Aw bless, I think that name is nice for boys for girls.

Lol, we hear of this a lot here on BB! Young bunnies can be difficult to sex and often the staff at pet stores really have no clue. That’s unfortunate, though, because of the increased expense.

Of course, you can keep the name Thumper. That’s cute for a boy or a girl.

It’s not uncommon for the sex change fairy to visit bunnies, especially pet store buns

My Bandit changed gender twice, I bought him as a boy, the vet told me he was a girl, then a week or so later his man bits dropped

Haha !! Surprise !! And so maybe “she” is getting more territorial (nippy)…. makes sense.

Depending on how forward you are, or how passionate you feel about the extra cost, I would get in touch with the store manager, with a friendly but forceful manner, saying how very important it was that you wanted a boy for this and this reason and that they should pay for some of the surgery.
They in effect, sold you the wrong “product” !!

ESPECIALLY as a boys neuter is preference (your choice madame), but a female’s spay is OBLIGATORY (for her health).

I am sure that the pet shop will NOT accept this as they don’t like giving money out…!!!

HOWEVER…. you could then go down the road of asking for shopping vouchers to the amount of the difference between neuter and spay costs.

So for ex : if a neuter was $100 and a spay is $300, ask the shop for vouchers or discounts to the effect of $200.

If there is still a wall in front of you, go higher….. regional manager etc.. they don’t like fuss and will cave in.
It pays to be a pain in the backside.

But always be polite.

I took 18 months to get a faulty towing bar changed on the back of my car….!!!
Once I got through to the right person, he was SO apologetic and I got lots of freebies too…. but it took time….

Thumper’ette
Thumper’ella
Thumpbelina ….? LOL

The sex change fairy? Lol, well its better than what happened when my baby was born, I was very ill after my son was born and couldn’t sit up and was put on some very strong pain medicines, I was very dizzy and confused, I wanted to phone my family and tell them about the baby, a telephone was brought to my bed, I spoke to my mum on the phone and said I had had a little girl, then I went to sleep and woke up to find my family there with pink teddy bears and pink baby clothes.

Charlies Angel, you must have been so confused about that Haha, what a funny thing.

Koukla, I would be getting a quote from the other vet as well, it may be cheaper

OMG, CA =D

Koukla, her biting is a little bit more consistent with her being a girl than a boy. Girls tend to be grumpier esp in their teens, before they are spayed. It sounds reasonable though that her intitial biting was defensive.

It sounds as if things are settling down, but Thumperella will get more excitable (mine did) with getting a bit older, a bit more settled and so make sure your daughter doesn’t get carried away again, as it seems the trust is being rebuilt – that’s great news.

Thumperella!

That’s so crazy cute!!!

Of course it is, it’s her name