How to Choose a Rabbit Companion for Your Rabbit

Most rabbits enjoy the company of another rabbit, especially when their favorite human is away most of the day. However, they are also very territorial, so you need to choose their playmates carefully.

Things You'll Need

  • Hay
  • Rabbit Bottle Waterers
  • Rabbit Cages
  • Rabbit Pellets
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Instructions

    • 1

      Take your rabbit with you while looking for his or her companion.

    • 2

      Make sure you have one adult present to restrain your rabbit and one adult to restrain the other rabbit, in case they begin to fight.

    • 3

      Hold your rabbit and ask another adult to hold the potential rabbit companion.

    • 4

      Stand near one another and let the rabbits sniff each other.

    • 5

      Be ready to move away quickly while gently but firmly restraining the rabbit you are holding if they start to attack one another.

    • 6

      Place the rabbits on the ground in neutral territory in an enclosed area and let them sniff one another; remain close to them in the enclosed area.

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      Remove them immediately if either rabbit starts fighting with or attacking the other rabbit. Rabbits are vicious fighters and bloodletting is common among them. (See "Introduce Rabbits to Each Other," under Related eHows, for tips on how to bond two rabbits.)

    • 8

      Try to introduce them again. If they continue to fight as soon as they get near one another, try introducing your rabbit to a different rabbit. Most rabbits will fight a bit with a rabbit they don't know because each rabbit wants to be top bunny. But if they fight viciously, they probably won't ever bond. It's better to bond two rabbits that show some initial mutual interest in one another.