I have listened to the advice, but it's mixed.
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I have listened to the advice, but it's mixed.
RubyTed
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I don't know how. :? Just that it's a bad idea to bring the smell of another bun into a room with two unspayed does. They should be fine whilst they're this young, but from as young as 12 weeks they could get their hormones, and if they smell another bun on you they would really fight!!
omg abi read and stop getting shirty. Seeing as the girls wont be done for a while it could be months with once a week dates.
But the females will be spayed before they're actually bonded with Riley.
That was only one of my suggestions, I suggested having them side by side.
Elena
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The babies are still very young, I'd worry an unknown rabbit in close proximity would stress them. Also if they fight between bars you may find they won't bond. After Mini and Nutmeg fought Nutmeg never really trusted the lops anymore, and depending on how you divide your room their may be space for nips between bars. Nutmeg still gets antsy with Smudge if she sees, smells or even hears the lops. I think by rushing things you risk ending up with three unbondable rabbits and Riley will still be alone.
Bavarian Bunny
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And if you keep them far apart, then Riley won't be able to jump into their area and get them pregnant. So, Riley indoors, babies outdoors, vet checks, vaccinations, neutering, then waiting, then bonding.
Liz47
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I think the poster meant if Riley turns out not be neutered and he gets out of the pen/the baby buns get into it once their older if you do dates with them they could breed I think. Why is their unsurity about Riley's neutering? I think you got him from some one who told you he's neutered I'm guessing? Has the vet checked him when he'd been for a vaccination? xx
Sparkle x
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Then wait before you move Riley to be EXTRA careful
Also if Riley isnt neutered and you try bond him with the girls, his horomones could drive him crazy. Ideally you need to have him checked and if he isnt, get him neutered.
Again where did Riley come from?
RubyTed
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Evangeline
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She wouldn't need to if people read her posts properly, and stopped being so sarcastic, its not exactly helpful.
Rubyted - you've come up with a good point about the smell I didn't think about smell causing hormones. I take back my previous comment.
Abi, the concern is about putting them rabbits all together. Even though they are seperate it can still have an affect on hormones etc :wave:
Elena
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Is it though?!
Of topic but what a cool gif :lol:
Is it though?!
Yes because 1 or 2 people have said that it may work.
RubyTed
Wise Old Thumper
One or two people say it "could" work...and over a dozen other people tell you not to touch it with a barge pole due to the likelihood of disastrous consequences, and you go for the "one or two"?!
Liz47
Wise Old Thumper
I've decided to leave Riley outdoors until the girls are spayed etc. For those of you asking, Riley was from a free ad. Oh, and for those of you
Sounds a good choice
About the on facebook, I don't have fb so don't know about it but that really is silly, yes some things you may disagree with, but Abi really does want to do the best for her rabbits so could you not try and put it nicely, the amount of her threads that end up getting locked is ridicolous Abi, has Riley not been checked already when he's gone for vaccs or anything? xxShe showed me some sort of receipt with the vets name at the top, who did the operation, the price, time and when his next appointment was. :?
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