Bonds can be broken by taking only one rabbit to the vet, as the rabbit that has the visit comes back smelling very different. However it’s usually only temporary and a small reintroduction process usually does the trick after the vet smell has worn off.

My concern with your boys is that you’re not seeing any issues because Leo hasn’t reached puberty yet. You can’t get him neutered yet for that exact reason, but it’s likely also the reason you’re not seeing any issues. Of course there is a chance things will be fine if you leave them together, however my own concerns would have me keep them separated to prevent even a risk of biting/fighting etc when Leo starts to hit puberty. His behaviour may not, but could drastically alter then. Just something to be aware of.

At the end of the day it’s your decision, but for safety’s sake I would keep them apart until after Leo’s recovered from his neuter and properly cement their bond then.

Just because theyre bonded doesnt mean they wont fight in the future. Keep them how they are for now, until your youngest is neutered

My first two were unaltered for about 2 months together and were fine free roaming together. Blue hit puberty and began nipping and mounting on occasion, but he quickly stopped that when i told him repeatedly that it made me sad (hes my trained emotional support rabbit; he doesnt like when im sad). We had him neutered soon after that. Bombur had to wait a while though due to testicle problems. And he got aggressive. He would start with small nips and over the course of 2 months progressed to mounting, biting (blood), fur pulling, boxing/hard kicking, ect. They had to be separated after Bombur ripped chunks of Blue’s fur out (it was a very short lived fight [few seconds], we had the spare cage set up already and planned to add him to it that night). We had to rebond them after Bombur was neutered, and luckily, Blue didnt hold a grudge against him so bonding went pretty smoothly. However, our third rabbit, Badger, who saw it happen but didnt participate is still very cautious and nervous around Bombur

So theres my personal reason for advising you to keep your two separated until all hormones are out of the picture

Youll have to take a look at their genitals. Males will have very obvious testicles if they havent been neutered. Do note, some vets take out the testicles completely and some vets only cut the tubes and burn the ends so they cant pass sperm to the otherwise in tact testicles. If you see testicles, youll have to look for scarring. If you dont want to look or arnt sure, id ask the vet. You can get a male bun neutered whenever their testicles have dropped

Posted By Mikey on 4/26/2016 10:07 PM

You can get a male bun neutered whenever their testicles have dropped

That exactly. It’s simply a matter of checking. Unfortunately they can retract their testicles so they’re not always obvious, but when relaxed they should be reasonably easy to see. All I remember is I turned Bandit over one day to see if he was ready and found nothing, the next day I checked again and there they were, as obvious as anything Sometimes when they’re hopping around you can also see them from behind under their tail if their little fluffy butt is raised up enough.