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boy and girl bunnies

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Rhianie

Young Bun
Hello everyone :)

I am new to these forums and was wondering if someone could help me... 2 weeks ago we got 2 "female" rabbits, 10 weeks old. However tonight, Molly has been paying Bess alot more "attention" than usual... which made us check and we are sure Molly is in fact a boy! The problem is, the buns have been living together since they were born, so my first question is could Bess be pregnant? And also we were told to get them neutered at 16 weeks, is it safe to leave them together until this time or should they be separated?

Sorry for all the questions!

Rhian
 
Oh dear :? Id get them to the vets to get checked for sure :) Some vets do a free nurse clinic, and she will be able to tell you their sexes :) If they are male/female then she may well be pregnant :( They will be able to be neutered at 16 weeks but i wouldnt leave them together until then as buns pregnancies only last around a month :shock::roll:

A trip to the vets i think would be best :) Id hate for you to seperate if theyre both girls :( xXx
 
thank you so much for replying so quick, I will ring the vets first thing in the morning and get them booked in. I think they will be sad to be separated as they are bonded and don't like being apart. I am hoping its a false alarm and I have got it wrong *fingers crossed* thanks again xxx
 
If your girl is definitely only 12 weeks (n.b. pet shops will often lie about age) then the chances of her being pregnant are virtually nil.
 
Becky86 said:
How did you get on at the vets today? :) xXx
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They had no free appointments today so they are both booked in for 9.00am tomorrow morning :) the vet I spoke to said she will check the sexes and also check if they are ready to be neutered. I read that usually they wait until the buns are 16 weeks old though?

We got the buns from the RSPCA and at the time they were about 10 weeks old so they might be a bit young yet :(

I'll post some piccies of the little devils in the photos section :) I think we may have to rename Molly though! xx
 
Rhianie said:
They had no free appointments today so they are both booked in for 9.00am tomorrow morning :) the vet I spoke to said she will check the sexes and also check if they are ready to be neutered. I read that usually they wait until the buns are 16 weeks old though?

We got the buns from the RSPCA and at the time they were about 10 weeks old so they might be a bit young yet :(

I'll post some piccies of the little devils in the photos section :) I think we may have to rename Molly though! xx
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Where abouts are you from?? Would be awful if they were male/female :( All the bunnies at our branch are vet checked/sexed before leaving us :) Hope everything goes well tomorrow morning :) Look foward to the pics :D xXx
 
Becky86 said:
Where abouts are you from?? Would be awful if they were male/female :( All the bunnies at our branch are vet checked/sexed before leaving us :) Hope everything goes well tomorrow morning :) Look foward to the pics :D xXx
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We're from Warrington but the bunnies are from Manchester as they didn't have any pairs at the Warrington branch and we wanted 2 to keep each other company while we are out :) Yep I am keeping my fingers crossed that they are both girls after all and its a false alarm, will let you know tomorrow when I find out :) Thanks again for your help xxx
 
if you have a boy and know a rabbit savy vet depending on breed they can be done from 13 weeks girls because there parts are so delicate have to wait longer around 5 months old but it could bode in your favour really so you can do one and save to do the other, as once sexually mature same sex buns can get hormonal and start to fight
 
areia said:
if you have a boy and know a rabbit savy vet depending on breed they can be done from 13 weeks girls because there parts are so delicate have to wait longer around 5 months old but it could bode in your favour really so you can do one and save to do the other, as once sexually mature same sex buns can get hormonal and start to fight
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Hello! Well it turns out both of the bunnies are boys! The first vet that saw them said Bess was a girl, and Molly a boy, but once they were under anaesthetic they realised both are boys! They have both been neutered now and seem to be doing ok :) I better start thinking of some new names hehe... I have a question though, will 2 boys be ok living together? They live in the house with us so it would be quite hard to keep them apart :? xxx
 
Hiya
I have two litter mates living together, and they are fine. They have grown up together and now their hormones should disappear, so no problems!
 
Shouldnt be a problem keeping them together, especially as you've had them neutered before the fighting has started :) I had 2 brothers that fought but they werent neutered until 20 weeks :( they fought before the neuter :(

I cant believe you were given them as 2 girls and theyre 2 boys :shock:

Sending lots of healing vibes for them both :) xXx
 
Hello! Thanks again for everyones advice, the bunnies are both doing fine after their op. They still seem best of friends, and have actually wanted more attention from us since :D

I know, they must have been hard to sex or something because the vet got it wrong too, it was only once they were both under anaesthetic they realised they are both boys. So they have also had a name change - Bugsy & Biggles :D

xxx
 
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