So we went to the vet today to check out ourlittle babies, Cooper and Honey Bun, and they are quite healthy andhappy but to our surprise we soon discovered that our two sweet littlegirls were actually two boys!!! Honey Bun now has to be called HB! lolI was so worried at first because I thought my roomates rabbit, Cooper,was female... but nope she was a he too! Other than that their firstvet visit was great and the vet is a really nice and considerate man. Iam happy that I found a good vet who knows quite a bit about rabbitsand even the nurses couldn't keep themselves away from our babies!Ihave a question in regards to our two boys. We do plan to get them bothneutered at the age of 6 months (they are 3 months now) but is it ok tokeep them together. There was an earlier post about a pair of malerabbits that are very bonded and do mount each other. Most of thereplies talked about aggressiveness and I was just wondering if theywould be ok together for the next few months? I mean these guys are soclose and they sleep togather and even though they do mount, theyaren't aggressive about it at all! They lick each other before andafter! What does this mean I guess is what I am asking. The surprisethis afternoon sure did surprise us but I just want everyones opinionso both babies stay happy and healthy!!Thank you for all yourhelp,ErinP.S. I tried my hardest to write with paragraphs. I hope thisis better for people to read! I will keep this up for sure!!
Our babies are happy and healthy!
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I am really sorry about this post but for somereason my paragraphs are not being put on here and as soon as a postanything it just squishes everything together! WTH? I don'tknow whatsgoing on?! I'm really sorry about it being hard to read!~Erin~
CorkysMom
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I wouldn't recommend keeping them together. Ihad2 males that like yours were very happy and loved eachother...then it all changed. They got in a fight one nightduring the nite and I didn't know it and one was bit. Ididn't know for a few days and it turned into a HORRIBLE infection andhe almost died.
You can read the story here:http://www.corkyscave.net/Corky's Story.htm
I am not posting to scare you, but to let you know, it can seem fineone day and the next its all out war with an end result similar to whatI had happen. I would hate to see this happen to anyone.
Even once neutered, male/male combos are the hardest to bond.
You can read the story here:http://www.corkyscave.net/Corky's Story.htm
I am not posting to scare you, but to let you know, it can seem fineone day and the next its all out war with an end result similar to whatI had happen. I would hate to see this happen to anyone.
Even once neutered, male/male combos are the hardest to bond.
CorkysMom
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erinb_86 wrote:
Glad to hear they are healthy!
Are you hitting enter and seeing a space before you start the nextparagraph? If not, thats what you need to do! Hope that helps!
Glad to hear they are healthy!
I definately do see the paragraphs when I postbut as soon as it is posted its all squished and terrible looking! Myfriend said it could be because I am using Safari internet with myApple laptop so I am very sorry, I just might have to keep my postsshort and simple?! This is quite strange though! ~Erin~
MyBabyBunnies
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I don't recommend keeping them together fromexperience. My boys were housed together quite happily for 5 months(neutered)before they started fighting. If I hadn't been homethat day, I would have come home to some severely hurt rabbits orpossibly dead rabbits. I've seen shows on TV where the rabbit got offwith minor damage like a skinned tail but it could be a lot worse.
Now mine got on great until 8-9 months of age but before my 2nd male Iactually had another rabbit and they started fighting to kill at 3months of age. I didn't know anything about rabbits at that time sothat one was rehomed with a nice family.
Rabbits vary but unless you're prepared for a large vet bill, mysuggestion is to not house them together until they are over the teenstage and then attempt to bond them. Be warned, bonding males is muchmore difficult than any other pairing.
Now mine got on great until 8-9 months of age but before my 2nd male Iactually had another rabbit and they started fighting to kill at 3months of age. I didn't know anything about rabbits at that time sothat one was rehomed with a nice family.
Rabbits vary but unless you're prepared for a large vet bill, mysuggestion is to not house them together until they are over the teenstage and then attempt to bond them. Be warned, bonding males is muchmore difficult than any other pairing.
bluebird
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I second the excellent advice given byeveryone.all babies get along great then they get hormones it happenssoo quickly its safer to only have supervised visits.bluebird
