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Rubys a boy

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bunnymummy

Young Bun
We have been a little unsure of Rubys sex since we have had her/him. At eight weeks it was hard to tell but the "bits" looked female. we now have checked her/him and 99% sure its a male. Not bothered by that apart from the fact Derek and Ruby :? (not sure what to do about name) have bonded so i'm worried about them fighting when Ruby sexually matures. Will neutering prevent this as i plan to have him neutererd as soon as pos.
 
You may be lucky and not have fighting but I think you'll have to see how it goes. Get him neutered as soon as the vet will do him. You could change his name to Reuben or Rudy :D
 
If it is a boy you may be lucky if you get him castrated very quickly, as soon as you see the testicals. Once he smells like another male thats when the trouble will start. val
 
I have two boys who are bonded and very happy together. I've got them when they were about 12 weeks old (they are now nearly 2), and they have never been apart longer than a few hours. Dougal was always the more confident one, so he was neutured the day he was big enough, and Ted a couple of weeks after, to try to avoid any potential problems. I've never had any problems with them fighting, they do squbble over food but thats just them being silly. I would give it a go and see what happens, I know I've been lucky, and that I may be in the minority with my two, but two boys can work. See how it goes! Good Luck!
 
You may be lucky and not have any problems as long as you get him neutered as soon as his testicles drop. I would certainly advise that you take both of them to the vets when you get Ruby neutered as separating them even for short periods of time may present a problem.

Janice
 
Thanks for your advice, He/she is 12wks now but no sign of testicals (Dereks had dropped by then) but he/she is spraying.I'm so worried about them fighting and what to do for the best. :? ,
 
We found out our Ruby was male - even the vet confirmed he was a she when we took him for his vaccination. He kept his secret for five weeks and he is now called Rooby - it didnt seem right to call him anything else.
 
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