Bunnies going crazy after being neutered

[Bunnerbuns]

I just got my boy bunnies neutered and now my girl bunnies which are only 2 1/2 months old are getting very territorial and fur is flying.  They haven’t been aggressive toward each other the whole time we have had them, they have laid on top of each other and cuddled with each other.  But the very next day it is like night and day.   Why is this?

[jerseygirl]

That the reaction has been immediate, I’m guessing it might be because of the smells the boys brought home from the vet clinic. Some bonded pairs of rabbit will even fight if one has been to the vet and comes home smelling a bit different.

Neuters can cause the boys to go a bit crazy for a while as their bodies adjust. It takes about 4 weeks for the hormones to settle at the new lower level. Their smell starts to change also and the girls may react to this.  It might also be due to your girls age as they’re starting to mature. It’s not uncommon for young rabbits to start to fight when they enter puberty even if they are littermates. 

It’s best to keep the boys separate from the girls for now. 1) to avoid fights 2) they can still impregnate Does up to 4 week AFTER neutering. Though at 10 weeks, the girls may be a bit young for that, but best to play it safe.

[LoveChaCha]

Baby rabbits tolerate each other, but after hormones start to kick in, they may not tolerate each other – which is what you are seeing at the moment.

It is best to seperate them, as Jerseygirl said. Get the girl spayed at 6 months, let her relax for a month until all those hormones chill out.

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