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What age should I separate Netherland dwarfs as I dont want babies

Hi everyone thanks for your replies.

I'm still dithering over what to do about separating the babies they are 11 weeks now and are separated but I'm so worried about losing the bond they have as my vet wont neuter the boy until 16 weeks and the female 20 weeks so they will be apart for quite a while, my existing older rabbits bond has broken and cant seem to be repaired for no apparent reason, I don't want the younger ones to end up the same. Have I done the right thing the boy was seen on the female but not in the correct position on her side but I suppose it wont take long for him to realise. I have them in cages next to each other. I'd also like to know if i didn't have the female spayed and only the boy would he still make a nuisance of him self to her. I didn't like to see the state of my older female after the Op she seemed to take a while to recover that's why I'm thinking I may not get my female Netherland dwarf done.

Thanks for all your advice in advance

Hi Lily, I was just recently in your situation except that mine are mini lops. I split them at 10 1/2 weeks because I noticed what I thought were the boy's plums (confirmed later when he tried to mount his sister). I was worried about breaking the bond too, so what I did (and am still doing because it's not yet 6 weeks past the boy's neuter) is put them next to each other, and I switch their litter trays, water bowls, and toys every day. I took the boy to the vets on his own, and once back I got the feeling he was wondering where his sister was. He seemed very happy when I put her in the pen next to him.
 
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