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which to neuter...ffem...or homme?

I would say the female if its a choice but recommend you do both. Thats what I did. Rabbits seem much happier when they are spayed/neutered. Lifetime of sexual frustration can be hard! :oops: :lol: Cuts the risk of cancer in both sexes too.
 
There are pros and cons on both sides, i wud get them both done but if it has to be just one then it would be the female as they can get very aggresive.
 
The male if not done will constantly bager the female as it will get to horney whereas the female wont! Plus the op on the male is far less intrusive and they recover far more quickly
 
Mady has been done - she a a lone house bunny but the thought of cancer cutting her life short made us decide to have her done. I would say get bothe done.
 
Phill said:
The male if not done will constantly bager the female as it will get to horney whereas the female wont! Plus the op on the male is far less intrusive and they recover far more quickly
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Tell that to my female Amber, even the cats scared of her now, she tries to hump everything in sight! :lol:
 
hi

Many rescues only get the males neutered - it's difficult to bond a pair if the male is not neutered as he will be very horny and constantly pester the female for sex - Usually she gets fed up and either is stressed constantly or turns and attacks him - either way the bonding doesn't work.
It's also much cheaper and a far less dangerous op to get the male neutered. The other disadvantage to unspayed males is they often wee wildly over anything that belongs to them - including you!

It's a good idea to get female rabbits spayed too as it may cut their risk of developing cancer of the reproductive organs after the age of 2 - Unspayed females are not aggressive though as a rule - I have 5 and Phill has umpteen - but they can get phantom pregnancies or get possessive over their hutch as a mother rabbit would do naturally - My girls are very sweet natured!
 
Estelle said:
Phill said:
The male if not done will constantly bager the female as it will get to horney whereas the female wont! Plus the op on the male is far less intrusive and they recover far more quickly
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Tell that to my female Amber, even the cats scared of her now, she tries to hump everything in sight! :lol:
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i have 15 females only 2 of which are spayed and they very rarley hump anything! I suppose it's just down to the natural temperament of the bun XX
 
Yes it must be, she's very excited at the moment. She is being spayed next Friday so I hope she calms down :roll:
 
If you want to keep them together the male needs to be neutered. It's a good idea to get the female done too to prevent uterine cancer though.

There is no reason why you couldn't get the male done now, introduce them after 6 weeks (so he's no longer fertile) nd get the female done 6 months later so the cost is spread out.

Tam
 
as phill has said the male will constantly pester the female if he isnt neutered, which isnt fair. i would recommend to get them both done but if you can only get one done definitely the male.

sophie
 
as phill has said the male will constantly pester the female if he isnt neutered, which isnt fair. i would recommend to get them both done but if you can only get one done definitely the male.

sophie
 
I'd get the male done now and the female at a later date! Niamh was 3 when I had her spayed!!
 
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