Rex Rabbity
Warren Scout
Our Rex rabbit Flopsy is now 4 months old. So far, we could not ask for a better pet. He has such a great temperament. He is more like a soppy dog than a rabbit! He licks you all the time, will come to you when you call him and does not mind being handled (usually!). He is very clean and well behaved indoors too. He is well looked after though, with a good diet and comfy clean, spacious living conditions. He is handled daily, but not excessively.
He has a decent sized run outside with his hutch situated in the shed for extra security and comfort in the winter. They are linked via a tunnel, with a lockable cat flap so he can use the run anytime throughout the day. He seems to be a happy rabbit so far.
My daughter wants him to have a girlfriend, so I have just finished building another large hutch, which sits on top of Flopsy's hutch and is linked with a ladder. The hutches can easily be isolated for introduction purposes.
The thing is, he is so well behaved at the moment that we are unsure whether or not to wait a while before neutering and introducing another rabbit. I hear lots of horror stories of hormonal males becoming aggressive without being neutered, but it seems hard to imagine with Flopsy! He will obviously need to be neutered before we bring in a female, but if we do it now, will it change his behaviour? Also, will introducing another rabbit make his behaviour towards us change for the worse? I have recently considered leaving him as a lone rabbit and letting him have the two hutches for himself and neutering him if he becomes aggressive. I can't decide what to do for the best!
He has a decent sized run outside with his hutch situated in the shed for extra security and comfort in the winter. They are linked via a tunnel, with a lockable cat flap so he can use the run anytime throughout the day. He seems to be a happy rabbit so far.
My daughter wants him to have a girlfriend, so I have just finished building another large hutch, which sits on top of Flopsy's hutch and is linked with a ladder. The hutches can easily be isolated for introduction purposes.
The thing is, he is so well behaved at the moment that we are unsure whether or not to wait a while before neutering and introducing another rabbit. I hear lots of horror stories of hormonal males becoming aggressive without being neutered, but it seems hard to imagine with Flopsy! He will obviously need to be neutered before we bring in a female, but if we do it now, will it change his behaviour? Also, will introducing another rabbit make his behaviour towards us change for the worse? I have recently considered leaving him as a lone rabbit and letting him have the two hutches for himself and neutering him if he becomes aggressive. I can't decide what to do for the best!