how do their personality traits differ between each other? which one would get along more with a 2 year old female cat? which ever sex I adopt, he/she WILL be spayed/neutered as soon as it's old enough!! I'm only getting one and I will adopt him/her from my local SPCA. thanks a bunch!!!!
2006-08-11 06:06:50 · 12 answers · asked by *miss lily* 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
my female cat is a very sweet natured and laid back kitty.
2006-08-11 06:26:15 · update #1
They each have their own personalities, you can't really separate them by gender. There are sweet and laidback males and females, and more aggressive and territorial males and females. I would just suggest that you spend a little time with each one and see which one seems to be comfortable with you by sniffing and shows interest in you. That's your best match.
I wouldn't let your cat play with it. I'm sure she's a very docile cat, but the laws of nature remain that she's a hunter and rabbits are prey. You can let the cat meet the rabbit while it's on your lap, but I would not recommend letting them play without you holding one or the other of them.
Neutering a male rabbit will help prevent spraying and humping, but I really wouldn't recommend spaying a female rabbit if this is your only rabbit. Invasive surgery is pretty tough on them, and rabbits don't have heat cycles and don't live long enough to develop cancers of the reproductive tract. She'll be just fine intact, it won't affect her personality at all to not spay her.
2006-08-11 07:49:45 · answer #1 · answered by BB 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We've rescued several bunnies, male and female, and I've fostered many more of both sexes. Honestly, there are sweetheart males and females, and there are foul-tempered males and females. Each bunny has its own personality and the way it behaves doesn't depend on whether its a boy or a girl. In fact, both sexes can be downright temperamental when they're not spayed/neutered.
So, when you go to adopt, don't worry about the sex. Spend time with the bunny and ask the rescue workers about personality traits they've noticed. If you're adopting a bunny that is at least 4 months old, it will have matured already, so the personality you see is what you'll actually get. When you adopt a one or two month old baby, you can expect their personality to change when they mature.
Oh, and on the cat question... our cats ADORE the bunnies. At first, cats will be a little startled by bunnies, because bunnies tend to be socially aggressive. But once they get to know each other, they should get along, unless you have a particularly mean cat. Our female cat likes to go out in the yard with our bunnies and she's learned to hop around like they do, so she copies them. It's fun to watch.
2006-08-11 13:24:20 · answer #2 · answered by SLWrites 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if your getting them spayed/neutered it doesn't really matter. But I heard that unneutered males may tend to mark territory more often. And unspayed females tend to protect their cage a lot. My spayed female rabbit is really sweet and always uses her litter box. I think you should choose a female.
As for the cat, neither gender of rabbit will be better it all depends on if your cat has a high or a low prey drive, but be careful. I have a cat that we got as a kitten and we thought that he would be raised with our rabbit and be fine. It wasn't. He would chase her and try to stick his paws through the cage wires. Make sure that you introduce them with caution. So now we keep them separate. Thanks for adopting, though. Most people don't know that rabbits are euthanized just like dogs or cats. Good luck!!
2006-08-11 13:22:54 · answer #3 · answered by Animal Girl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My female cat was two years old when I adopted a lovable 18-month-old male (not neutered) mini-rabbit. She's been terribly jealous ever since, although much improvement has taken place for the last year and now they get on quite well together:)
2006-08-11 14:19:38 · answer #4 · answered by nelabis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
both are fine as pets. if you get a male bunny and you keep him indoors, then be sure to have him neautred as once they get to a certain age, they become very hard to litter train and tend to do theyre "duty" everywhere else. after the neutearing they become more docile and homely and easier to litter train. with girl bunnies, they seem to take to indoor living quite well except once a year they go through "fake" pregnancies and tend to build nests from their bedding and some of there fur. this lasts a few days and neutering helps with this. hope this helps. good luck!
2006-08-11 13:28:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should go to a rescue and bring the cat. That way you can see how the rabbit reacts to the cat and yourself. Just remember that no matter how laid back a cat is it is still a predator and the rabbit will always be a prey creature. http://www.rabbit.org
2006-08-12 07:18:10 · answer #6 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a female bunny and she's the sweetest thing in the world!
She's very loving and she shows it by licking me all the time.
I think a male bunny would be more agressive.
But i have no experience with male bunnies so i wouldn't know.
So i would definitely get a female bunny!
2006-08-11 13:34:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
female because female bunnys are the sweetest things males are just as sweet but females nibble on u learn quicker and respond faster and their really cute
2006-08-11 15:14:22 · answer #8 · answered by vanilla 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have tow rabbits and they have their own lilltle place in the garage. the girl rabbit is really good and nevers goes #2 any where but her cage but the boy rabbit goes every where and bites all the time. so my advice is to get a girl
2006-08-11 13:11:03 · answer #9 · answered by angel93 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
adopt the female cause female rabbits can produce & wen dey produce the baby is urs
2006-08-11 13:14:14 · answer #10 · answered by taGaLOG 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋