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- 04/09/2018 at 8:16 AM
  Kailaeve1271
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  I have adopted two rabbits who were given to me after a family found out that one of their “male” rabbits was actually a female who became pregnant. I have taken in both her and her daughter to prevent further damage since my bunnies have recently passed and helped get all the other bunnies homes except the original male they had. However, both of these females (yes I am completely confident they are both females) are intact. I was wondering if they can still stay bonded or will they need separate cages? The nearest vet is over an hour away and she has had two of my guinea pigs and my bunny die in spay operations. The nearest vet that does rabbits after her is about 4 hours away. I just don’t think I can get them fixed unless a serious problem (such as excessive fighting) arises. Is it even possible for them to stay bonded or will they eventually try to kill each other. That have a large cage (3 1/2 feet by 4 3/4 feet)and they are small rabbits (I think perhaps a Netherlands dwarf lion head mix since they are so small and fluffy on their heads). They seem very docile since I’ve had them so I’m womdering is it possible and what can I do to help them stay bonded?
- 04/09/2018 at 8:27 AM
  Sirius&Luna
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  Generally, two unspayed females will not get along. They may be getting on now because the daughter is still young, and the mother is still feeling maternal, but as the younger female matures, she will get hormonal and it is most likely that they will begin to fight. I would recommend separating them (as long as the daughter is over 8 weeks) BEFORE they fight rather than after. They will not see each other as family, and as soon as the daughter matures, they will probably fight each other for territory.
  
  It’s also generally advised to get female bunnies spayed because of the high incidences of uterine cancer in unspayed does. Obviously I understand your trepidation about your current vet – those statistics are not reassuring at all. It really is important to find a good rabbit vet for emergency situations though. A good vet should lose far less than 1% of healthy animals during a spay.
- 04/09/2018 at 8:53 AM
  Kailaeve1271
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  Hmm. Okay. I do have a local animal sanctuary that will care for sick animals including rabbits but she does not do spays or neuters since she’s technically not a veterinarian. She helps out a lot of people in our community though with sick pets and livestalk. I’ll have to look into getting a separate cage then. Would adding one on with mesh in between so they can see each other but not fight work?
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