Has anybody had 2 unneutered bucks together?

[Thumperina]

I am wondering if anybody had a good experience of having 2 unneutered bucks together without fights and other behavior problems (if there are no females around). Is this possible?

 

[JBun]

A neighbor of mine once had 2 unneutered males living together and they seemed to get along really well. They both had pretty calm laid back personalities, so that might have had something to do with it. One of them did eventually have to get neutered though because of some health problems, and they still got along fine after that too.

 

[LakeCondo]

I guess it might vary by their ages & there'd be lots of spraying when they were "teenagers".

 

[majorv]

We currently have 3 unneutered bucks living together - siblings. They're4 1/2 months old and amazingly they are still getting along.We are watching them closely though. We're short on cage space currently so that's the only reason they'retogether. What's even more surprising is that their two sisters are right next door, about a foot away. They aren't sprayingand noone is missing any fur!

 

[Thumperina]

majorv wrote:

We currently have 3 unneutered bucks living together - siblings. They're4 1/2 months old and amazingly they are still getting along.We are watching them closely though. We're short on cage space currently so that's the only reason they'retogether. What's even more surprising is that their two sisters are right next door, about a foot away. They aren't sprayingand noone is missing any fur!

Too young for that maybe?

Everyone, thanks!

 

[BunBuns Human]

Thumperina wrote:

I am wondering if anybody had a good experience of having 2 unneutered bucks together without fights and other behavior problems (if there are no females around). Is this possible?

Except for the peeing, all's well. Booger's 4 month anniversary was 9-29-12.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQzknXIM450&feature=plcp

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[Thumperina]

Very cool video! I enjoyed it! I wish all the rabbits were raised like this.

 

[BunBuns Human]

Thumperina wrote:

Very cool video! I enjoyed it!

Thank you. One video down, 18 more to go.

Here's one of the Pee Master....errr...I mean the Slash Master B

Thumperina wrote:

I wish all the rabbits were raised like this.

Raised like what?

To chase dogs?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaijlI3J6Lc&feature=plcp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaijlI3J6Lc&feature=plcp[/ame]

To go jogging with the neighbor?

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[BunBuns Human]

BunBuns Human wrote:

Thank you. One video down, 18 more to go.

Here's one of the Pee Master....errr...I mean the Slash Master B

Maybe this time the vid will post.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB1sbdbTdwI&feature=relmfu]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB1sbdbTdwI&feature=relmfu[/ame]

[flash=425,344]http://www.youtube.com/v/DB1sbdbTdwI&feature=relmfu&hl=en&fs=1[/flash]

 

[majorv]

Thumperina wrote:

majorv wrote:

We currently have 3 unneutered bucks living together - siblings. They're4 1/2 months old and amazingly they are still getting along.We are watching them closely though. We're short on cage space currently so that's the only reason they'retogether. What's even more surprising is that their two sisters are right next door, about a foot away. They aren't sprayingand noone is missing any fur!

Too young for that maybe?

Everyone, thanks!

At this age they're into their teenage years. We usually can't keep siblings together more than 3 months...4 months max, before they go after each other.

 

[Pipp]

Yeah, Mikey and Zac got along famously ... until Zac practically tore Mikey's ear off.

No warning.


sas :clover:

 

[ldoerr]

I gave all 3 of the babes from my first litter to my neighbor. She kept them all in the same cage for a while. She eventually seporated the female away from the males. The bucks got along fine for a little while. But before to long they were fighting to no end with eachother and had to be seporated. This neighbor NEVER took care of her rabbits. The only time they ever got any food or WATER was when I would come over and give them some and yell at their owner. The rabbits ended up dyeing at a very young age. Neadless to say she never got any more pets from me.

Basically what I am saying is that not all bucks can live together long term. I have actually never seen a pair get along for very long.

 

[Thumperina]

ldoerr wrote:

I gave all 3 of the babes from my first litter to my neighbor. She kept them all in the same cage for a while. She eventually seporated the female away from the males. The bucks got along fine for a little while. But before to long they were fighting to no end with eachother and had to be seporated. This neighbor NEVER took care of her rabbits. The only time they ever got any food or WATER was when I would come over and give them some and yell at their owner. The rabbits ended up dyeing at a very young age. Neadless to say she never got any more pets from me.

Basically what I am saying is that not all bucks can live together long term. I have actually never seen a pair get along for very long.

This is a sad story. Why didn't you take your bunnies away from her?

 

[Thumperina]

BunBuns Human wrote:

Raised like what?

I like the way they cruising around the neighborhood. You don't have anything that potentially can harm a rabbit? Do they go "out" with you only?
Mine are free in the yard but they can't get out of the yard. We have fence everywhere. Otherwise I am afraid they would run away (I guess you can train them not to, like you did)

 

[Geoff]

I learned the hard way that sometimes 'friendly' unneutered male rabbits may not be as friendly as they appear. I have had numerous rabbits over the years and though I rarely saw the males fight, they frequently did obviously as I would discover a 'home neutering' job performed by one or another. And in veterinary practice is has been a very common occurrence as well. Male rabbits will often attempt to neuter each other, usually with disastrous consequences, particularly if not discovered immediately. You ask how could one not notice immediately that a rabbit has had its testicle removed? Very easy- many rabbits are fairly stoic and non-complaining, and since the testicles are ventral, are rarely visible and there is usually minimal bleeding... so it is often not until the surgical patient is suddenly acting very ill, or unless you pick them up daily to inspect their genitals, will this situation be discovered (often too late, sadly).

So from my perspective, I would NEVER recommend keeping bucks together- even siblings (these happily neuter each other, too).