Unneutered male not acting like a male bunny.

[LionelLop]

My mini lop is 4 years old and is not neutered. The strange thing is he’s never done any sexually mature behavior that male bunnies are supposed to do! He’s never humped anything, bit, charged, or marked. I’m not complaining though.

 He’s litter trained and lives in a 2×4 and 2ft high cage. He’ll be affectionate and groom people when he feels like it. Anyone else ever had bunnies like this?

Also I’m aware he needs a buddy, but I can’t get him one unless he gets neutered.

[senatcha93]

Mine is exactly the same! He doesn’t hump and doesn’t mark. He is a free range bunny so it was very important for me to litter train him as soon as possible. He pees on the bed occasionally but that is because I’ve been told that rabbits like to pee on soft things. Weird, right? Well, I get him spayed next week because I am thinking of introducing another pet rabbit to him and hoping that he won’t pee on the bed anymore. Is yours alone? How has he been doing so far? I can imagine him to be very lonely when he is in his cage with no one around, not even people to interact…

[Mikey]

Just to note, unspayed females hump, spray, charge, bite, growl, ect too Although most hormonal rabbits act aggressively until theyre fixed, not all hormonal rabbits do. Youve just found yourself a calm bun

You are right. If you want to get him a friend (he doesnt need one if you give him enough attention), he will need to be neutered first. His new friend will also need to be neutered/spayed

[sarahthegemini]

Well I had both my monsters neutered and spayed whilst very young but neither showed any signs of hormonal behaviour

[LionelLop]

Posted By senatcha93 on 6/17/2017 7:15 AM

Mine is exactly the same! He doesn’t hump and doesn’t mark. He is a free range bunny so it was very important for me to litter train him as soon as possible. He pees on the bed occasionally but that is because I’ve been told that rabbits like to pee on soft things. Weird, right? Well, I get him spayed next week because I am thinking of introducing another pet rabbit to him and hoping that he won’t pee on the bed anymore. Is yours alone? How has he been doing so far? I can imagine him to be very lonely when he is in his cage with no one around, not even people to interact…

I’m not sure why you would assume I don’t give him attention? His cage is in my room and most of the day he is free to come or go from his cage. I’ve had him for 4 years now.

[Wick & Fable]

I think the assumption came from you saying he needs a buddy. Usually people say that when they feel they aren’t providing enough attention. Otherwise, a solo rabbit who gets a good amount attention doesn’t need a buddy.

Wick is the same way. No sexually mature behaviors, which makes life much easier, haha.

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[LittlePuffyTail]

Not all unneutered males are “bad boys”. Your boy sounds like a real sweet heart.

[LionelLop]

Oh, I thought rabbits required cagemates like guinea pigs or rats. Glad to hear he’ll be fine without a buddy. Honestly I’m too afraid to get him neutered this late in the game.

[Bam]

Rabbits can really like a cage mate, all don’t though. We have other members that only have one male bun that isn’t neutered because there’s never been a need. We neuter males primarily for behavioral reasons, not for their health. It’s another thing with girl rabbits, they need to be spayed due to their high risk of grave reproductive tract diseases.

Having a boy bun neutered does eliminate the risk of testicular cancer, but if testicular cancer do occur it tends to be when the bun is really old and it’s a slow-growing form of cancer that you can detect and get rid of if you need to.

I currently only have one bun, when I had two buns I tried to bond them and I couldn’t. They fought like two furious hamsters. Or mad dogs. So it’s not like you can just get another bunny and present it to the first bunny, some bunnies just won’t be friends.

[LittlePuffyTail]

I’m in the same position as Bam was. I have 2 neutered boys who live side by side as neighbors because bonding them was causing too much stress and aggression.

[Author]

Messages