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- 05/12/2017 at 3:34 PM
  4buns
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  Hi,
  Two of my rabbits, who are from the same litter and have always lived in the same enclosure have recently started behaving different. The male keeps chasing the female and as she is so quick he cannot catch her but is managing to pulling chunks of her fur out. It tends to only happen when I go in to feed them and throughout the day they cuddle up together and seem to get on fine. It started off just happening occasionally but it’s happening more frequently and he’s actually getting hold of a lot of her fur now. Does anyone know why he is doing this? Or have any suggestions on what to do to stop him?
  Thanks!
- 05/12/2017 at 4:48 PM
  Muchelle
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  Being from the same litter doesn’t hold any meaning once hormones kick in. You need to separate them as soon as possible, keep them separated up until they are of the right age to be neutered/spayed and start the bonding process about one month after the procedures are done.
- 05/12/2017 at 4:54 PM
  4buns
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  Sorry I forgot to include they have both been neutered and living together for about 2 years now.
- 05/12/2017 at 5:15 PM
  Muchelle
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  Ahh, sorry, it sounded like they were babies If it only happens at feeding time, did you try to separate them for those times?
- 05/13/2017 at 7:09 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  Food aggression is relatively common from what I’ve read though that usually results in nips rather than full on fur pulling.
  
  Are you scatter feeding them? Or feeding from a bowl?
- 05/13/2017 at 12:44 PM
  4buns
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  I’m feeding them from a bowl
- 05/13/2017 at 12:45 PM
  4buns
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  I haven’t, but I’ll try that and hopefully it will help! Thank you!
- 05/13/2017 at 1:19 PM
  sarahthegemini
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  Try scatter feeding, it’ll hopefully stop them getting a bit antsy about their share of food
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