Bonded rabbits fighting

Forum

OUR FORUM IS UP BUT WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF UPDATING AND FIXING THINGS. SOME THINGS WILL LOOK WEIRD AND/OR NOT BE CORRECT. YOUR PATIENCE IS APPRECIATED. We are not fully ready to answer questions in a timely manner as we are not officially open, but we will do our best.

You may have received a 2-factor authentication (2FA) email from us on 4/21/2020. That was from us, but was premature as the login was not working at that time.

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately! Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES

The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.

What are we about? Please read about our Forum Culture and check out the Rules.

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately! Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES

BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

This topic has 2sd replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 6 years, 8 months ago by Sirius&Luna.

Viewing 2 reply threads

Author

Messages
- 03/06/2018 at 6:37 AM
  bunnymama14
  Participant
  2 posts
  Hi
  
  I have two well bonded rabbits, who are mother and daughter. The mother is four years old while the daughter is two years old. They have lived with each other for two years and love each other. They cuddle together, eat together, play together, and bond together. But all of a sudden a couple days ago the daughter started to attack the mother to control the territory of the cage. The daughter and mother have always shared the space and have never had a problem until now. The daughter Anna attacks the mother Peter to the point of leaving her shaking in fear and jumping right out of the cage. The daughter does not want peter any where in the cage. Is the daughter going through a phase? Could this be because they are not fixed? I wonder why this could be why if they are not fixed because they have always gotten along. But all of a sudden the mother is terrified of the daughter. I need some tips please. Has it come time to fix them? If I fix them will this fix the issue with the bonding. I have the cage sectioned off so the mother can be safe because she gets so scared of the daughter to the point of shaking and wagging her tail to warn off Anna. Any advice will help me out.
- 03/06/2018 at 11:47 AM
  Muchelle
  Participant
  1141 posts
  Hello and welcome on the forum.
  Yes, you need to fix both of them, not only to cut the territorial behaviour (they will need to be kept separated until a few weeks after the procedure and then re-bonded completely) but also to prevent them from developing cancer to their reproductive organs, the chance of which gets exponentially higher as the doe ages.
- 03/07/2018 at 4:13 AM
  Sirius&Luna
  Participant
  2320 posts
  It’s definitely because they’re not fixed. It may well be that it being ‘spring time’ has triggered this extra hormonal behaviour.
  
  They need to be separated, spayed, kept apart for at least a month, then prebonded and bonded. It’s a long process unfortunately, but I think separating them entirely for at least a month is necessary as the mother is scared of the daughter and needs to forget that. If you visit the bonding forum there’s lots more info on bonding, and lots of people who can give more detailed advice
Author

Messages

Viewing 2 reply threads

You must be logged in to reply to this topic.