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This topic has 11sd replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 7 years, 1 month ago by Mikey.

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- 03/18/2017 at 1:20 PM
  Blue Moon
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  my bunnies had a huge fight last night. no food involved poppy. poppy got cut on the back of her ear. I think maybe poppy is or was in heat and cedric was trying to mount her but it turned into a huge fight. there was a smaller fight before that. is there any thing else that could cause a bun fight. the rabbits are now separate. should I try re-bonding them.
- 03/18/2017 at 1:51 PM
  Mikey
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  Rabbits who are not fixed should not be together. They can and will kill one another if the fights continue.
- 03/18/2017 at 2:29 PM
  sarahthegemini
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  Rabbits do not ‘come into heat’ Once they hit puberty, they are fertile at all times until spayed. Keep your rabbits separated, get them spayed and neutered, wait a month or two and then try bonding. And be prepared for a pregnancy :-/
  
  Edit: Just saw on your profile that your boy is neutered, how long ago was that?
- 03/18/2017 at 3:43 PM
  Mikey
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  @Sarah, it doesnt entirely matter when the male was neutered. If he smells her hormones in her scent, he will likely act hormonally as well. Until she is spayed and all of her hormones have drained (up to six months), these fights will continue to happen
- 03/18/2017 at 4:30 PM
  sarahthegemini
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  Posted By Mikey on 3/18/2017 3:43 PM
  
  @Sarah, it doesnt entirely matter when the male was neutered. If he smells her hormones in her scent, he will likely act hormonally as well. Until she is spayed and all of her hormones have drained (up to six months), these fights will continue to happen
  
  Oh I know that I was more concerned with whether he could have impregnated the female
- 03/18/2017 at 4:58 PM
  Blue Moon
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  the male was neutered in September
- 03/18/2017 at 5:03 PM
  Blue Moon
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  thank you everyone. I will not sleep for the next 6 months. poppy wants to be with cedric so she rattles the cage as hard as she can. and I can not sleep through that. grrrr. thank you again
- 03/18/2017 at 7:08 PM
  Blue Moon
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  this is cedric’s injurie from the fight. this is poppy’s injurie. both of them got hurt I feel like a horrible person.
- 03/19/2017 at 10:02 PM
  Mikey
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  Youre not a horrible person. Just make sure they are completely separated now and cannot reach one another
- 03/19/2017 at 10:10 PM
  Blue Moon
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  they are separated and I washed their cages with soap and water so they are now neutral territory (both rabbits are still separated). thank you Mikey.
- 03/19/2017 at 10:16 PM
  Blue Moon
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  poppy got pinned on the part of the cage where it sticks up ( this picture was before the fight) https://www.reddit.com/r/Rabbits/comments/2l6860/bonded_pair_suddenly_fighting/ my mom found me this link and I was wondering if the fight could be because I got them a new willow tunnel the one cedric is in front of.
- 03/20/2017 at 5:39 AM
  Mikey
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  Usually adding in a new item wouldnt cause any problems. The main reason seems to be that your female isnt spayed yet, and while hormones are a factor all rabbits who can smell the hormones will act out hormonally
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