Lilly (fn) and Wally (mn) have been together for 3 years, Lilly has always been the boss and Wally put up with it. Whenever she was aggressive he would run away, no problem and they would groom and sit together a lot of the time. Wally always used to do a courting dance around Lilly in the evening, sometimes ending in a big flop in front of her and sometimes ending in her getting a bit annoyed and telling him to sod off. A few days ago he tried to mount her and it ended in a fight. Surprisingly he didn't run away but must have come off better because now he is being very aggressive and she is acting scared of him. She has a small cut next to a tiny bit of missing fur, but it's clean and not very big. They are staying apart for the most part but every now and then she will approach him with ears forward and low to the ground in a friendly / submissive manner but he will just pounce on her and chase her away. Sometimes he will also just chase her for no reason at all and it doesn't stop when she runs away, he is quite persistent.
He used to be such a sweet boy but now he's turned in to a bit of a nasty ******
One car trip didn't seem to help, another one tomorrow I guess. Not really sure when to separate them or leave them together, the stress of one of them being locked in the hutch is not good for their bowels since they tend to hold everything in rather than use the litter tray inside the hutch. Is it fair to leave her with him knowing he is harassing her quite often? Or is it not that big a deal since she is running away? Pah, I don't know. Bloody rabbits. Trying a rebond indoors might be an answer, but I'm not sure they would get over the fear of being indoors and it's not really warm enough to put them out again.
He used to be such a sweet boy but now he's turned in to a bit of a nasty ******
One car trip didn't seem to help, another one tomorrow I guess. Not really sure when to separate them or leave them together, the stress of one of them being locked in the hutch is not good for their bowels since they tend to hold everything in rather than use the litter tray inside the hutch. Is it fair to leave her with him knowing he is harassing her quite often? Or is it not that big a deal since she is running away? Pah, I don't know. Bloody rabbits. Trying a rebond indoors might be an answer, but I'm not sure they would get over the fear of being indoors and it's not really warm enough to put them out again.