Hello,
I have two female rabbits who have lived together since they were babies, they are different races but about the same size. They have always enjoyed each others company (washing each other, sleeping next to each other etc.) but have recently began to fight, I guess that it's because they have reached sexual maturity (one is six months, the other five). More than fighting its Coco bullying Lichy, biting and tearing of her fur, and Lichy running to hide wherever she can. Last week we had to take Lichy to the vet because Coco had teared of fur to create a 2 times 2 bold red patch on her back, we hadn't realized the bullying was that bad, since then we have them separated.
The thing is that we always wanted to find a male rabbit for Litchy and get baby rabbits in early fall. What I wanted to ask is if it's worth trying to neuter only Coco (the bully) and then reintroduce them to each other or is there no chance for them to be friends again unless both of them are neutered? Keeping them separated means a lot less space for both of them than if they could share. Any advice very appreciated, thanks!
I have two female rabbits who have lived together since they were babies, they are different races but about the same size. They have always enjoyed each others company (washing each other, sleeping next to each other etc.) but have recently began to fight, I guess that it's because they have reached sexual maturity (one is six months, the other five). More than fighting its Coco bullying Lichy, biting and tearing of her fur, and Lichy running to hide wherever she can. Last week we had to take Lichy to the vet because Coco had teared of fur to create a 2 times 2 bold red patch on her back, we hadn't realized the bullying was that bad, since then we have them separated.
The thing is that we always wanted to find a male rabbit for Litchy and get baby rabbits in early fall. What I wanted to ask is if it's worth trying to neuter only Coco (the bully) and then reintroduce them to each other or is there no chance for them to be friends again unless both of them are neutered? Keeping them separated means a lot less space for both of them than if they could share. Any advice very appreciated, thanks!