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Forum BEHAVIOR BUNNIES FIGHTING EACH OTHER – HELP

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    • malik
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        Hi, I’ve got two bunnies about 3-4 months old (not sure if both are females or only one of them. They have been living together with me for about two months now without any problems, but this mornimg they started fighting each other really bad. It’s been 4 hours they’ve been separated (one in cage, he other one out, by turns) but they still look like they want to fight. I’m really worried about this situation, so any help would be appreciated, thanks.


      • Shadow13
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          Rabbits are best kept in pairs with one female and one male. Your rabbits need to be spayed/neutered before you bond them. After they are fixed they will be a lot calmer and not as aggressive.


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            Yes, you need to keep them separated until they are both fixed. I’m not sure what your intentions were when you got them, but you need to keep them separated as they have reached sexual maturity at this age. Especially since you are not sure of their sex, they must stay separated. If given any opportunity they will mate and you will have a pregnant baby bunny on your hands- not healthy for her at all! Try and figure out the sex and get them spayed/neutered. Are you in the US? If so, we can help you locate a rabbit savvy vet near you, let me know if you would like the link for the list of U.S vets. Until then, please don’t allow them to be together because they will continue to fight. It’s not that they don’t like each other, it’s because now they are sexually mature and they feel threatened by one another. They each want to have the territory to themselves. It will be very dangerous if you put them together, as rabbits can fight to the death.

            Also, how big is the opening between cage bars? If it is big enough for one to stick their nose out, it is dangerous to have the other one in the same room. One could bite/scratch the other from outside of the cage, and I’ve even heard of rabbits mating through cage bars. Is it possible to keep the cage in a separate room?


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              Posted By Shadow13 on 7/25/2017 9:00 AM


              Rabbits are best kept in pairs with one female and one male
              . Your rabbits need to be spayed/neutered before you bond them. After they are fixed they will be a lot calmer and not as aggressive.

              Not really. It all comes down to personality  

              But they do need to be spayed/neutered before they can be bonded. Til then you must keep them separate. 


            • Shadow13
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                Bonding a male and female is always more successful based on reasearch I’ve done and what most people say on binky bunny. Male and male or female and female can be more risky based on what people say. I don’t have two rabbits so this is based off of what I’ve read and been told.


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                  Posted By Shadow13 on 7/25/2017 10:27 AM

                  Bonding a male and female is always more successful based on reasearch I’ve done and what most people say on binky bunny. Male and male or female and female can be more risky based on what people say. I don’t have two rabbits so this is based off of what I’ve read and been told.

                  It’s often said that a male and female are easier to bond but again, it comes down to personality. Gender doesn’t really matter. 


                • Mikey
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                    Posted By Shadow13 on 7/25/2017 10:27 AM

                    Bonding a male and female is always more successful based on reasearch I’ve done and what most people say on binky bunny. Male and male or female and female can be more risky based on what people say. I don’t have two rabbits so this is based off of what I’ve read and been told.

                    As someone with a trio of males who bonded within a month, I kindly disagree

                    @Rabbits fighting, as the others said, they need to be kept apart. Right now, theyre both likely hormonal and thus will fight to the death if not separated. If you plan to have them bonded, they need to be separated asap. The more they fight, the less likely they will bond in the future. 

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