I have a male and a female, 2 and 3 m.o. I am having them fixed as soon as they are old enough, and was wondering if I could possible introduce another young female to my group and have a trio of house bunnies. They are not caged, and because of this I don't expect my female to be very territorial. I just don't want to make things worse since they are doing so well.
2006-07-12 12:14:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
In response to the last question, I would never cage my bunnies!!! They like to run loose, and I don't blame them, how would you like to be in a cage. Nomatter how many years you have had rabbits, you did not treat them properly. They are little cat/dogs and you cannot cage them.
2006-07-12 14:57:12 · update #1
Do not have your female rabbits fixed. Please.
They should be living in separate cages, a wire divider between cages. If you insist on letting them play together, only get the male neutered. Neutering is much easier on a male than spaying is on a female! I would do this as soon as the testicles drop, it is not unheard of for 3 month old boys who are still living with their moms to get them pregnant!
There are no advantages to spaying a female rabbit. Anesthesia is very tough on a rabbit, as is major abdominal surgery and antibiotics. They aren't like dogs and cats, and many vets don't really have any rabbit experience. They're considered exotics and in a lot of vet schools exotics are an elective. Female rabbits don't have heat cycles, spaying won't affect their personalities, and rabbits don't live long enough for you to have to worry about cancer of the reproductive system. Please don't put her through this. You will have a lot of pet people telling you you must always spay and neuter to control the population, however if she's living with a sterile male, the population is already controlled!
If you have two bunnies that are getting along, leave it at that. Rabbits don't always do well when living together, so if you have two that get along, be happy! Even if they don't fight, they frequently chew hair from each other which can be messy, make them look moth-eaten, and isn't good for the one eating the hair.
Edit-So I should allow them to run freely through the house at all times, gnawing on whatever electrical cords, furniture treated wiht chemicals, carpets, or any other substance they'd like to ingest that may be harmful to them? Rabbits should be in cages when not supervised, this is for their own safety. It's not mistreatment, it's responsibility. You have a lot to learn about animal care!
2006-07-12 13:46:30 · answer #1 · answered by BB 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
females are not territorial at all. in fact if the bunnies have been together since they have been little (as in your case) it is possible that they may not even mate at all-so no real need to have them fixed! If it would make you feel better, just have the male fixed. The only probable outcome that I would see coming is, if they are litter trained, the old female may refuse to use the same box as the younger female!
2006-07-12 13:10:09 · answer #2 · answered by roxybecky03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the new bunny soon. They may get territorial as they get older.
Same sex aggrression is common in most creatures.
If things are good as they are I would keep it that way.
When I kept rabbits I always had only two at a time and they did really well. Mine were not caged either.
2006-07-12 12:28:03 · answer #3 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you get them fixed it won't be a problem, just get your next bunny soon so the others won't get territorial.
2006-07-12 12:18:04 · answer #4 · answered by Sue Chef 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋