2007-06-24 09:51:29 · 13 answers · asked by Maggie 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
i presume they are both male as you said he keeps mounting his mate which is male,you cant keep two male rabbits together they are Territorial and will fight,even getting them castrated wont help,you could get one of the males done and buy a female to keep him company
two male rabbits together can fight until one is injured or until one is killed
2007-06-24 10:53:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
At three months the hormones are kicking in and this is time to get them both neutered. They will have a hormone surge for the next few weeks and get can slightly more aggressive until the hormones calm down. make sure you take them to the vets together as if one goes, when it returns, the mate might reject him because of the strange smells on him, but if they go together and get done together they will turn to each other for comfort thus reinforcing the bond. As for mounting, they may continue to do this as this is just to see who is the boss of the hutch.This is normal and nothing to worry about. If they start fighting, a local rescue will rebond them for you, don't seperate, as this will make rebonding more difficult.
2007-06-25 07:14:32 · answer #2 · answered by india 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like icequeen said, 2 rabbits will eventually start fighting with each other. Males will kill each other, even if neutered. You will have to keep them in separate cages. Neutering will help reduce aggression in general, as many rabbits will be aggressive toward people as well.
2007-06-24 11:29:10 · answer #3 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'd be better off having her done, if they should mate, and she has babies then she's fertile again only an hour after giving birth and rabbits aren't known particularly for their maternal skills, they often get frustrated at being in their hutch and will adandon their babies. But if she does succesfully rear them until their 6-8 weeks old, most pet shops will take them off your hands in return for something like a bag of food.
2007-06-24 10:00:30 · answer #4 · answered by Little Bear 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have two rabbits and one is a male and one is a female but i have got the female spayed as females are alot more vicious than the males and now my female is calm and she cant have babies and rocky my male is still as brave and relaxed as ever
2007-06-25 07:15:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually Rabbits start to become *active* around 3 months of age. You should separate them or else they will start to fight and well hump each other until one is dead.
The best choice is to separate them.
2007-06-24 13:15:38 · answer #6 · answered by Bunny_love5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GET THEM NEUTERED VERY QUICKLY. Two male rabbits will probably start fighting when they hit puberty. If you want to keep them together as friends, you need to get them neutered.
2007-06-25 02:05:53 · answer #7 · answered by Wibbly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are both male, then there's not much point to having them fixed. They can mount all day, but it won't cause any problems.
2007-06-24 10:00:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you plan to eat an awful lot of rabbits you better get him neutered.
2007-06-24 09:55:54 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get him neutered because if not you will have plenty of little rabbits and it will cause the bunny if he is neutered to be more calm.
2007-06-24 11:56:35 · answer #10 · answered by whisper2ya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋