We finally got our rabbits sexed by the vet to know for sure that they are both female. (I was correct!) Our girls are about 10 weeks and 4 months and the vet said for medical reasons they wouldn't need to be spayed until before 2 years. I always hear 6 months, is that correct? She did say if we wanted to bring the older one in for a spay in a couple months we could, she doesn't even weigh 2 lbs now, so she said she preferred to wait.
Late Spaying?
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You can spay her at any time, it depends on how comfortable your vet is with her size. Smaller animals can be trickier because tinier bits. Waiting till 2 years old is perfectly fine from a health standpoint, but in the meantime hormonal behaviour can be hard to live with and will definitely prevent your bunnies from bonding, so for external reasons, the sooner the better. 6 months is a good general guideline, but that of course depends on your bunny's size and the vet's level of comfort.
I am sure we will want to spay her sooner for hormonal reasons as well. It is good to know her advice is correct on when to spay for health reasons though. I will just make an appointment for six months then and change it to earlier if she gets really hormonal. So far, nothing 
