonely bc even during his free time he opts to go off by himself in our office.

That’s actually pretty typical. They have long periods of rest. My free rangers spent hours under a box behind a chair. I had a single bun for a year and she spend hours under my bed.

[Beka27]

In your situation Eyorelop, I would stick with one. You’ve been very concerned in past threads about bonding with Eyore and achieving a certain level of affection. In my case and in many cases I’ve heard on BB, when a single bunny becomes part of a pair, all of that extra attention goes to their new mate. The people can sometimes become an “outsider looking in” on the new bunny relationship. If that would bother you, I would just keep him as a single and shower him with your love and time and attention.

[eyorelop]

I really did not want another bun just worried about him being lonely.  That is why I am trying to shower him with love and attention.  He actually ran up to me this am when I removed the baby gate from his bedroom door.  That has only happened one other time and I also got him to come up to me without treat which is miraculous- he ended up getting a head rub, ha ha.  So that was encouraging, esp bc last night he did not do much of anything but lie around.

[eyorelop]

This am he ran to his fav spot in my bedroom under my makeup table.  Did a binky on his way and then laid down in his spot, lol. 

[Dextervonbon]

Dexter has been a single bun since I adopted him as a baby and he is a very happy bun. I work from home so he is hardly ever alone. I would love to get him a wifey bun but I can’t afford 2. I give him all the love and attention, nose rubs, and cilantro snackies I can give.

[LoveChaCha]

I have a single bun

I’ve had her since January of 2010. It has been such a joy to grow with her. I had her as a baby and now, she is a diva and I love doting on her. I don’t know if I would get so much attention from her if I got a second bunny. Her personality outweighs her weight

It is nice to have a single bun. I used to worry that Chacha would be bored while I’m at work, but she isn’t. She sleeps during the day and shes ready and looking foward to coming out to play when I get home. It takes time adjusting leaving your baby home, I understand.

Besides, she loves getting all the toys, pets, treats, and lovin I couldn’t ask for more.

[Michelle&Lolli]

Well Eddie was a single bun for a year. He was perfectly happy. I decided to get him a buddy because he was so social. We were so bonded that he was actually starting to drive me nuts cause he had to be ON me and dig at my blankets. And I had to be up with him in the mornings. He’d do everything in his power to get me up. Once I got him bonded to Lollipop, he quit needing me to have to be up with him and quit having to be on me all the time. That was really that all that changed. Excepted he hung out with Lolli all the time. But he still wanted attention from me.

I think as Eyore settles in more and you get used to each other, you’ll be able to tell if he needs a buddy or not. I don’t think Eddie even knew what he was missing in having a bunny companion as I was his companion. And while I know you probably aren’t letting your dogs near him yet, it may turn out that he’s perfectly happy just being friends with them eventually. Or perfectly happy just being with you!

[Elrohwen]

Otto was a single bun and was perfectly fine. I really got a second bun for me, not for him, as he didn’t show any signs of needing a friend. Even with his buddy, he’s happy to sit by himself and is pretty independent. He sleeps a lot, and stares into space a lot, and while some people might interpret him to be depressed or sad (because he’s not super active), that’s just how he is. He’s happy being a laid back guy. The way you describe Eyore reminds me a lot of Otto – laid back, not much of a chewer or digger, happy to lay in a corner by himself. 

Hannah is a different story. Before we got her, she wanted nothing more than a friend. She had a stuffed bunny friend that she would groom and carry around her cage with her. During bonding, she would try as hard as she could to break into Otto’s cage during her playtime (he didn’t even seem to notice her during this period). She was very much obsessed with him and once they were bonded would follow him around and try to lay with him at all times. She’s become a bit more independent now and is able to lay by herself, but she’s a rabbit who I could classify as wanting and needing a friend. She is also very active and very smart – having a friend gives her something to do and something to think about and keeps her out of trouble.  Most are not like her though and it doesn’t sound like Eyore is much like her either.

[eyorelop]

I think you are right he will run around not very long and then plop down. They described him at HSR as very laid back. They thought bc he had a mate at one time he was depressed but I think he sounds a lot like Otto. I let him out this am while I slept a little longer and he was perfectly content to lay under my makeup table in his spot for hours. We were running errands later so I had to lure him back to his room with the craisins. I did order the clicker but they are out of the books thinking that would be a good way to connect more with him and get him off hs behind. Did you ever get the book and if so from bb or clickertraiining. I am wondering if one is better than the other.

[RabbitPam]

Clicker training is a great idea for time spent together. I got my clicker from the BB store, but I think I found the book on Amazon.com when BB was out of stock.

Spockie was a single bunny with only me, and now Samantha is a single bunny – just us girls. Spockie got to know my folks when we stayed with them, but he seemed happy and content his whole life. Sammy would probably be very, very feisty with a new bunny, so I hesitate to consider it with her.

[Elrohwen]

clickerbunny.com also has a ton of advice to get you started if you can’t get the book. I used that for months before I was able to get the book, and found that the book repeated much of the information.

[RabbitPam]

That’s very true. I forgot. I just activated the link for you in Elrohwen’s post.

[Elrohwen]

Why thank you, Pam 😀

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