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- 06/19/2017 at 1:09 AM
  Hayase
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  First of all, please read first before getting angry. And no, I don’t intend to do rabbitry or intentional backyard breeding.
  
  I saw that mostly intentional breeding (either for meat, etc), breeder mostly put Doe inside Buck’s cage and let Doe back inside its own cage after they finish breeding
  
  I’m just curious about what happen if unfixed Female and Male having a free roam inside house (not housing together inside the cage or hut) ?
  
  – Are they gonna still mate and breeding like crazy ?
  
  – Are they just gonna bonding and play together without mating ?
  
  – Are they gonna ignore each other and probably fight if they’re not suitable each other or Doe is annoyed due to Buck keep humping ?
  
  – Are they gonna pee and poop everywhere and lost their litter-training habit due to excessive territorial marking ?
  
  – Are they gonna act like fixed male and female together ?
  
  Or is there any answer ? Since I’m kinda curious especially mostly breeder put Doe back inside its cage after mating
  
  I apologize if this thread triggering most people here, I’m just curious. And again No, I don’t intend to breed at all
- 06/19/2017 at 3:08 AM
  vanessa
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  They will pee & poop everywhere, fight, and breed.
- 06/19/2017 at 3:16 AM
  Hayase
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  Posted By vanessa on 6/19/2017 3:08 AM
  They will pee & poop everywhere, fight, and breed.
  
  Wow that’s such turn off
  
  I never thought female and male still fight despite they mate. Perhaps mating is not counted as bonding for rabbits ?
  
  They also gonna lost their litter habit ? As Marking perhaps ? Or just as “I hate you” sign ?
- 06/19/2017 at 6:56 AM
  tobyluv
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  You definitely cannot put unaltered rabbits together once they reach puberty, which starts around 3 months of age, not even for a few minutes of exercise and play. They have to be kept completely separated. It only takes a few seconds for pregnancy to occur. Mating is not counted as bonding. Mating is a hormone driven instinct. After spay and neuter surgery, there may be some humping when the bonding process starts, but that is to establish who is the boss. Rabbits can severely injure each other when they fight, and they can also come to dislike each other so much if they fight, that you will never be able to bond them even after they have been neutered and spayed.
  
  Unless you want to keep rabbits permanently separated, they will need to be spayed and neutered, then after a few weeks, you can start the bonding process. They can remain in the same room before surgery, but their cages shouldn’t be touching since rabbits have been known to mate through cage bars.
- 06/19/2017 at 7:24 AM
  12345ABCDE
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  They will just continue to mate. The female will give birth, they’ll mate again, the female will give birth etc etc.
- 06/19/2017 at 8:06 AM
  Hayase
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  Thank you for answer
  
  So they will keep mating even after given free roam inside the house, makes me wonder why most doe taken back to her own cage when finish mating
  
  not to mention they gonna break their litter habit and they will still fight because mating is not counted as bonding which makes me think it’s even weirder
  
  how about spayed doe ? is it safe to let doe roam the house after surgery ? (I know Buck won’t be permitted since it needs around 1 month for Buck to become sterile after surgery)
- 06/19/2017 at 8:40 AM
  Luna
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  After your doe is spayed, she will need time to heal properly before she roams the house. This will require her to be confined to a cage or xpen for 3-7 days, then a slightly larger space like a bedroom for 5-7 days. Once she is healed, you can let her roam the house, but as tobyluv said, the neutered buck should be kept separated from her for a few weeks.
- 06/19/2017 at 9:33 AM
  12345ABCDE
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  Posted By Hayase on 6/19/2017 8:06 AM
  
  Thank you for answer
  
  So they will keep mating even after given free roam inside the house, makes me wonder why most doe taken back to her own cage when finish mating
  
  not to mention they gonna break their litter habit and they will still fight because mating is not counted as bonding which makes me think it’s even weirder
  
  how about spayed doe ? is it safe to let doe roam the house after surgery ? (I know Buck won’t be permitted since it needs around 1 month for Buck to become sterile after surgery)
  
  Rabbits will breed regardless of their housing because it’s instinct. Doesn’t matter if they free roam.
  
  A lot of breeders don’t care for the welfare of the rabbits so they shove them back in their cages once they’ve mated.
- 06/19/2017 at 9:54 AM
  tobyluv
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  If you let any rabbit have free range in the house, you do have to “bunny proof” any rooms that they are in. Most rabbits are bad chewers. They may damage your furnishings and possessions and they may get injured by chewing something they shouldn’t, like electrical wires. Here is an article on bunny proofing:
  https://www.binkybunny.com.tempdomain.com/BUNNYINFO/tabid/53/CategoryID/8/PID/940/Default.aspx
- 06/19/2017 at 11:09 AM
  Hayase
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  Thank you for advice, seems I gonna hold-on for a while to find female friend for my rabbit since he’s not spayed
  
  Since I’m not sure whether to make new thread just for simple question, I just gonna ask here.
  
  Is he a False Netherland Dwarf ? He’s 2 y/o and last week his weight is 1.1 Kg which probably means perhaps he’s false dwarf since he’s too big and his ears are too long ?
- 06/19/2017 at 12:11 PM
  Mikey
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  1kg is within true dwarf range for weight and his ears look spot on as well. Theyre not too big at all. I would say he is a true dwarf
- 06/19/2017 at 12:20 PM
  Hayase
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  Posted By Mikey on 6/19/2017 12:11 PM
  
  1kg is within true dwarf range for weight and his ears look spot on as well. Theyre not too big at all. I would say he is a true dwarf
  
  Really ? I thought adult netherland dwarf is less than 1kg
  
  My friend also have netherland dwarf but his face kinda errrr less round and somehow almost weight 2kg. At that time I dunno bout false or true so I just thinking his rabbit is obese
- 06/19/2017 at 3:13 PM
  Mikey
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  Yea, your friends rabbit would either be obese or is not a true dwarf. Given that you also said his rabbits faces are less round, my guess is that his rabbits are false dwarfs (not that its a bad thing; theyre just as adorable!)
- 06/19/2017 at 3:25 PM
  12345ABCDE
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  Oh my he’s adorable!
- 06/19/2017 at 10:04 PM
  Hayase
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  is there any advantage to True Dwarf ? (better lifespan, better personality etc)
  
  or there’s no difference between true and false other than appearance ?
- 06/19/2017 at 10:16 PM
  Mikey
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  Not that I am aware of
- 06/20/2017 at 3:53 AM
  Azerane
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  I think true dwarf rabbits are potentially more inclined to dental issues due to the shape of the skull. But apart from that, I don’t think there is any difference in life expectancy or personality.
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