Male & Female together in cage…

[Kate]

I posted recently thinking my male rabbit had mites b/c he was missing a lot of hair on the back of his neck, however I just realized its the female pulling his hair out.

I have a male and female together.  They are brother and sister and the male is neutered.  The male is SUPER chill and laid back.  They run together all day in my yard and when I put them back in their cage at night, the female gets very aggressive and is constantly humping the male.  She chases him all around the cage and latches on to the back of his neck, trying to hump him.  She even grabs on to him so hard that he literally pulls her around the cage.  Is this normal behavior and okay?  It only lasts for maybe 3-5 minutes and then she gives up.  But I feel bad for the male rabbit- he is missing a lot of hair on the back of his neck and even his side.  Would it help if we spayed her too?  They are only a year old and I cant imagine the male rabbit having to deal with this for the next 10 years of his life.  Will it ever stop or are the females constantly in heat???  

[Rio and Buns]

Yes, when females aren’t spayed they can get just as aggressive, hormonal, and territorial as unneutered males. Please separate them until you get her spayed, for your other bunny’s sake… the poor thing. And even then you will have to do a whole pre-bonding and bonding process a month or two after the spay (giving her hormones time to completely die down) before they can potentially be put back with each other again.

[Deleted User]

I completely agree with Rio. Females are notoriously violent and territorial. Both bunnies need to be fixed in order to be bonded. Not only that but your girl can have false pregnancies if she’s unspayed, which can cause her a lot of stress.

[jerseygirl]

Yes, her being spayed will absolutely help. She may still be the more dominant of the 2 but she won’t be as intense.
The fur at the back of his neck is probably where she holds on, using her teeth.

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