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I had my male rabbit, Simba, neutered 3 months ago and the girls, Sooty and Tinkerbell, spayed 2 weeks ago. The girls aren't bonded. I want to bond Simba to one of the girls. He lives outside at the moment and the girls are free range indoors.

The vet has told us to wait about 4 weeks before attempting any bonding to allow hormones to settle down. I had heard, prior to this, that bonding could be tried after 2 weeks to enable the girl to fully recover from her spay.

Is there a big difference in hormone levels whether waiting 2 or 4 weeks?

Kate
 
To be honest Id leave it as long as possible - my vet told me at least three weeks after castrating the boys before putting them back together, tried after 3 weeks, and again after 5 weeks, and on both occasions the hormone levels were still too high and they were agrresive, was actually 7 weeks before I got them back together.

I'd give her as long as possible - remember she's just had major surgery and may not be ready
 
The vet told me 8 weeks after a spay but I felt Pippa was so much calmer and after 4 weeks we tried her with MJ and it was fine. That's the limit of my experience so can't offer any advice as such, other than you know your rabbits and when you feel they're ready they may well be.
 
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