Housing a un neutered baby and a neutered teen?

Hi! I have a neutered male dwarf rabbit named Thumper. I got him about a month ago. He never pays any attention to his chew toys unless he's moving them so I decided to get him a buddy. Thumper was just neutered today and the litter of mini rex rabbits I'm chosing from can't leave until after Febuary 20th. Which is excellent timing because Thumper needs to wait about a month until his horomones have calmed down. Both rabbits will be male. My question is can I get my rabbits to eventually live in the same cage when Thumper will be neutered but the new rabbit wont be because he's still a baby? Thumper is around 4-5 months old and I feel he could do nicely with a friend. Since my local vet won't spay because they don't feel comfortable with it I would be getting a male. But I will be neutering the new rabbit as soon as I can. Would the two males get along until the baby gets neutered? What should I do?

I would keep them separated. I had a buck born in October and he already is territorial. You dont want to wake up one day to find that the two rabbits had been in a big fight. I would do some prebonding sessions but leave them in their own enclosures.

Could I house them together once the baby gets neutered?

You shouldn't, just because ones neutered doesn't mean it will be love at first sight and nonnegative behavior. I would get the baby neutered before you introduce the boys.

That's what I was saying. I'm hoping they will bond once the baby goes for his neutering. But that could take up to 4 months because I'll be picking the baby up at 2 months old so id have to wait another 2-3 months to get him neutered then another month or two for the after neuter recovery and to properly bond them. But I would like them to have a small bond of at least knowing eachother. So could I keep their cages beside eachother so they can see eachother but not be able to fight

WOOPS Didn't read this thread well enough.

You could put their cages near one another but you should make sure they cannot harm one another through the bars and they would need to be completely separated until you're ready to begin real bonding.

You may be able to let them have supervised play dates together, but you would just have to see how they react to each other. It's best to first see how they react when they are next to each other in their cages. If there are no signs of aggression while in their cages, and they actually seem calm and interested in each other, then you could try very carefully introducing them. Watch for signs of aggression like tails up, circling, lunging, nipping, and be ready to immediately intervene. Like hands right above the rabbits. It would help if you had a helper to take one bun, while you're on the other bun. You absolutely do not want a fight to break out, as that could hinder any chance of future bonding. If you don't feel confident in being able to prevent a fight from occurring, then I would suggest waiting til the other bun is neutered, plus the minimum 4 weeks for hormones to dissipate.

I've let baby rabbits play with some of my older fixed rabbits, but this is considering carefully the individual rabbits and closely monitoring the situation. I have one big bun that is pretty good about being around any other rabbits. I have another older bun that will attack other rabbits. If you are able to have successful play dates together, keep a watch for your baby bun getting hormonal and starting to hump. This will often irritate the other rabbit, and this is usually the point that play dates need to end. With any luck you will be able to get the other bun neutered before this happens though.