Can you separate two bonded rabbits?
Once the rabbits have bonded, DO NOT separate them. If one rabbit needs to go to the vet, both need to go. If they’re separated and one rabbit comes back with a different smell or change in health, they may reject each other and begin fighting.
How long can bonded bunnies be separated?
The doctor will suggest you keep your rabbits separate at least for two weeks to a month. This duration of parting is standard after a rabbit is spayed/neutered until the rabbit recovers and is fully healthy.
How do rabbits show affection to other rabbits?
A friendly lick is another way your rabbit shows affection. ‘It’s that grooming instinct again, and the way rabbits relax and socialise with other rabbits they have bonded to,’ says Rosie. ‘They will do this if feeling relaxed, secure and content when sitting on your lap.
Why did my rabbit kill my other rabbit?
Hormones can cause two male rabbits to fight until they seriously injure or kill each other. This is because hormones will cause male rabbits to become territorial and fight other bunnies in their living space.
Should bonded rabbits go to the vet together?
Once your rabbits have paired up it’s important to keep the bond alive. If one of your rabbits needs a vet then take them both in the same carrier. They will stick together for comfort. They only need to be put through that for something important like a trip to the vet.
Why are my bonded bunnies fighting?
A rabbit may fight to show dominance. Biting and nipping are also mating behaviour. Paradoxically, rabbits may even fight as part of their bonding process. Bonded rabbits can fight, too.
When is the best time to separate baby rabbits?
You should separate your two rabbits, at the very latest, before 5 months, since from that age they will be able to breed. It is very difficult, even for a vet, to tell the sex of a baby rabbit, so you need to wait a little while on that one.
How long do you keep a rabbit apart after a spay?
What I am trying to say is once you get hold of an exotic pet veterinary and take your bunnies to spay/neuter. The doctor will suggest you keep your rabbits separate at least for two weeks to a month. This duration of parting is standard after a rabbit is spayed/neutered until the rabbit recovers and is fully healthy.
Do you need to separate male and female rabbits?
Separate the sexes. If you have rabbits that have not been spayed or neutered, then you need to keep them separated. Male and female rabbits that are allowed to inhabit the same cage will reproduce very, very quickly. A female rabbit is capable of producing a litter of nine bunnies every 30 days.
When to introduce a baby rabbit to an older rabbit?
The dilemma will begin when your younger rabbit becomes six months old. Your younger rabbit is intact as you had no way of desexing a two months old rabbit. The level of hormone in your young rabbit will rise with its age and its hostility towards the older rabbit.
When do you separate baby rabbits from their mother?
So at what age should baby rabbits be separated from their mother? Baby rabbits should be separated from their mother after they’re at least 6-8 weeks old. During this time, the babies are being weaned and are learning to survive on their own.
What I am trying to say is once you get hold of an exotic pet veterinary and take your bunnies to spay/neuter. The doctor will suggest you keep your rabbits separate at least for two weeks to a month. This duration of parting is standard after a rabbit is spayed/neutered until the rabbit recovers and is fully healthy.
What happens if you separate a male and female rabbit?
Once a rabbit’s bond is broken, they will forget the smell. If you try to re-introduce a neutered male rabbit to an unspayed female rabbit, the situation will be critical. Although these rabbits were paired before the female rabbit being extremely territorial might act violently towards the male rabbit.
How old do baby rabbits have to be to breed?
The baby rabbits page was very helpful and the baby rabbits look very like mine! You should separate your two rabbits, at the very latest, before 5 months, since from that age they will be able to breed. It is very difficult, even for a vet, to tell the sex of a baby rabbit, so you need to wait a little while on that one.
