Nic.
Warren Scout
Hello everyone. I'm very new to bunny ownership as the rabbits I talk about actually belong to my housemates but I will be taking them with me when I move out in a couple of months.
Yesterday I noticed a clump of fur with blood matted into it in the cage, I had a look at the rabbit it came from (there are 2) and she didn't seem to be bleeding anywhere and I really had no idea whether the other had pulled it out or she'd pulled it out herself. I checked on them again today and there is more fur around the cage and the rabbit is actually bleeding underneath her tail. I still don't know if she's done it to herself or not. Neither of the rabbits are neutered, they got on very well though and although I have seen the other rabbit chasing the bleeding rabbit around the cage, she never seems to be aggressive and they still cuddle up and sleep together. If one is hurting the other, I don't want to have to separate them, if she's hurting herself, why do you think this could be? I thought it may be that she is having a phantom pregnancy, but the hair is only missing from underneath her tail, and do rabbits normally pull so hard they make themselves bleed?
I was planning on neutering both rabbits when I move out of the house and go back to my parents house in June, however, is this something I need to do now? I really don't have the spare money at the moment but if it was absolutely necessary, I would be able to find a way. I'm just not sure who is pulling the fur out or why or how to stop them! If anyone could shine some light on this, I would be very grateful.
Thank you
Yesterday I noticed a clump of fur with blood matted into it in the cage, I had a look at the rabbit it came from (there are 2) and she didn't seem to be bleeding anywhere and I really had no idea whether the other had pulled it out or she'd pulled it out herself. I checked on them again today and there is more fur around the cage and the rabbit is actually bleeding underneath her tail. I still don't know if she's done it to herself or not. Neither of the rabbits are neutered, they got on very well though and although I have seen the other rabbit chasing the bleeding rabbit around the cage, she never seems to be aggressive and they still cuddle up and sleep together. If one is hurting the other, I don't want to have to separate them, if she's hurting herself, why do you think this could be? I thought it may be that she is having a phantom pregnancy, but the hair is only missing from underneath her tail, and do rabbits normally pull so hard they make themselves bleed?
I was planning on neutering both rabbits when I move out of the house and go back to my parents house in June, however, is this something I need to do now? I really don't have the spare money at the moment but if it was absolutely necessary, I would be able to find a way. I'm just not sure who is pulling the fur out or why or how to stop them! If anyone could shine some light on this, I would be very grateful.
Thank you