Behavior issues with female mini lop

[landa]

I have a 2-3 year old unspayed female mini lop she was the calmed bunny at her old home, but since she's come to mine, she's so aggressive with her baby whose about 6months now and have been separated for a few weeks now. She growls and bites and launches when you go to feed her or go near her cage. She's had around 4 litters this year. I'm just wondering if I got her spayed would it help calm her down?
She does know me as I was her caregiver at her old home (petting farm).

 

[tonibun]

4 litters is really too many in one year. Spaying would help a bit but I would give her plenty of time first to just get used to her new life with you and with time she may become less aggressive. No more babies. She really needs to build herself up before undergoing a spay. Is her "baby" a female?

 

[Shimmer]

Got to agree. Spaying when she's had time to recover is better for her. She's at the prime age for uterine cancer, which gets about 80% of entire females.

The 'baby' is also now a hormonal adolescent. Entire females often don't get along and will fight. If it's a boy, he will be pestering the female (he doesn't care that it's his mum) - so would also need neutering. 6 months is old enough for neutering, whether it's a boy or girl.

The mum may also be defending her space if she has been used a lot more room than she now has. You are seen as the invader of he only safe space, and she's seeing you off as she is stressed.

 

[Babsie]

Agree with tonibun and Shimmer.

 

[landa]

4 litters is really too many in one year. Spaying would help a bit but I would give her plenty of time first to just get used to her new life with you and with time she may become less aggressive. No more babies. She really needs to build herself up before undergoing a spay. Is her "baby" a female?

I have had her about 5months now, her baby seems to be a boy.
Thank you for the advice I'm really lost.

 

[landa]

Got to agree. Spaying when she's had time to recover is better for her. She's at the prime age for uterine cancer, which gets about 80% of entire females.

The 'baby' is also now a hormonal adolescent. Entire females often don't get along and will fight. If it's a boy, he will be pestering the female (he doesn't care that it's his mum) - so would also need neutering. 6 months is old enough for neutering, whether it's a boy or girl.

The mum may also be defending her space if she has been used a lot more room than she now has. You are seen as the invader of he only safe space, and she's seeing you off as she is stressed.

Omg! Thank you I didn't even realize it could be the space she's in, she was with multiple bunnies on a area made on an upside down tramp. I have separated both mum and baby for at least the past month now aswell. So they have their own areas. If I made mums area bigger would it help??

 

[Shimmer]

What space does she have now? Rabbits need a lot more space than a hutch, for instance.
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The baby - boys ought to be fairly obvious by 6 months as their testicles drop at around 3 months.