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- 04/09/2013 at 2:57 PM
  Momo12
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  I noticed this happening about a week ago but it was very very little and today it got around this big. It’s about the size of my thumb, keeping in mind i have small fingers haha. We have two bunnies living together and i’ve noticed theyve been humping alot, both are females. Should i go to a vet? or is it just because shes plucking? Please help D: worried bunny mommy 😐
  
  Thank you so much
- 04/09/2013 at 3:00 PM
  Stickerbunny
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  When bunnies hump sometimes they latch on to the one on the bottom and it can pull out fur, I can’t really tell where on her it is from the picture. Another reason a female may pull fur is a pregnancy, or false pregnancy, if they are not spayed.
- 04/09/2013 at 3:30 PM
  Emmie
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  Looks like your buns might have had a little fight.
- 04/09/2013 at 4:45 PM
  Momo12
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  The spot is on her back, right in the middle.
- 04/09/2013 at 5:30 PM
  Stickerbunny
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  That is where my male would latch on when humping, when he was done he’d roll over still holding on to my females fur… so might be humping causing pulled fur.
- 04/17/2013 at 1:37 PM
  Momo12
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  Should i seperate them?
  When looking through her fur i saw a scab. It was very small but im not sure if its from the other one pulling out the fur so much. Also they are outdoor bunnies , though id prefer to have them in, its not an option :/
- 04/17/2013 at 1:43 PM
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  If there is a scab showing, I would moderate their sessions together for awhile — better safe than sorry. I thought a couple of my girls were going to resolve things, but I left it to them too much and one, poor little thing, had the tip of her nose bitten off before I could get them separated. It was absolutely awful because she hurt so badly and was so permanently marred by the experience, but it did not bleed and the clever vet gave her a “nose job” to smooth things out and avoid any complications. You don’t want to find something like that. Really! And you sure don’t want to pay the vet bills.
- 04/17/2013 at 1:45 PM
  Sarita
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  Are your rabbits altered (spayed)?
- 04/17/2013 at 1:53 PM
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  Two unspayed does, even sisters raised together, can reach a point of fighting to the death. They may separate themselves across an area, charge each other, grabbing each others shoulders and trying to kick each others’ guts out with their hind feet. They have powerful hind feet. If they are not spayed, you definitely do want to be leaving them together unattended when there is evidence of tussling that brings blood. At least that’s my viewpoint . . . . Hope I didn’t offend anyone with the strong description and opinion.
- 04/17/2013 at 2:44 PM
  Momo12
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  No they are not spayed, but we usualy see no agression with them. The only fighting between them ive seen is when the other wants to get on top and she chases around the brown one, who kinda tries to nudge her off in the process
- 04/17/2013 at 2:52 PM
  Sarita
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  That’s because they are now showing aggression because they have reached puberty.
- 04/17/2013 at 3:13 PM
  Momo12
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  I have seperated them for now. If they are spayed will the agression stop?
- 04/17/2013 at 6:05 PM
  Raindrops
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  The spaying will solve all hormones and aggression, though if I’m not mistaken you may have to bond them again after the operation. Also you’ll have to wait a while for all the hormones to leave the body. Spaying for females is really a necessity anyways, since there is a high risk for ovarian cancer.
  
  Good that you’ve separated them though! I hope it can be solved!
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