linuxn00b2004
Young Bun
Greetings, y'all.
I have a quick question dealing with my girlfriend's rabbits.
She has had two rabbits since they were about four weeks old, a male and female pair (male: Hermes, female: Persephone). They have always gotten along wonderfully, and Hermes has almost always been the a-tad-bit more passive/submissive with only occasional attempts at mounting. They are both fixed, and have been since it was first possible to do so. As I said, they are both a very well bonded pair.
Well, recently, Bethany (my girlfriend) was in town, and we visited PetCo, and found a mini-lop we both liked, and she decided to adopt it [this is the first time apparently PetCo has done this]). Nike, the new mini-lop, is fairly well tempered, and is pretty affectionate. However, she is not fixed, and probably will not be for the next several months while Bethany saves up funds.
Now, here is the puzzler. When Bethany brought in Nike (she has her own cage) in a relatively short period of time, Hermes and Persephone (the well-bonded pair) began to fight, which they have never done. They have generally just been short tempered with each other, both starting fights on and off, since the new rabbit came in. Now, we want to know why this is occurring.
Is this happening, because the Nike, the unspayed female is releasing some smell that Hermes, the neutered male, really likes? Or is Persephone just generally irritated and mad that there is fertile female around? Is there a new pecking order that is being established?
Please remember that Persephone and Hermes are doing this fighting *in their own cage* and this is not occurring during a meeting session or anything such.
Thank you for reading, and I look forward to your advice/theories/solutions.
- Greg
I have a quick question dealing with my girlfriend's rabbits.
She has had two rabbits since they were about four weeks old, a male and female pair (male: Hermes, female: Persephone). They have always gotten along wonderfully, and Hermes has almost always been the a-tad-bit more passive/submissive with only occasional attempts at mounting. They are both fixed, and have been since it was first possible to do so. As I said, they are both a very well bonded pair.
Well, recently, Bethany (my girlfriend) was in town, and we visited PetCo, and found a mini-lop we both liked, and she decided to adopt it [this is the first time apparently PetCo has done this]). Nike, the new mini-lop, is fairly well tempered, and is pretty affectionate. However, she is not fixed, and probably will not be for the next several months while Bethany saves up funds.
Now, here is the puzzler. When Bethany brought in Nike (she has her own cage) in a relatively short period of time, Hermes and Persephone (the well-bonded pair) began to fight, which they have never done. They have generally just been short tempered with each other, both starting fights on and off, since the new rabbit came in. Now, we want to know why this is occurring.
Is this happening, because the Nike, the unspayed female is releasing some smell that Hermes, the neutered male, really likes? Or is Persephone just generally irritated and mad that there is fertile female around? Is there a new pecking order that is being established?
Please remember that Persephone and Hermes are doing this fighting *in their own cage* and this is not occurring during a meeting session or anything such.
Thank you for reading, and I look forward to your advice/theories/solutions.
- Greg