A few years back I adopted my first rabbit, a maledutch (Oliver)that is as curious as they come. I've had him 3years now and he still finds things to poke his head in on. Then lastyear we adopted another rabbit to be his friend, a female mini-lop(Snowball)that almost doubles him in size. Where she is verycalm and quiet, he is extremely outgoing and in-your-face at all times.
When we introduced the pair they seemed to be okay, Oliver mounted andcircled her to I'm assuming show some kind of dominance. Now that theyear has gone by they have bonded well, but Oliver will not stopmounting her. Both rabbits were spayed before we adopted them, so it'snot like there is anything to gain from it. Yesterday while givingSnowballa bath I noticed that she has manyscratches on her backside from Oliver.
Is there anyway tocorrectOliver's behavior?:?
Also, we recently came into contact with another rabbit whowasdropped offin our fields. After discovering himI took him to the vet, and after a clean bill of healthhecame home with me. I'm wondering if it would be a better idea to justremove Snowball from Oliver and place her with this new rabbit instead,then adopting a newfriend for Oliver to play with?
I want to find a good solutionfor the benefit of Snowball andthose nasty cuts on her backside. If you can help in anywayitwill be greatly appreciated.
When we introduced the pair they seemed to be okay, Oliver mounted andcircled her to I'm assuming show some kind of dominance. Now that theyear has gone by they have bonded well, but Oliver will not stopmounting her. Both rabbits were spayed before we adopted them, so it'snot like there is anything to gain from it. Yesterday while givingSnowballa bath I noticed that she has manyscratches on her backside from Oliver.
Is there anyway tocorrectOliver's behavior?:?
Also, we recently came into contact with another rabbit whowasdropped offin our fields. After discovering himI took him to the vet, and after a clean bill of healthhecame home with me. I'm wondering if it would be a better idea to justremove Snowball from Oliver and place her with this new rabbit instead,then adopting a newfriend for Oliver to play with?
I want to find a good solutionfor the benefit of Snowball andthose nasty cuts on her backside. If you can help in anywayitwill be greatly appreciated.