EllieJayne
New Kit
I have two rabbits: Peanut and Snoopy. They're sisters and have always been kept together. Peanut is considerably larger than Snoopy, to the point where myself, my friend and my vet have all checked several times to make sure she's not actually male (she's not).
I mentioned to my vet last time that I saw her that there's a little bullying going on (occasional humping, pushing about, etc - not always Peanut on Snoopy, Snoopy will often hump Peanut too) and she said it was perfectly normal but just to keep any eye on their weight as Peanut tends to eat a lot more than Snoopy.
To rectify this I tend to put Snoopy by herself for about 10-30 minutes a day to make sure she has time to eat some food before Peanut eats with her. Despite this, Snoopy is still much skinnier than Peanut. As I work full time I don't really have the time to feed them completely separately on a daily basis and only do this at weekends.
My vet said there wouldn't be much behavioural change in their relationship if I had them neutered as they don't fight and I only see them disagree every now and then. I am however a little concerned at how skinny Snoopy is. I've tried giving them food separately but Snoopy never finishes hers so there's never much point as she eats the same amount as if they shared the bowl.
Is there anything else I can do? Is this normal? Does she simply have a small appetite?
I mentioned to my vet last time that I saw her that there's a little bullying going on (occasional humping, pushing about, etc - not always Peanut on Snoopy, Snoopy will often hump Peanut too) and she said it was perfectly normal but just to keep any eye on their weight as Peanut tends to eat a lot more than Snoopy.
To rectify this I tend to put Snoopy by herself for about 10-30 minutes a day to make sure she has time to eat some food before Peanut eats with her. Despite this, Snoopy is still much skinnier than Peanut. As I work full time I don't really have the time to feed them completely separately on a daily basis and only do this at weekends.
My vet said there wouldn't be much behavioural change in their relationship if I had them neutered as they don't fight and I only see them disagree every now and then. I am however a little concerned at how skinny Snoopy is. I've tried giving them food separately but Snoopy never finishes hers so there's never much point as she eats the same amount as if they shared the bowl.
Is there anything else I can do? Is this normal? Does she simply have a small appetite?
