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    • I love bunnies!
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        Hi! I have two rabbits and they are not spayed. We have recently seperated them because one was biting the other and mounting so decided to split them up. We have a place picked out for them to get spayed but just haven’t got the chance yet to call them. I have a few questions though, do you think I should bring them in one at a time for spaying, or at the same time? And should I keep them seperated after the spay? And if so for how long? And will spaying them making the biting and the mounting stop? Also, one more… Will they be the same and nice like the used to be befor I seperated them? Thanks so much


      • sarahthegemini
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          You could have them spayed at the same time but if they were biting each other before, you definitely don’t want to put them in the same carrier. From what I’ve learned here, it can take a while for the hormones to settle after a spay, so best to keep them separated for a month-ish afterwards, especially as one was showing aggression (biting) the other. You wanna make sure that’s died down.


        • Bam
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            It’s best to have them done at the same time. But don’t let them ride in the same carrier if they fight, as Sarah says. Then keep separated until they’ve healed. That’s at least 2 weeks for girls and a month if one is a boy, because boys can have viable sperm in their vas deferens for a month after a neuter. It’s best to wait a month regardless, just saying it to prevent pregnancy. Sometimes girl buns turn out to be boys and vice versa – they’re really difficult to sex when very young.

            Chances are good rebonding will be easy if you separate them before they get into really bad fighting. But it is important they get separated before that, because rabbits really can hold a grudge.


          • I love bunnies!
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              Thanks so much! I have them seperated now because aggressive behavior. But they have been bonded every since I got them. They can’t stand to be apart. I just seperated them cause it just started happening. One was humping the other(and the breeder I got them from said they where both girls) maybe for dominance. The one being aggressive was always a little pushy. I have heard online that if you get them spayed, the humping,biting, fighting will die down, is this correct?


            • Bam
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                Yes, humping spraying and aggression generally gets a lot better after spaying, but it takes a while, a month to a few months, because hormones doesn’t instantly disappear from their system. But it’s absolutely the best thing to do.


              • LittlePuffyTail
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                  Do you still have them where they can see and smell each other? If not, I suggest you do as they may get depressed and it may also make the re-bonding easier after they are spayed.


                • I love bunnies!
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                    Great news! I just made an oppointment for them to get spayed on the 19th! Yay! Yes I do have them so they can see and smell each other. They live in my grage, and I have a hutch that I put on a wagon for more space which makes 3 floors, and I added another play pen onto that so it has a lot of room. One bunny gets the top of the hutch and main bottom part, and other gets the wagon space and playpen. They still see each other also!

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