What to do with Harry??

tigerbabe · What to do with Harry??

I know this probably sounds awful so soon but I need to start thinking about what to do with Harry now that Poppy is gone

I'm not necessarily going to act on anything just yet but I think I'll cope better if I have a plan set in place.

I didn't really want to get any more rabbits cos I never really intended to end up with 8 in the first place, I will do it if the only other option is Harry being alone though.

Unfortunately there don't seem to be many other options. Trying him with Jack & Emily isn't even an option

Mark seems to think that Jasper might have been starting the fights with Simon because he felt threatened by Willow but I don't agree... if that was the case I think it would have started sooner and then there's the spraying which to me screams territorial bunny!
So I don't think trying him with Smudge & Jasper is an option.

That leaves Simon and Willow. I don't know if it's fair to inflict willow on anybun! But there's a chance it could work out eventually. The thing that's really stopping me there is the fact that they're both snuffly and Harry isn't. Even if the bonding worked it's not really fair to risk his health, and there's the added complication that I don't even know if it would work so he could end up ill and still alone.

Mark suggested waiting til Willow & Simon are better and trying it then.
The thing is I think once a bunny has snuffles it can reoccur throughout their lives and especially in times of stress - which bonding definately is!
So I'd still be putting his health at risk.

If I do go down the route of finding him a new partner, Mark wants us to wait and see if any of the 3 babies his kung fu instructors rabbit has had, are girls. I know he'd like to help him out by taking one now we've got room.
I'm not so keen on the idea... it mean's having her spayed, which is expensive (not the biggest concern normally but given what I've spent at the vets this month it has to be a consideration!) he said he'd happily pay for it... but there's also the added stress of getting attached and then having her spayed and being terrified that something could go wrong, plus the stress of nursing her afterwards. I honestly don't know if I could cope with that anytime soon.
There's also the fact that I don't know if I could bond a baby with an adult..?

If you've read all that you're very patient...

Jillyp

I'm not patient but went through exactly the same dilemna so will share my story in case that offers any help.

When Brody died, that left Totti on his own but my Mum was seriously ill at the time and I was up north visiting her in hospital and the last thing I could deal with was bunnies.

They were boarding at the place where both pairs had boarded the few weeks earlier whilst I was on hols and Tracy (the boarder) saw immediately that Totti was not doing well on his own and suggested trying the 3 together.

Bearing in mind that I had to keep both pairs away from each other as Totti would get nasty with Brody is he saw/smelled Spike and Kiki. I told Tracy to go for it and initially she didn't think it would work (Kiki the girl being the aggressor) but she persevered (thankfully as Mum passed away and I was otherwise occupied

).

The trio have been blissfully happy ever since and there is no-one more surprised than me. Every so often Kiki or Spike hump Totti but he accepts it, it's like he'll put up with anything to be with his pals.

The reasn for me telling you this is to show how it may not be the most obvious solution that is the right one... hope that makes sense.

Also Kiki has pasturella and has given it to Spike (thanks Kiks

). Touch wood Totti has not shown any symptoms.

tigerbabe

Thanks Jill, it does make sense.
I've got time to think about it and work out what to do. At the moment I'm leaning towards getting another bunny as it seems to be the easiest/safest option for the bunnies.
If I do go that way I'll still have to decide whether to go for an adult rescue bun or go down the baby bun from Mark's mate route.

*sigh*

FluffyBuffyWatwat

It is possible to intro baby bunnies with adults, 'coz I did it with Watkins and Evie, but it was hard work, and she was a total cow for the longest time.
I had absolutely no trouble with the three I have at the moment, they just loved each other from the off.

Jillyp

I think you'll have to be guided by Harry. Totti was grieving badly and so unhappy on his own so something had to be done for him - it would have been cruel to leave him on his own.