fighting bunnies please help?

they were absolutly fine up till now, would having them spayed stop this? or would it be the same?x

It's hard to say.

i really want them to get on like they did and im scared they wont x

its probably hormones,can you ring the vets on monday and bring the appointment forward?

i can defo give it a try, they r so young still i really didnt think hormones but i supose it could well be x

The other benefit of spaying is that when they go through the stress of the vet visit together, and being dopey afterwards while they recover, it can make them bond more closely.

My Mummy and two eldest sisters were done together and the process definitely made them closer

i want them done together so they can help each other over the op x some have said its a better idea to do them seperatly and otheres to do it together :s x

I had Florence spayed at about 17 weeks old, the vet said they do it when the bunny is over 16 weeks old, and 1kg in weight. As it happens she reached 1kg at 16 weeks.

The few weeks before she did start getting a little assertive, and was nipping a little. She's on her own so I can't compare what she was like with other bunnies, but she certainly pushed her luck with us! She was spayed in November, and we still get the odd nip and nudge, but she is a lot better.

I'm glad I had her done when I did, because now I don't have to think about it. Fingers crossed you'll be able to get the girlies done early too

i hope so too, i will be phoning the vet on Monday morning as soon as it opens, when i seen your pic of Florence i had to look twice she looks identical to my 2 x

Jaybee wrote:they are sitting at opposite sides of the room just now, i was told they are sisters, but to me they seem slightly diff looking one seems bigger than the other.

they have had a silly tiff before and made up quite quickly but they where fighting every time they got close.

im not sure if its possibly the fact they dont have a hugh space to play in right now till someone is in, as they chew the wires at the moment so waiting on my pet run for them so they can get out during the day all day full access etc.

x

You are sure they are not male's at all.

well i was assured they were female i tryed to check myself but not quite sure what i was looking for but had a look at a youtube vid to try help me and as far as i could c female was what i thought i may be rong as they r only 12 weeks old x

Jaybee wrote:well i was assured they were female i tryed to check myself but not quite sure what i was looking for but had a look at a youtube vid to try help me and as far as i could c female was what i thought i may be rong as they r only 12 weeks old x

Why I ask is we had 2 baby buns both males and we kept them together being Brothers and they started to fight at a young age and we had to split them up, and I have had older Brothers that lived together quite happily and then suddenly had a awful fight and they were both in a tight ball, and I had to rush to the vet's with one as males will fight to kill and they go for the genitals and hang on causing serious injuries to each other.

I know some people keep males together happily but we would never put two males together again, I saw enough that day

oh my goodness that defo is not good!

I dont know what to do as i literally have no where to put them to seperate them and they are now back in cage and fighting all over again, think i will stay up tonight and keep an eye on them!

What do you call fighting? My pair chase each other all the time and it is part of their bonded behaviour. You can see the fur fly in this video.


This is typical dominance behaviour



If all else fails buy some chickens to sort them out



Seriously though. Space can be an issue and you may find they settle better when they can sit apart from each other. And the spaying will really help. If you do have boys it should become apparent in the next few weeks!

it doesnt seem like any of these videos they sort of run in circles jumping over each other and fur everywhere i will try capture it if it happenes again,

what do you mean it will become apparent? x

Their plums drop between 3-5 months.

ah got it, i had the original worry that they would be one male one female , now im not sure what my worry is :s

one minute they seem fine eating together and then one will go and then i hear a thump of a foot and they start x

Oh my God those chickens were actually splitting the fighting buns up and they even looked as if they were warning them not to do it again...absolutely amazing

cheryl'n'bruce'flo wrote:What do you call fighting? My pair chase each other all the time and it is part of their bonded behaviour. You can see the fur fly in this video.


This is typical dominance behaviour



If all else fails buy some chickens to sort them out

Whats going on in those videos is so familiar to me haha

I need to buy security chickens! Actually amazing!

I love that chicken vid. I first came across it a while back and it never fails to make me laugh.

i think thats my next move some chickens!

I have one bunny sitting on a ledge at one side of the cage and the other in the litter tray on the other side of the cage.im sitting so tyred as my little one is teething and dont want to go to bed incase they fight as i cant seperate them just now as i dont have anywhere to seperate them too

This website gives you some idea of fighting if you scroll down to 'Warning Signs'


http://www.rabbit.org/journal/4-4/tough-bonding.html

Try leaving them with the radio on - radio 4 would be good as it will be a sequence of unfamiliar voices that will make the buns feel a little insecure.

I showed my OH and his first words were 'See I told you we should get some chickens!'

I'm sorry you're having so much trouble Jaybee

Jaybee wrote:i think thats my next move some chickens!

I have one bunny sitting on a ledge at one side of the cage and the other in the litter tray on the other side of the cage.im sitting so tyred as my little one is teething and dont want to go to bed incase they fight as i cant seperate them just now as i dont have anywhere to seperate them too

Oh this is such a shame, we are trying to bond two bunnies at the moment that have had a broken bond due to the female having a major Op before Christmas to remove a blockage and so we had to keep her separate. When she was better and all healed we put them back together and she went up to the male and washed his head and he just jumped on her and they ended up fighting and we have been trying since to bond them back together. They sit in opposite corners staring each other out and then one will move and then there is a fight and fur pulling and yet they have been together since babies. It's so upsetting.

I really feel for you