i’m kind of curious about this myself. Harlow is my first bunny and she’s showing all of the signs of being mature but I have no idea how old she is. And the SPRAYING! Ugh. i came home to find the walls around her cage with dried streaks in 3 different spots. She’s a grunter and can be mean, but man she has attitude for about 2 minutes then she’s the sweetest little thing, loving cuddles, binking EVERYWHERE and plopping down right next to you. She will sometimes lift her butt in the air when you run your hand down her back and i read that this means she’s ready to breed or is willing to or something. i’ve also had to pull her off of my cat a few times… lol

from what i know, most places will require you to do a little pre-surgery appointment if they haven’t seen your bunny before. Just to check him out and see that everythings all good. I mean i would want a professional who specializes in bunnies to look my baby over before doing such a big thing anyways.

I got my one boy neutered at 6 months just to make sure his body could handle surgery I wasn’t gonna risk it

We had fox done at around 6 months as well. He had already started spraying, but the fix did the trick. For sure you go to a vet with experience with Rabbits and the procedure. Sending Fox in was the most upsetting I’ve had to do. But, the vet hadn’t lost a bun in over 6 years, and she does them regularly. All ways check vet creds when dealing with exotic pets.

My vet was comfortable neutering Bandit whenever his man-bits dropped. In many cases if you have a medium to large-sized rabbit you can usually get it done right after that happens. His dropped at 5 months and I had him neutered 2 weeks later, so it was almost 6 months anyway. If you have a smaller breed, I think they like to wait until at least 6 months so that the rabbit is a decent size before putting them under anesthesia.

For females they also like to wait until they are a certain weight, but this can vary from vet to vet. So if you’re having a female spayed it’s best just to ask your vet what age or weight they are most comfortable performing the surgery at.

Spaying a girl is a bigger surgery since they have to go inside the tummy. That’s why it takes longer for a girl to heal. She shouldn’t jump or climb for a week at least. You also give pain-killers to a girl for several days – 1 week after a spay. With boys, that’s often not needed. Other than that it’s the same, entice the recovering patient to eat by offering wet leafy greens and favorite foods, have some critical care on hand in case you need to syringe-feed her, keep her warm (really important!), check the incision-area twice daily and offer water in a bowl instead of in a bottle (for easier access).

A male Holland lop ideally weighs no more than 4 lbs as an adult. So 3-4 pounds is ideal!

My lionhead is 3.5 lbs but is super healthy and active but he’s boarder line obese which makes me think he’s mixed with something because he’s also bigger than my other lion head whom is a month younger like 3x bigger

Since you’re not 100% sure of his sex (only like 99% sure, lol!) a check up appt is definitely important! The vet will let you know if HE is ready to be neutered, or if SHE needs to be spayed a little later! Quiet time after the surgery is important for either sex, but you would want to restrict movement/jumping/running if he ends up being a she for a full week.