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Please neuter

bunnymadhouse

Wise Old Thumper
Reasons to neuter rabbits ...

* Females *

Prevent unwanted pregnancies ...
It's easy for rabbits to be mis sexed so even if you are told you have 2 of the same sex do NOT take this for granted ... Free ranging females may be visited and impregnated by wild rabbits ....

Allow rabbits to live happily together....
Even same sex pairs are better neutered ... Even if you are sure of their sex ... Hormonal behaviour as they mature can cause fighting with devasting injuries .
Spayed females are easier to pair .

Help with aggressive behaviour ...
Most aggressive behaviour in rabbits is based on hormonal behaviour ... If left unchecked this can become learned behaviour which is harder to stop .
Spaying at an early age can eliminate this .

Eliminate the risk of uterine cancer...
Uterine cancer is a big killer of female rabbits over 3 years of age . Spaying removes this risk altogether . It is a silent illness that will likely have spread before you see signs and can take action .

Helps with litter training ...
Spayed rabbits are easier to litter train

* Males *

Allows rabbits to live together happily ...
Putting a male rabbit with any other rabbit unless neutered will result in fighting .. Neutered males can live happily with a female . Sometimes males neutered at a young age will even live with another neutered male .

Help with aggressive behaviour ....
Same as females much aggressive behaviour is linked with hormones .. Neutering calms .

Helps with litter training ...
Neutered males litter train easier ... It also helps with scent marking . Un neutered males often produce droppings with a very strong smell .

BE RESPONSIBLE Neuter your pet ..... Or better still visit a rescue and adopt animals that are already neutered for you .

Angie
Barc
Rabbit re homing co ordinator


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Bump. Very good points in favour of neutering. My four can all live together in a quad thanks to neutering. They spend most of their time cuddled together.
 
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