yorkshirerabbit
New Kit
Hi, new to the forum.
I got two brothers in March. Everything was fine until they started humping and fighting (growing up and hormones kicking in). Obviously split them up and got them neutered at 6 months as I was told there would be a chance they could go back together. I waited a couple of months to reintroduce (let the hormones settle) as advised and tried a few cautious bonding sessions. Unfortunately one of the rabbits was very aggressive still to the other and chasing and fighting with it.
I was resigned to the fact I would have to keep them split up and they have been doing shifts in the garden for months now one at a time.
Tonight, one of the rabbits was having a shift in the garden and I had not checked on him for a couple of hours. I went out to find the hutch door was open on the other rabbit!!! :shock:
Luckily, they seemed absolutely fine and were happily running around together! I have given them a check over and see no cuts or bruises, but will take another look in the morning. I have put them away in their own cages now (split up as normal).
What has happened? Have they had a quick fight when they got out together, one has established dominance and they are likely to live happily together in the garden now? Or is it just the fact the hormones have settled down as it has been a longer period of time?
I will let them out together again tomorrow night and observe this time. I do not think I will ever trust them to live in the same hutch over night ever again, but it would be great if they could use the garden all day together so they could socialise and exercise for more time through the day. Having their own hutch I suppose gives them their own territory so this might help with the relationship?
Any advice welcome as I am quite a novice with rabbits.
I got two brothers in March. Everything was fine until they started humping and fighting (growing up and hormones kicking in). Obviously split them up and got them neutered at 6 months as I was told there would be a chance they could go back together. I waited a couple of months to reintroduce (let the hormones settle) as advised and tried a few cautious bonding sessions. Unfortunately one of the rabbits was very aggressive still to the other and chasing and fighting with it.
I was resigned to the fact I would have to keep them split up and they have been doing shifts in the garden for months now one at a time.
Tonight, one of the rabbits was having a shift in the garden and I had not checked on him for a couple of hours. I went out to find the hutch door was open on the other rabbit!!! :shock:
Luckily, they seemed absolutely fine and were happily running around together! I have given them a check over and see no cuts or bruises, but will take another look in the morning. I have put them away in their own cages now (split up as normal).
What has happened? Have they had a quick fight when they got out together, one has established dominance and they are likely to live happily together in the garden now? Or is it just the fact the hormones have settled down as it has been a longer period of time?
I will let them out together again tomorrow night and observe this time. I do not think I will ever trust them to live in the same hutch over night ever again, but it would be great if they could use the garden all day together so they could socialise and exercise for more time through the day. Having their own hutch I suppose gives them their own territory so this might help with the relationship?
Any advice welcome as I am quite a novice with rabbits.