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I, as well as many others don’t actually line litter boxes — I may spay the bottom with vinegar and wipe it after a short soak occasionally if it seems it needs it.

There was fur all of the floor from their circling. But I don’t think either is injured. I have a camera that I’d been checking on them throughout the night since they were together. I happened to catch their fighting last night.

my goal for now is them being comfortable as neighbors.

Was either bunny injured? If not, then hopefully things will be salvageable. I think it was very good that you were there to break up the fight.

I think it would be best to just let them cool off and take things one step at a time! Especially if hormones are at play, things could change a lot for the better with some time.

Bald patches are definitely normal. I think they stand out more when a rabbit has white fur because the skin in pink.

I just typed up a reply to Wick&Fable and repeat myself a bit here.
yes it is the new girl who got spayed just over a month ago. My male was done in July. I also figured that things went so well starting from the beginning might be due to the new girl not showing her “true” self yet. My male was automatically in the lead since he’d known the routi…[Read more]

I am very scared now because they had been very well (cuddling and grooming) in the same setup with the same routine for the past 3 nights without any problems. On the 4th night they just broke up bad. I will take that they might be still freshly fixed since the girl was just spayed on 8/21. Another thought I have is that the new girl was skittish…[Read more]

One of my buns got a small abscess on her foot from where she may have gotten poked by hay or something similar. It did need some vet attention (they cleaned it up and wrapped it), but it healed well.

Since it seems swollen and is a squishy lump, I’m sorry to say I would probably take him to the vet.

I agree that things likely progressed a bit too fast, especially if the new girl was too shy to behave normally in her new space. I’m really sorry this happened though, sometimes things can go really smoothly at first and then it is so stressful when it goes downhill.

If the female was only spayed a month ago (not sure which was which), it’s…[Read more]

In the main “challenge” trial of 105 rabbits none of them had any serious side effects (no deaths), and had 100% protection from RHDV. I think 2 rabbits had minor swelling at the injection site and some mild fatigue, which sounds similar to the other vaccines from Europe.

So yes it sounds very safe and effective!

Molting leading to bare skin patches is normal, and you want to keep an eye on it to ensure the skin remains looking healthy. Fur should grow back in in a week or so. If you see scabbing, flakiness, or other signs of unhealthy skin, then we may consider mites or fungal related condition.

They both are pretty “fresh” out of their procedures, so some hormonal fluctuations are normal and likely to impact behavior as they get adjusted to their new post-fixed hormone levels.

I recommend reviewing the bonding link from my previous comment and start at the ”beginning’ after a week break of no bonding so they can “forget” the bad spat.…[Read more]

Oh I’m very sorry I forgot to fill out the background form. They are both around 6 months old and have been fixed for 1-2 months.
I think the new girl was shy and was following my boy since he knew the routine here better. Now that she is more comfortable she’s started to show dominance. I didn’t know this could happen overnight.

the girl was b…[Read more]

It is likely that they had a very short-lived ‘baby bond’, which is also known as the false bond. A baby bond involves at least one rabbit who is young and unfixed– in this state, rabbits do not yet have the territorial/dominance/mating urges. Once the rabbit reaches sexual maturity/puberty, hormones change how rabbits react to each other. Thus…[Read more]