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How can you keep rabbits from I have 2 female rabbits. One
of them is really aggressive.
Everytime the other rabbit
gets near her she tries to
bite. Is there a way that I
can get her to be less
agressive so that they can be
let out at the same time with
out fighting.
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get more female's |
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no, not really, Females are territorial just as male. Females are more so because of hormones. They also have a pecking order kind of life. The more dominate and stronger, will always pick on the weak one. This is not usually fixed at all. They will and should be left out seperately or suffer some really nasty bites on you or the other rabbit. WHAT ever you do dont stick your hand in the middle of that. Rabbits can bite VERY HARD. |
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oh noes! before you introduce two female rabbits they must be spayed.. female-female and male-male introductions are very difficult.. what youre supposed to do is introduce them in a neutral space (a space neither of them has really been in so they havent had the chance to mark any territory) and ALWAYS have a spray bottle or even a glass of water with you. if they begin to act like they are going to fight.. or even fight.. pour/spray the water on them to get them apart. the general rule is to introduce them for small periods of time until they get comfortable with eachother. 20 minutes a day is good enough- if they fight or begin to fight.. take them apart and dont try to introduce them until later in the day or the next day. if the one tries to or does hump the other its ok - as long as the other one is being submissive. thats a natural part of the introduction and there has to be a dominate and a 'submissive' one in the relationship. i have two rabbits and after a long introduction they are bonded and its lovely. oh, also NEVER leave them alone until you know for sure they are bonded. they could kill each other. a good sign that they have bonded is mutual grooming. good luck! eta: dont leave them alone and dont keep them separated forever, if you have the time and the patience to introduce them, do so. theyll love you forever and once theyre bonded its impossible to separate them. 9/10 times introductions end in bonding. if theyre separated theyll be difficult to take care of and possibly could become lonely and withdrawn |
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Some females are just naturally like that. Just like women they have their time of the month, and can get worse than males. No matter what you do, I would STRONGLY recommend that you DO NOT get either of them spayed. Most vets don't know how to spay small animals, and they end up dying on the table because the vet gave them too much medicine. Try giving them more space, or simply don't let them out at the same time. Where are you letting them go? Are they in the same cage? If the other one gets into her 'bubble' then she will attack just because it's her instinct to. If there's enough space then she should be able to stay away from the other rabbit. Or if you want to get into breeding you could simply buy a buck and start a breeding project :-) |
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The surest way to get your two females to get along is to get them both spayed. That will definitely improve their behavior and is much better for their health. Right now they are fighting for dominance and a bunny fight can end in the death of one or both bunnies. They should be separated until you get them spayed and not let out at the same time to play. Once they are spayed, wait about 3-4 weeks to reintroduce them and then take it very slowly. I've heard that it is possible to bond two unspayed females, but it is very difficult. I'm going to include a few links that should help: Neutering/spaying: http://homepage.mac.com/mattoc ks/morfz/rabrefs.html#spay Bonding advice: http://homepage.mac.com/mattoc ks/morfz/rabcare.html#bond And be sure that your vet is "rabbit savvy" Selecting a rabbit savvy vet: http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sect ions/vet.html Vets: http://homepage.mac.com/mattoc ks/morfz/rabvets.html |
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