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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Will Spaying Rock the Boat?

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    • Lazee
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        I have 5 rabbits, all girls, I can’t spay  all at once, in my area it cost no less than $300 to spay 1 rabbit, so if I do them one at a time will the others pick on the spay one and will it upset the current calm .  And which should I start with first, young, old, most aggressive, most submissive?  Will it upset the bond between them?


      • Beka27
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          There’s no easy answer to this. We don’t spay *for* behavioral reasons (altho this is usually a big benefit); it is done primarily because of the high risk of uterine cancer (80% by the age of 3-4). Rabbits, females especially, are tricky characters. So there is a possibility existing bonds will be broken. Ideally, all rabbits are spay/neutered prior to bonding… (and how you even got unspayed females together, I can’t begin to guess… you must be some type of rabbit whisperer!) But broken bonds and strained relationships aside, it has to be done for their health. Because of this, I’d start with the oldest who has the greatest risk of having precancerous cells.


        • Sarita
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            I agree with the oldest first since they are most at risk.

            I agree with Beka, it’s impossible to know what the outcome will be – they may all get along just find afterwards. If you have all 5 together you have a totally different dynamic than a pair as well and there is always going to be the alpha rabbit and the rabbit on the bottom. And then those that just hang out in the middle.


          • Elrohwen
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              Ditto Beka’s post completely.

              I have heard that larger groups of rabbits become easier to bond – you can just add a new one in at feeding time and the rest quickly accept the new guy. I only have a pair so I don’t have experience with this, but hopefully it will work out with your group.

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