Is it time for spaying?

Hi

Elphaba is just reached the 4 months mark and I know from what I read females are usually neutered between the ages 4-6 months. Recently she's being very aggressive over her cage, she went at my OH when he tried to give her some carrot. And tonight when I've let her out she went straight for the dog biscuits which are on the floor and she knows she not supposed to have them. When I let her out she never goes near them but soon as I tried to move her away she started grunt and went to scratch me =T

She's never been like this until recently, she's usually likes spending time with me and exploring lol, but she's over night started just doing what she wants as soon as you try and stop her she grunts and sometimes goes to scratch me, however I shouted no when she did, she stopped ran off and came running back 2 mins later for a cuddle like "I'm sorry" haha.

I'm wondering if it's her hormones kicking in as she's going through sexual maturity, so wondering if it's time to get spayed? She's going the vets soon so I'm guessing they'll know more.

She a loving little rabbit most of the time, she's just recently think she can do what she wants and then grunt lol



I'm just worried about her.

Definitely sounds like hormones to me. Our little bun was spayed at 5 months so if you've got a good vet they should. Get her in pretty soon. I'm assuming she's a house bun?

My bun buzzes but she's not aggressive at all, she's just vocal!

Hope she calms down soon ��

it sounds like hormones, but the age of spaying depends on the vet and their practices. do you have an exotics vet? rabbit specialists are more likely to spay earlier as they have more experience and confidence in the methods used. hopefully she can be done soon and lose some of her hormonal frustration

just as an aside, when you say she knows she's not supposed to have the dog biscuits - she doesn't. rabbits don't learn rules the same way that we do, she would just learn what is rewarding and what isn't. if you're worried about her getting to them i would just keep them out of reach.

it is also likely that when you try to stop her doing something she is grunting out of fear, she doesn't want you to stop her! if you then shout at her you're reinforcing her fear of you so it's better to take a gentle approach. she doesn't mean to hurt you

It does sound like hormonal behaviour, and if you are going to a rabbit savvy vet they will often spay earlier than 6months depending on the weight of the rabbit, so I would make an appointment and see what they say.

I agree with what Elmo and Fern said too, she won't know she isn't supposed to have the dog biscuits, and it is better to remove things like that from the area so that she doesn't try to get them. Telling a rabbit off will lead to a fear response too, which would most likely lead to aggression.

Ok thanks =)

I never ever have told her off since I've had her cos I read it makes them worse but when she went to scratched I just heard if you say no they stop, so that's all =p she knows. They're usually out of the way but last night the dog was eating them so they had to be on the floor.

After she came back for cuddle she binkyed off anyways so I think she forgives me, but thanks for the advice.

Oh and her vets is Chesire pets and she sees Molly so hopefully she can be spayed soon.