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I have two females rabbits aged 11 months old. We bought them last September when they were three months old. They were the best of friends. However, in the new year, they started mounting and chasing each other resulting in one of the rabbits becoming very nervous and difficult to handle. There was lots of fur in the hutch too. It was recommended to me to get them spayed to calm them down and for health reasons. They were neutered on 16th March. The vet recommended we separate them for three days after surgery to prevent injury to their wounds. They are outdoor rabbits so I had to separate the hutch into two. When they had a check up on day three the vet asked to keep them separate for a further 4 days (1 week in total).
I put the rabbits together in their run after the week was up. I wasn’t prepared for their reaction. They started fighting immediately and rolling around on top of each other. There was fur everywhere. I thought they were going to seriously injure each other. I threw water on them to separate them. I haven’t been able to put them together since without them fighting. I have been putting them together in the run with a wire separating them. At first they boxed each other a lot through the wire but this has calmed down considerably. I have tried introducing them to each other for 10-15 mins at a time but this usually ends up in a fight again. I am at a loss at to what to do next. I swap them around in their hutch every day to get each other’s scent. I feel as though my rabbits will never be friends again.
My children are terrified of the rabbits because of the fighting. I have suggested getting rid of one of the rabbits but each rabbit belongs to each of my children and they get very upset at the idea of one rabbit being given away.
I have two females rabbits aged 11 months old. We bought them last September when they were three months old. They were the best of friends. However, in the new year, they started mounting and chasing each other resulting in one of the rabbits becoming very nervous and difficult to handle. There was lots of fur in the hutch too. It was recommended to me to get them spayed to calm them down and for health reasons. They were neutered on 16th March. The vet recommended we separate them for three days after surgery to prevent injury to their wounds. They are outdoor rabbits so I had to separate the hutch into two. When they had a check up on day three the vet asked to keep them separate for a further 4 days (1 week in total).
I put the rabbits together in their run after the week was up. I wasn’t prepared for their reaction. They started fighting immediately and rolling around on top of each other. There was fur everywhere. I thought they were going to seriously injure each other. I threw water on them to separate them. I haven’t been able to put them together since without them fighting. I have been putting them together in the run with a wire separating them. At first they boxed each other a lot through the wire but this has calmed down considerably. I have tried introducing them to each other for 10-15 mins at a time but this usually ends up in a fight again. I am at a loss at to what to do next. I swap them around in their hutch every day to get each other’s scent. I feel as though my rabbits will never be friends again.
My children are terrified of the rabbits because of the fighting. I have suggested getting rid of one of the rabbits but each rabbit belongs to each of my children and they get very upset at the idea of one rabbit being given away.