Nutering - separation?

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- 08/27/2012 at 3:59 PM
  Svandis
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  I am finally getting my buns nutered next week. (Two boys from the same litter, 4 and a half months old). Lately their hormones have been taking over, and they have been fighting (dominance etc)/making up back and forth for a few days, maybe even the last couple of weeks, increasingly. I have been separating them at night, and during the day when they have free roam in the apt, I have been separating them in their cage for a while, before letting them out again. It seems to be working, and they only get at it about three times a day, and its not very voilent.
  
  For the most time they get along great though, I’m hoping it will get better when they are nutered
  
  For my question, I was wondering if – and for how long – I should separate them after they have been nutered?
- 08/27/2012 at 4:22 PM
  LBJ10
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  If they are getting along, then I don’t see any reason to separate them. If there are problems (hormones will surge after the neuter), then you can separate them temporarily.
- 08/27/2012 at 4:30 PM
  Svandis
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  Ah yes, that is what I was thinking. I didn’t mean separate as in long term, just for how long i should maybe keep them separated after the surgery
  Thanks for the reply
- 08/27/2012 at 4:37 PM
  LBJ10
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  I guess the length of time would depend on how they are acting toward each other. If you need to separate them at all, then I would think the longest would be until their hormones have settled (about a month). Depending on how they are after that, you might have to do some rebonding. I would just play it by ear, honestly.
- 08/27/2012 at 4:51 PM
  Svandis
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  Yeah, I think that is what I’ll do thanks
- 08/30/2012 at 10:19 AM
  skunklionshow
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  I’ve NEVER separated any of my bonded pairs, even w/ surgery. Their bonded mates stay w/ them at the hospital b/f & a/f surgery (teeth, neuter). Even when they come home, if there isn’t any behavioral problems that have developed I would keep them together, unless it is an unspayed female w/ a neutered male. They may still be able to get her pregnant for like 6-8 wks (I think). Else all my bonds stay together no matter what. Slight changes (hospital smells or separations) can affect the bond.
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