Another drabbit or not?

[Easterbunnygettingready]

One of our drabbits died a few months ago. They were dd and dm. Not sure which one died! (rescued about 3 years ago).. How easy is it to introduce another drabbit? Or should I not? Always had 2 together.. One pair of females fought and one died from a leg injury... Other pairs have lived peacefully!! Have a largish 2 storey hutch and a separated big run.
Any suggestions?

Drabbit?? Really? 🤦🏻‍♀️

I genuinely thought on first reading that a drabbit was some weird crossbreed and I couldn't work out it could be. Then the penny dropped!

Are you calling them drabbits because they're darling rabbits or because they're drab and boring? Out of interest.

Actually they have always been pretty boring! Hardly eat much at all compared to others I have had!
Not quite sure how dear rabbit is so strange?

Putting D in front of everything negates the benefit. It's meant to be an abbreviation, to make typing quicker.
Unless there is such a thing as a drabbit that I've not heard of, in which case I apologise!

It's not strange, it's fucking ridiculous

I'm sorry, there was no need for me to say that, please ignore

Jeez I just googled drabbit

I have no interest in this thread now I know drabbits are not a thing.

Maybe make your point in the dog house also. Lots of ddogs there...

Move along to another thread thanks...

Drabbit? I assume you mean rabbit but trying to add dear in front? I'm not sure what a rabbit is.

Rabbit are social creatures so shouldn't be alone ideally but rabbits need bounded, which IS NOT a case of just bunging term in together and hoping for the best.

Why did it die though? Were they vaccinated?

Both vaccinated. No issues at all for 3 years. Hadn't been poorly at all.
If I had known all the above fuss I wouldn't have bothered trying to get advice.
Bloody bunny - is that better?

Bonding rabbits can be difficult, but she should deffo have a friend. A neutered male would prob be best.

Some rescues will help you with the bonding process if you are adopting one of their rabbits.

We’ve introduced loads of rabbits together and I’m not sure whether we’ve just been incredible lucky, but we’ve never had to do weeks of bonding etc.

A male/female pairing is easiest and they should both be neutered/spayed.

Keep them in adjoining cages so they can sniff each other through the bars. Then swap them into each other’s cage. Then cordon off an area and introduce them. Lots of food around to distract them. There will be some chasing and jumping and maybe a bit of fighting and hair pulling. You don’t need to intervene unless blood is drawn or it’s going on a bit too long. Hold your nerve!

Another one who clicked to find what a drabbit was!

O/p i would seek experts advice. Try local rabbit rescues, they will help find a suitable partner and advise on how to introduce them.

@Easterbunnygettingready

Maybe make your point in the dog house also. Lots of ddogs there...

Move along to another thread thanks...

Ddog dcat dhamster dfish - all ridiculous too

Ddog dcat dhamster dfish - all ridiculous too

Don’t forget dpony!

Dpony! Another one which is frequently used and also bloody ridiculous

But really am I more ridiculous than those who clicked to see if a drabbit was an actual thing??

Touché

Look up bounding on YouTube, I have four together, we had to bound them each time but relatively easy in our case. All neutered which I think makes the biggest difference. Like others have said, local rescue often offer that service for you, but one of mine had an injury from a failed bounding so I prefer to do it myself.

Sometimes unvaxed bunnies die and it can kill the other a few weeks later, and any new bunnies. Which is why I asked, sounds like they were well cared for. There are usually quite a few for rescue which I was able to do in lockdown last year so that's an option.

I have giant species and normal sized rabbits together with no issues.

Why does my autocorrect change bonding to bounding? 😆 sorry

Easter don't worry about the DRabbit , I used to get all faces when I posted about my Guinea-Pigs (GPs) Why would you keep your GrandParents in a shed or Why are you worrying about having your Doctor castrated type .
And if anyone posted about "Pigs" ..............

Actually I never called my guineas DGuineas they were GP1 GP2 etc

As for rabbits a neutered male is usually the best bond . Rescues will be full of them and they can do the bonding on neutral ground .