Why does he run into walls often? How often? Why is there no protections on walls? Yes, repeatedly hitting unprotected walls can cause health problems and pain. Yes, hitting the wall hard enough can cause life lasting damage. You really need to see a vet asap to talk about this.

Give him cage rest and check on him often. The room should be quiet and not brightly lit. It’s what you do for concussions in humans. Repeated head trauma is very dangerous, it’s what causes brain damage in foot ballers and boxers, so he should rest a bit now.

It is worrisome that he runs into walls like all the time. Do you think he has poor eyesight?

My Poe did this a lot when he was a baby. When out of his enclosure he would run around as fast as he could and sometimes smash into walls or furniture. I consulted my vet because I was worried he would hurt himself. She told me it might have something to do with hormonal changes when they hit puberty. Poe is a boy, and he was very hyper right before he was due for neutering. Things quickly changed after the operation, and he is much calmer now. Perhaps you can consult with your vet about it. Best of luck! 

Hi again and thank you for the update!

If your bun is a single bun, you don’t absolutely have to have him neutered. We neuter our male rabbits for behavioral reasons. Neutering helps with the sexually driven behaviors that can be very bothersome for the human and stressful for the bun. Pee spraying, pee- and poop marking, relentless courtship (circling, nipping and mounting) are all examples of such behaviors. If your bun doesn’t exhibit any of that, you can leave him intact. The risk of testicular cancer is small. Testicular cancer is the only disease that we know neutering a male prevents (for very obvious reasons). It’s very different with girl bunnies. They should be spayed for health reasons, because their risk of uterine cancer is high.

If you’re planning to get your bun a bunny friend, he does have to be neutered though.

FYI Wick didn’t show signs until 9mo (spraying me), so sometimes it can take a while. Monitor to see if any of hose behaviors develop.

Even if you don’t get your rabbit neutered, he will need health care throughout his life, from a rabbit savvy vet. Sometimes you have to travel outside your area to find a good vet for a rabbit. It’s better to go ahead and find a good rabbit savvy vet now, instead of waiting until some health problem arises.

If you let us know your general area, we can advise

Assuming that you are in the U.S, here is the link to the vet list on the House Rabbit Society website: http://rabbit.org/vet-listings/

Here is another link where you can search for a vet in your area: https://www.bunspace.com/vets/search

These lists aren’t always up to date, but some members here may have some good recommendations if you don’t mind saying where you live. You don’t have to list your exact city, but the state and area of the state you are in would be helpful.

The new bunny will need to be kept completely separated until two months after she/he is spayed/neutered.

Bonding two rabbits isn’t an exact science. But it is often quite a lot of work and not all buns will bond. A girl bun needs 2 weeks for her spay wounds to heal – it’s a pretty extensive surgery. After a spay/neuter there’s often, but not always, a period of hormonal adjustment during which time the bun can act “out of characther”. Hormonally driven behaviors such as circling, grunting, nipping, pee- and poop marking can become more intense. This “post-neuter craze” should die down within 2-8 weeks for a boy, but a girl can need longer time.

Two neutered boys can bond, but they should probably both be neutered at a young age for it to work really well.

A neutered boy can sometimes bond with an intact girl. This used to be the standard constellation “back in the day”, before girl buns could be spayed safely.