It is definitely the right thing, he will be much more behaved and there won’t be baby bunnies going to homes of people that will set them free to die or abuse and neglect them.

I asked to make sure my vet was using a rabbit safe anesthetic like isoflurane and they were. He woke up really quickly and she called me and told me I could pick him up just an hour after his neuter because he was awake and hopping around throwing his food and water dishes and nibbling on hay.

The discussion of intentional breeding is against the rules. But since your post is more of a “am I doing the right thing neutering my bun?” post, and I’m the first forum leader to the scene, I’m going to let this stand. I will send an email to the other leaders so they can all keep an eye on this, but as long as it stays on topic and does not become a debate or inflammatory, this should be fine. Other members: keep it on topic, keep it polite.

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/breeding.html

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/spay.html

Very often, other people have said things better than I ever could, so I’ve included two links above from rabbit expert, Dana Krempels. Please read them in their entirety.

If you were to breed Binky, please realize that there’s no guarantee that there would be a baby anything like him. And if anything, the joy of having multiple rabbits is seeing their *different* personalities. You don’t need another bun LIKE Binky, you have the ORIGINAL BINKY! What is your new bunny like, have you began to bond with her?

There is a risk with any surgery, but neuters are very simple and non-invasive. An experienced vet should not have a problem.

Definitely the right thing to do Both my boys came through wonderfully with their neuters, Squirrel is still the little nutcase he was previous, full of cuteness and snuggles.

And one thing to think about, just because a bunny may donate his/her genes to a litter, doesn’t mean the babies would be like that bunny. Each bunny has their own personality, and all are different! So letting him have babies wouldn’t mean you’d have a bunny just like him. better to neuter

Well since you did get a female rabbit to bond him with I don’t see that you have much of a choice but to neuter him. And as other members have stated, there’s not guarantee that breeding him would result in a lovable rabbit just like him. After all, breeders don’t truly breed for these characteristics, they only breed for physical characteristics.

And if you did breed, how would you truly find good homes for the babies – believe me, I used to rescue rabbits and even those rabbits I thought were adoptable, didn’t always get adopted and the cost of having so many rabbits is well, it’s alot.

I think you know you are doing the right thing or else you wouldn’t be asking :~)

I hope as well that you are planning on getting Winnie spayed.

I don’t remember if the links I posted mentioned this, but keep in mind that male rabbits can still have viable sperm 1-2 months after neutering. You posted, I believe, that Winnie is 11-12 weeks, so within the next month she will be fertile. I would suggest you continue to keep them separated until she has been spayed at 6 months and has time to heal from that.