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I have 2 bunnies, with a 3rd due to join me in a month.
At the moment I have 2 does, a French Lop and a mini lop. My French lop is around 5 months now and growly well, she and my mini lop I have started to notice some behaviours. There has been lay together, grooming and my mini lop doe has started humping my French lop doe like a buck would making thrusting motion, is this still normal for a doe to do?.
Is it possible the doe could be a buck? Even checking looks like a doe, the French lop is definitely 100% doe.
Due to the size of her and as the does get older I don't want them to fight fight so the new bunny who is coming is a mini lop buck to slowly pair with my doe. This would mean my French lop moves out, she is very affectionate always coming to me, and wanting to be pet. Do I need to get her a long term buddy too, can all 3 eventually live together? Due to fact my French lop is going to be growing bigger and bigger is there a danger of her being around the mini lops of injury?
I keep guinea pigs but the animals are kept separately,, if she free roams I wonder if she could jump into their cage, but can add a lid to c and c if needed. the want is for my French lop to be completely free roam since she has picked up good litter / toileting habits. mind, she is less active than my mini lop who is running around everywhere full of life quite a bit. she will always have her are and bed to sleep I do kind of hope she will want to lie with me for cuddles!
I have 2 bunnies, with a 3rd due to join me in a month.
At the moment I have 2 does, a French Lop and a mini lop. My French lop is around 5 months now and growly well, she and my mini lop I have started to notice some behaviours. There has been lay together, grooming and my mini lop doe has started humping my French lop doe like a buck would making thrusting motion, is this still normal for a doe to do?.
Is it possible the doe could be a buck? Even checking looks like a doe, the French lop is definitely 100% doe.
Due to the size of her and as the does get older I don't want them to fight fight so the new bunny who is coming is a mini lop buck to slowly pair with my doe. This would mean my French lop moves out, she is very affectionate always coming to me, and wanting to be pet. Do I need to get her a long term buddy too, can all 3 eventually live together? Due to fact my French lop is going to be growing bigger and bigger is there a danger of her being around the mini lops of injury?
I keep guinea pigs but the animals are kept separately,, if she free roams I wonder if she could jump into their cage, but can add a lid to c and c if needed. the want is for my French lop to be completely free roam since she has picked up good litter / toileting habits. mind, she is less active than my mini lop who is running around everywhere full of life quite a bit. she will always have her are and bed to sleep I do kind of hope she will want to lie with me for cuddles!