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How to convince DH about rabbit no. 2

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EndangeredSpecies · 12/04/2010 13:22

Rabbit no. 1 is lonely, sitting outside in his little pen all by himself. How can I convince DH (who professes to hate rabbit but is secretly quite fond) that another bunny is a good idea?

It took several weeks to convince him that dd could have rabbit 1.

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LaurieFairyCake · 12/04/2010 13:25

It's not really a good idea unless you get them together and they should be exactly the same age or they just try and shag 7 lumps of shit out of each other

So they need to be neutered too.

I had two male bunnies, they had to be done at different times so poor bunny that was done first was shagged mercilessly in the head by the other one (we separated them obviously as soon as it started).

My bunny is perfectly happy on his own (he probably thinks he's a cat)

EndangeredSpecies · 12/04/2010 13:30

@ head shagging. Sounds horrible. Perhaps he's not so miserable after all...

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BuzzingNoise · 12/04/2010 13:38

It's too late to put two bunnies together, I'm afraid.

southeastastra · 12/04/2010 13:45

i put a toy rabbit in my bunny's cage for him to er play with

EndangeredSpecies · 12/04/2010 13:50

does he shag its head?

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LaurieFairyCake · 12/04/2010 13:58

Just to clarify - unneutered bunny hopped on other bunny in all places - he tried to shag his ear and eye too. He just basically bonked up and down.

it was very funny for the 5 seconds we let it happen before we caught him and removed him

Blu · 12/04/2010 14:03

You can introduce 2 rabbits to each other, best combination is neutered female and neutered male. It takes a bit of time and patience, though - lots of advice on one of the rabit forums.
Otherwise give him lots of attention everyday - rabbits are v social creatures. Ours spend hourse very day grooming each other.
Best to buy 2 together, I think.

EndangeredSpecies · 12/04/2010 14:04

What about a g pig? Or d'you think he'll try to shag that as well?

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FleurDelacour · 12/04/2010 14:37

After one of our netherland dwarf bunnies died and the other was sad and lonely I did introduce a new friend for him.

He had already been neutered and we got the new female neutered. Then, as he wasn't sure about her to start with, I started introductions slowly. I'd put both on my chest while sitting and stroke them then swap hands so they'd smell the same. I did this every day.

I'd take them both out in the car in a carrying case, and as they were both a bit scared they'd snuggle up together. It took about two weeks before they were best of friends.

I didn't leave them together until I was sure they were ok and there'd be no trouble. They are still together and devoted to each other years later. They wash each other, guard each other and snuggle up together to sleep.

They are actually house bunnies but have a big run to use in the garden in the summer.

EndangeredSpecies · 12/04/2010 14:45

Aaaahhh. That's the kind of fluffy happy ending I was looking for Fleur.

So I need to get him neutered (the rab, I mean).

But am still none the wiser about how to tackle dh

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mummytosquidgies · 12/04/2010 18:43

We have a neutered male and an unspayed female (working on that one though!) that have been together for almost 2 years now- male we've had since he was a baby, he was 3 when we got the female from a friend (they didn't want her any more), she was about a year old.

I think we've been lucky as we haven't had a single problem with them, it took them a week or so to get used to each other, but now they won't be apart and snuggle up all the time.

The only advice I can give for convincing your DH is telling him rabbits live in a colony in the wild, and a single rabbit is quite often an unhappy one. Rabbits and guinea pigs really aren't suited to each other, different dietary needs and there is always a risk the rabbit can harm the guinea pig, by accident as well as on purpose.

I convinced my DH to let me have our female by stressing how much happier our male would be with her, and he definitely is. He's lost weight (he was quite fat before), is much more active, and in turn she is a lot more friendly towards us (part of the reason our friends didn't want her any more was that she was "nasty"), she is also half blind, and having him there really makes her feel secure.

Sorry I've written so much! My rabbits are very close to my heart, it's such a good thing you're trying to do for yours

I found this link, but there are loads more out there as well.

Good luck!

EndangeredSpecies · 13/04/2010 08:20

thanks mts, I'll try finding something on the discovery channel about how they live in colonies and video it !

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