Fighting,Help ***now with a short video****

Any change with Spike and Snowflake?

thanks for asking thumper,snowflake was on the bottom level,spike went out on the garden and came back and laid next to snowflake and thats were they have been for the past hour

I'm glad things seem to be settling down

That's good news

yes,fingers crossed they have sorted themselfs out.
thanks ladies,you guys are fab

Hiya, Who is normally the dominant one? Sometimes Hazel has a pop at Faline but the difference is Faline backs down and runs away. Hazel chases her relentlessley sometimes and thats when Vince steps in and has a pop at Hazel to get her to back off.

I'm assuming they are both spayed? Easter and Hermione were very hormonal before being spayed, Hermi eas quite aggressive to Easter at times.

One caution about reduced space from experience was when I put Easter and Hermione in the pet carrier to go to holiday boarding, Hermione attacked Easter and Easter screamed. A lot and loudly. It was one of the most awful spounds I had ever heard and I had to rush over and get Easter out ASAP. During boarding (they were kept in a 7ft hutch) they all sustained minor cuts and grazes from fighting I guess, so in my experience with all my does, being able to get away from each other has been key, I feel, to them maintaining their bonds.

Why your two have just started fighting I don't know, maybe it is that time of the year and one is more frustrated than the other? The under dog wants to be top dog? I doubt the smell of the pigs would set them off, I handle Pip and then see to the buns with no issues.

What is there body language like towards each other? Do they wag tails, how are their ears? Does one demand grooming and it launches the others to attack?

Just a few thoughts, keep us updated x

Vince the bunny wrote:Hiya, Who is normally the dominant one? Sometimes Hazel has a pop at Faline but the difference is Faline backs down and runs away. Hazel chases her relentlessley sometimes and thats when Vince steps in and has a pop at Hazel to get her to back off.

I'm assuming they are both spayed? Easter and Hermione were very hormonal before being spayed, Hermi eas quite aggressive to Easter at times.

One caution about reduced space from experience was when I put Easter and Hermione in the pet carrier to go to holiday boarding, Hermione attacked Easter and Easter screamed. A lot and loudly. It was one of the most awful spounds I had ever heard and I had to rush over and get Easter out ASAP. During boarding (they were kept in a 7ft hutch) they all sustained minor cuts and grazes from fighting I guess, so in my experience with all my does, being able to get away from each other has been key, I feel, to them maintaining their bonds.

Why your two have just started fighting I don't know, maybe it is that time of the year and one is more frustrated than the other? The under dog wants to be top dog? I doubt the smell of the pigs would set them off, I handle Pip and then see to the buns with no issues.


What is there body language like towards each other? Do they wag tails, how are their ears? Does one demand grooming and it launches the others to attack?

Just a few thoughts, keep us updated x

snowflake is the dominant one and its her who has started the fighting each time ive seen them at it,spike has tried to bow her head to ask to be groomed but it didnt work,everytime snowflake went near spike she would move away,they do seem different towards each other but i dont know if iam seeing things what arnt there,after the fighting,they kept avoiding each other,when they first went back in there cage,snowflake laid in one of the litter trays and spike was a few inches away,thats the first time they have laid like that,i havent noticed wagging of tails or how there ears are,i was just to upset and trying to separate them from fighting,but the next time there out together,i will have a look and yes they are both spayed

thank you

It's so difficult isn't it to decipher what is going on in their bunny minds. From what I can remember from [photos of your set up, they have a run attached so aren't cooped up together. How old are they? Easter and Hermione went through a wobble at around the 9 month mark.

I do hope they settle down, if not you will have to split them, get them a buck each and build even greater rabbitats for your buns

Goodness me - Ive only just seen this im so sorry.

I really dont know what to say hun - how are they this evening?

Vince the bunny wrote:It's so difficult isn't it to decipher what is going on in their bunny minds. From what I can remember from [photos of your set up, they have a run attached so aren't cooped up together. How old are they? Easter and Hermione went through a wobble at around the 9 month mark.

I do hope they settle down, if not you will have to split them, get them a buck each and build even greater rabbitats for your buns

hubbie would kill me,when i was telling him last night he said "iam not building any more cages"
they are a year old and they dont have a run anymore,i took it away and let them have full run of the garden

well this morning,they were both on different levels but they is no more fur,so they havent had any more fights but its raining so they havent been out long this morning,they went there own ways and snowflake kept going up to spike and kept pushing her bum with her nose and it did look like she was going to ither start a fight or try humping her,when she did this i just said "snowflake" and she seemed to stop,when she did this,spike turned around and lowered her head (i think is that called "demanding to be groomed?) anyway snowflake groomed her eyes for a few seconds and that kept happining,they have gone back in to the hutch and are on the bottom level,ive put there veg in front of them both and snowflake is eating it but spike isnt

This is a WONDERFUL web site about 'rabbit speak'. It is humorously written but very informative. It might help.

The Language of Lagomorphs

gentl wrote:This is a WONDERFUL web site about 'rabbit speak'. It is humorously written but very informative. It might help.

The Language of Lagomorphs

I will definitely be having a look at that later. Thanks

gentl wrote:This is a WONDERFUL web site about 'rabbit speak'. It is humorously written but very informative. It might help.

The Language of Lagomorphs

thank you,will have a look at that now

Sorry to hear about the fighting, my 2 are divorced, Lil got brain damaged after having headtilt and EC, Ron loved her to bits but she would just go for him, but as she was weaker would end up worse off.
You can tell that Ron wants to be with her but she still squares up to him and eggs him on.
Can't blame her tho as she is a teat short of an udder. Bless her socks.
Hope you can get them back together.

thank you,they seem ok now,no more fighting thank god