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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 02/06/2008 at 5:15 PM
  E and J
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  We have two Neutered male mini rex rabbits. Oly is a year and two month old and Mack who is just under 6 months old and was fixed two weeks ago. The pair started fighting just before Mack was fixed and then the fighting started getting worse a week after surgery. I should note that Mack seems to be the aggressor and that Oly really seems to miss macks company. We keep them separated now that they have started fighting but before they were very good friends and played all the time. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix the problem of two fighting bunnies? Or does anyone think this is still a hormone issue and if so how long should it take for the hormones to cycle through macks body?
  
  Any help on this topic would be greatly appreciated.
- 02/06/2008 at 6:11 PM
  Scarlet_Rose
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  Hi E & J! Hmm, well even a short separation from one bunny going off to the vet & returning with odd smells about them can cause another bunny to reject the other. It can take up to a month for the hormones to dies down, so you have a ways yet. I think a combination of both things has caused some discourse amongst your rabbits. Have you tried slow introductions with them or did you just put them back together like normal was pre-surgery? If they are not house side-by-side you might want to try that at first and put enough space between so noses don’t get nipped. YOu can also switch cages back & forth so they get used to each others scent again. If it gets too bad, try the stunt-bunny double i.e. stuffed toy with the others’ scent on it too see if the other bun warms up to it. Try slow, supervised introductions and keep a towel handy for separation. You might even want to hold off until the hormones die down. Take a peek at our BONDING section too. I sure hope things settle down for you and your two get to be best buds once again.
- 02/07/2008 at 4:13 AM
  kimberleyanddarren
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  wait for a month after the surgery for all the hormones to be gone then try introducing them as if they have never met.. start the bonding all over again probably the safest option.
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