Hello,
I'm posting on behalf of my girlfriend who has just taken in two rabbits from the Preston RSPCA rescue centre. She was told that they were a male and female pair, but neither had been neutered. They didn't give a lot of information regarding introducing them.
However we established that the male needed to be neutered and kept seperately for 6 weeks following this. They are currently in seperate hutches, from which we have let them have access to a run one at a time. My girlfriend took the male to be neutered, only for the vet to say it was infact female!
We are fairly confident the other rabbit is a female because she was with a rabbit that was said to be her daughter at the rescue centre.
So we are now unsure as what is best to do. The thought of having to return one to the rescue centre is obviously upsetting, but is it unreasonable to try and keep two females? They have shown some aggression through wire seperating them.
Any advice? We were shocked the rescue centre could make such a mistake. Thanks.
Ian
I'm posting on behalf of my girlfriend who has just taken in two rabbits from the Preston RSPCA rescue centre. She was told that they were a male and female pair, but neither had been neutered. They didn't give a lot of information regarding introducing them.
However we established that the male needed to be neutered and kept seperately for 6 weeks following this. They are currently in seperate hutches, from which we have let them have access to a run one at a time. My girlfriend took the male to be neutered, only for the vet to say it was infact female!
We are fairly confident the other rabbit is a female because she was with a rabbit that was said to be her daughter at the rescue centre.
So we are now unsure as what is best to do. The thought of having to return one to the rescue centre is obviously upsetting, but is it unreasonable to try and keep two females? They have shown some aggression through wire seperating them.
Any advice? We were shocked the rescue centre could make such a mistake. Thanks.
Ian