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- 05/24/2016 at 4:30 PM
  Kittensmew
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  Today we had one of our rabbits, Domino, neutered. We will be picking him up in about an hour and a half. I was wondering if I should keep him away from the baby rabbit we have that he’s bonded with. I’m not sure if we should keep them apart for a week or so while Domino heals or not. I’m worried that if we do that, by the time we can put them back together they won’t be bonded any longer. If we need to keep them apart we can set up the other pen we have beside the other and put one in each so they can still see each other.
- 05/24/2016 at 9:52 PM
  Mikey
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  Youll want to put a divider in their cage or set them up in different cages right next to one another. Theyll still be able to see and sniff one another and shouldnt mess with their bond while Domino is healing for a month (you want to wait a month to make sure he heals correctly and to ensure all of his hormones are flushed out). If it does some how mess with their bond, rebonding them after shouldnt be too hard since they would have “ended” on a friendly note
- 05/25/2016 at 2:08 AM
  Bam
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  Mikey is right, but put the cages with a little bit of distance between them – a newly neutered male still has viable sperm for about a month and rabbits can mate through cage bars.
  
  Rabbits often get into what’s called a post-neuter craze after their neuter, during which time they can become more sexually aware, more territorial and/or aggressive. This period generally lasts 2-4 weeks. So it’s a good idea to keep your buns separated for about a month.
- 05/25/2016 at 8:50 PM
  Kittensmew
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  We separated them last night. This morning somebody let them be together. So I just let them be together all day and checked on them a lot. They seemed fine together and happier to be together. Domino is still fine and nothing has seem to go wrong while they were together. Should we continue to let them be together? For tonight we separated them again, so right now they aren’t in the same pen. Also they’re both males, so he couldn’t get Pip pregnant. But I’ll keep an eye out for more aggressive behavior.
- 05/26/2016 at 1:47 AM
  Mikey
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  Just be a bit careful for the first week. Try to avoid him from jumping (including too many binkies, but theres no real way to stop him from those) so his wounds dont stretch. Make sure neither bun is irritating the wounds, such as my licking them, so they dont get infected
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