Page 12 2025 Animal Stories Lincoln Daily News February 2025 are a male and female rabbit. Then, similarly to cats and dogs, you want to give each rabbit their own enclosure. Unlike cats and dogs, however, these enclosures can be in the same room, allowing the animals to be able to see one another. Again, like cats and dogs, rabbits should be provided with a neutral space with supervision to meet each other face-to-face. The goal with rabbits is to get the pair to bond. The RSPCA says, “once the rabbits are spending one to two hours daily without any problems, they can be introduced into their living space,” but make sure to monitor them. You can stop monitoring them once they are showing positive behaviors toward one another in their cage. Birds are a bit different, as, according to the Veterinary Centers of America, “pet birds that are not raised with other birds typically bond to their owners and are unlikely to want to live with another, new bird.” If you do decide to get another bird, however, like fish, the bird should be kept in separate rooms to “quarantine” for a month to a month and a half. The rest of the steps are very similar to that of rabbits. Keep them in separate cages, but in the same room, move the cages closer together, and eventually put them in the same cage, but monitor them. Most types of pets, it seems, have a similar process when introducing an additional pet to your home. Not all animals have the same process, though, and so it is important that you understand exactly what you should do to increase the likelihood that your new pet will get along with your old one. Make sure to do some research of your own if you are considering a second, third, or any number of new animals in your home. [Matt Boutcher] Continued -- Photo By Cyril Cartuyvels
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