Forum

OUR FORUM IS UP BUT WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF UPDATING AND FIXING THINGS.  SOME THINGS WILL LOOK WEIRD AND/OR NOT BE CORRECT. YOUR PATIENCE IS APPRECIATED.  We are not fully ready to answer questions in a timely manner as we are not officially open, but we will do our best. 

You may have received a 2-factor authentication (2FA) email from us on 4/21/2020. That was from us, but was premature as the login was not working at that time. 

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately! Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES

The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.

What are we about?  Please read about our Forum Culture and check out the Rules

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately!  Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES 

The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet.  It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.

BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

Forum BONDING Bonding after neutering

Viewing 2 reply threads
  • Author
    Messages

    • Hayzie25
      Participant
      19 posts Send Private Message

        Hi! I have 2 nearly 6 month old rabbits. Both from the same litter. We were originally told they were both boys but … Now a boy and a girl they were bonded so well, grooming and laying with each other. Obviously they had to be separated around 3 months as Ralph was starting to hump Rosie. They stayed in seperate cages with a wire partition for about a month with supervised play dates!! Due to lack of space we had to move them outside in their own hutches. We still kept up with the supervised dates but Ralph would not leave her alone so we had to shorten a lot of visits.
        Ralph got neutered a couple of weeks ago so I decided it would be good to start the dates again. Started in the living room, seperate areas at first then opened it up. Had some nice cabbage around so they would be distracted for awhile. However Rosie is having none of it. Everytime Ralph even attempts to go near her she runs. Ralph isn’t making any attempt to hump her anymore he just wants to go say hello. Rosie did hump him (she has always been the dominate one) I let this happen.. Just moved her off slightly so Ralph didn’t get fed up. I’ve tried this a couple of times and it seems to be the same behavior from Rosie with no real inprovement.
        I’m a little bit stuck on what to do next.. Some people say to get the doe spayed ASAP. Which we do intend to we were waiting for her to be a little older, plus two rabbits getting spayed/neutered in the same month is a lot of money. Help??


      • Deleted User
        Participant
        22064 posts Send Private Message

          I would suggest not doing any sort of bunny dates until a month after your little girl is spayed. Also, males have viable sperm about a month after their neuter so I would definitely keep them separate to prevent any uh-ohs. If you don’t want to get your little girl spayed this month then wait till next month. Paying for spays can get expensive. If you are keen on getting it done this month maybe looking into CareCredit (which is basically a credit card for vet visits.) and that may help with costs. But I strongly urge you to not do anymore bunny dates until about a month of both being fixed.

          I’m not sure if this is feasible. I saw that you said that they are kept outside. Is there any way that you can bring them inside? But I would keep them separate on opposite sides of the house until you’re ready to bond them.


        • Hayzie25
          Participant
          19 posts Send Private Message

            There isn’t anyway of bringing them in to live. They wouldn’t have a lot of space. So your suggesting not trying to bond until Rosie is spayed? I was thinking that… She is a diva.. Hates being picked up. Hopefully it will calm her right down. I was just hoping to get them back together, obviously once the time period after neutering is over. It broke my heart to split them up.

        Viewing 2 reply threads
        • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.

        Forum BONDING Bonding after neutering