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Is it a good idea to get a male rabbit to live with my female bunny?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Female | unspayed | 3 months and 3 days old

I have a female 12 week old bunny. I want to get her a friend, I heard male bunnies are extremely affectionate and cuddly, so I wanted a male. But I just thought I’d get some advice first if it’s wrong to mix a male and female.

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Answered By Mara Howard, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 4th, 2019

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! While it isn’t an issue to have a male and female bunny, I would strongly recommend staying and neutering them prior to introducing them, especially if they are old enough to reproduce.

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