Can an un-neutered male rabbit bond with an un-sprayed female?

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Brandon123456

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Hello, this is my first post so i apologise if the format is weird. I have a 7 months old black male lionhead rabbit. He is un-neutered because we had him since he was 3 months old and we feel bad neutering him now. We currently have a baby female grey dwarf neatherland rabbit thats is waiting for maturity in 2 weeks before we can collect her. Also, due to the post-neutering problems, we are just afraid he might be too aggresive to introduce her. At the pet store, they got along quite well. The male rabbit keeps licking her, although he was quite aggresive in doing so. Please advice if it is possible for them to be housed in the same cage. As a new rabbit owner, i am just afraid if they start fighting cause we intended for them to be buddies.
 
There’s no way you can put an entire male and female together unless you want lots and lots of babies! There definitely can be aggression between both of them also. The best pairing is usually been two of the opposite sex that have both been altered. Bonding before puberty and maturity very rarely lasts, and is not a true bond.
Why do you feel bad neutering him at 7 months? It is never too late, and he is a very young rabbit still. What do you mean by post-neutering problems? If anything he will be less aggressive post-neutering. Also don’t underestimate how aggressive female rabbits can be, not to mention the false pregnancies and health risks such as uterine cancer which is quite common in female rabbits.
My best advice to you would be to get the male castrated, wait until the female is old enough and get her spayed, and don’t introduce them until at least 6 weeks after the op, so hormones can die down properly. You will have two happier, healthier buns who are easier to bond and also better litter trained!
 
I wouldn’t put them together. The male will be too aggressive towards the baby. How old will be the female be when you get her? Having a male around her at a very young age will only stress her out since he most likely has one thing on his mind.
 
Popsicles said:
There’s no way you can put an entire male and female together unless you want lots and lots of babies! There definitely can be aggression between both of them also. The best pairing is usually been two of the opposite sex that have both been altered. Bonding before puberty and maturity very rarely lasts, and is not a true bond.
Why do you feel bad neutering him at 7 months? It is never too late, and he is a very young rabbit still. What do you mean by post-neutering problems? If anything he will be less aggressive post-neutering. Also don’t underestimate how aggressive female rabbits can be, not to mention the false pregnancies and health risks such as uterine cancer which is quite common in female rabbits.
My best advice to you would be to get the male castrated, wait until the female is old enough and get her spayed, and don’t introduce them until at least 6 weeks after the op, so hormones can die down properly. You will have two happier, healthier buns who are easier to bond and also better litter trained!
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Okay, thank you for your kind advice. We will consider neutering him within the month. And yeah, you had already answered it. The post neutering i was asking for was the 6 weeks hormonal imbalance. Many thanks :)
 
majorv said:
I wouldn’t put them together. The male will be too aggressive towards the baby. How old will be the female be when you get her? Having a male around her at a very young age will only stress her out since he most likely has one thing on his mind.
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The person we bought from did not really mention the age to us so we are waiting to ask her when we collect her. My guess would be a month old. Yeah, her being afraid was one of my main concerns too. And thanks foe the advice, i was considering if they could cohabit as friends but i guess i will wait till the girl is at least 3 months old. Thank you
 
Brandon123456 said:
The person we bought from did not really mention the age to us so we are waiting to ask her when we collect her. My guess would be a month old.
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Rabbits should not really be removed from momma until closer to 7-8 weeks (even if they're nibbling on food earlier, which they should be). Some states even prohibit the sale of rabbits under 8 weeks of age. Might want to double check on age...
 
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