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Need some advice regarding neutering/spaying and introduction's

frankieb1928

frankieb1928

Young Bun
Hi,
I'm looking for some advice regarding getting my rabbits neutered and spayed.
I have a male rabbit who's now 5mths old (Buddy) so he is ready to be neutered.
I also recently got a female rabbit who is only 11 weeks old (Lulu).
We are planning to get Buddy neutered in a few weeks, and were wondering if after the 6 weeks after the operation it would be okay to start introducing him to our girl Lulu - and then when she is old enough we will get her spayed.
Do you think this would be okay? or do we need to wait until Lulu is old enough and spayed before introductions?
Our rabbits do go over to each others cages and sniff and kiss each other nicely - so we are hoping introductions will go well.
Also I have read on the internet it is nice for a female to have a paired companion that can go with them to the vets when she has her spaying help their recovery run smoother.
Please could you let me know what you would recommend.
Thanks for reading.
 
Everyone does this slightly differently but I would wait about 4 weeks after your boy's neuter then you could introduce them. Then when she is old enough you can go ahead with the spay. If you wait until she has been spayed and recovered, she might have become territorial etc which might make it more difficult for them to live together happily.
 
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