Problems with bonded pair after spay

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- 11/27/2015 at 2:54 PM
  Bunbun
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  Hi All,
  
  I have 2 bunnies a male and a female, they have been living together since they were 8 weeks old, they bonded perfectly on the first day and had no problems with them since.
  
  They are a bit over 5 months old now.The male is not mature enough yet and the vet said that neutering is not necessary for weeks. Both the female was scheduled for spaying today.
  
  I took her to the vet, everything went fine, she was doing good and started to eat. Then I brought her home and put her back in their cage. They greeted eachother and started grooming eachother like nothing happened.
  
  Then after about 30 minutes my male bunny went crazy. He showed no interest in her at all not even this morning. He didn’t show any sexual behavior so far at all. But now he started humping her’ I had to separate them so that she can recover in peace.
  
  It is so sad and annoying that they won’t get along at all now. He won’t do anything apart from trying to hump her when they are together.
  
  Bad thing is that the vet said he won’t be neutered for some time.
  
  But until then what should I do? I was hoping that they would continue living together in peace but it turned out the exact opposite.
  
  Why did he start this now, right after she was spayed and never before?
  
  Will he stop this at all? Will I be able to bond them again and see them live and play together in peace?
  
  Please help if you can! Thanx
- 11/27/2015 at 10:14 PM
  tobyluv
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  You should separate your rabbits now and keep them separated until the male has been neutered. Your female needs to recuperate from her surgery, and should not be under any stress or engage in any activity where she might get injured or open her stitches. Before bonding is attempted, both the rabbits need to be spayed or neutered. They got along at first because they were so young and their hormones hadn’t kicked in yet. At more than 5 months of age, your male’s testicles should have descended by now. As soon as that happens, they are ready for neutering. After he has been neutered and you allow a few weeks for his hormones to be flushed out, then you can re-start the bonding process.
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