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- 02/16/2016 at 1:19 PM
  April
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  Hi, I have a male bunny named Theodore who is about 13 and a half weeks (3 months give or take a week) based on what the breeder told me when I got him. I’m not too sure if he is ready to be neutered…he won’t let me check no matter how hard I try because he is absolutely obsessed with my new spayed female named Belle. They are divided by caging but he is insistent on being right there at all times only leaving to drink water etc. While attempting to check I did see his little pecker but couldn’t really see much else which explains why he is obsessive with her and will try to groom her through the bars any chance he gets. He has peed a few times over the course of a week near their divider but nothing like a full on urine spray or anything. Is there some way to know for sure if hes ready to go to the vet? And also because they have been spending time together should I bring her to the vet as well? They aren’t technically bonded seeing as they don’t share a space and I worry if I bring her she may just hump him like she did when they first met. I could just bring a separate carrier but I’m not sure if she even needs to go. My worry is that if he comes home smelling like a vet clinic she may not care as much for him. Unless anyone thinks it may be a good idea to seperate them more in their living areas until he gets his own scent back?
- 02/16/2016 at 1:46 PM
  drwil
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  Animals do not like the smell of the vet clinic. When one of my cats goes the other one hisses at her for about 2-3 days.
  
  Theodore is still really young, 3 months. Does not seem like a rush to me to get him to the vet. His interest in her might be social; she is another rabbit and at his age it probably is not a “romantic” interest.
  
  I don’t know if this goes for rabbits, but with cats you do not want to spay/neuter too young because they have urinary tract issues otherwise, relating to bladder stones.
- 02/16/2016 at 4:01 PM
  Bam
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  A male bunny could be getting into sexual maturity at 13,5 weeks, that’s why you need to separate boys and girls at week 12. Having a female in the vicinity might speed up the process. But a vet can tell if his scrotal sacks have dropped so you can get him neutered. The HRS (House Rabbit Society) says it’s ok to have a boy fixed from 3 months but your vet might not agree.
  
  It is very true that bonded buns can go unbonded if one goes to the vet without the other. But your buns are not bonded, so I don’t know if you need to take both. If you do, they’d have to go in separate carriers though because he’ll be groggy after his surgery and unwanted attention from another bun could be very stressful for him.
- 02/16/2016 at 5:38 PM
  April
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  Thank you drwil and bam I think Ill wait till hes for months and then bring him to the vet to get checked. I think I wont bring her in case they accidentally put them together. Ill just make it so they have more of a seperation and bring alot of things with his scent on it for when i bring him home in the carrier
- 02/17/2016 at 1:43 AM
  Bam
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  That sounds like a good plan!
  
  Btw, when I said that a vet can tell if his testicles have descended it might have sounded a little odd, you’d think either they’re there for everyone to see or they’re not. But a bun can “suck in” his testicles into his belly so you don’t see them. A vet can feel for them though.
- 02/17/2016 at 6:48 PM
  April
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  Oh didnt know they could do that, thanks for letting me know! Im going to call the vet tomorrow to schedule an appointment. I have seperated both my rabbits because the female started to spray urine which could be because I washed all their blankets but dont want to take a chance at a behavioural problem. Although they cant see each other my male is obsessive and can now jump almost about a meter high in his attempt to get to her….she disregards him but he is relentless and doesnt care much for my company anymore while she only cares for my companionship
- 02/18/2016 at 3:11 AM
  Bam
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  It definitely sounds hormonal! A hormonal male bun is, just as you describe it, obsessive and relentless. He has one mission in life, and that is to get close to his chosen one. It doesn’t matter that your doe is spayed, my Bam developed the same exact behavior towards my German shepherd dog. She was not amused, but she’s a docile dog so she was very patient. He nipped her shoulders, circled her and followed her everywhere all the time, and when we tried to shut him into another room with a baby gate in between, he was frantic. He attacked that baby gate like a bunny possessed.
  
  Two weeks after the neuter, this behavior was just completely gone.
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