my flemish boys

[star_king19]

hi i have two male Flemish giants there not quite so giant tho at about 7 to 8 pounds each and almost 2 years old now , i bought them on kijiji from a meat breeder and they were from the same litter they were always together and never had any problems they had a fairly large pen and got free feed of pellets and a large mixing/salad bowl of produce everyday but i thought they needed more space so i let them free roam the backyard as it was fenced in but a few weeks ago they both started spraying there pee and they could get a fair range and they would just relentlessly hump each other constantly and then yesterday i found my one rabbit with a big bite on the tip of his nose it was hanging off his face a little we brought him to the vet and she gave us anti bodies and said had be fine but it would fall off and so i separated them i brought one inside and set him up a pen a the other one is else where but i was wondering if i can re introduce them as i was building a 6 ft by 8 ft by 5 ft hutch thats isolated for winter and was planing on them living in there , i’m thinking they might have just gotten territorial because there was so much space i was wondering what i should do they seem like they could be alright again but the male that attacked still seems like he could be aggressive at some points what would be the best route they aren’t neutered but i didn’t want them to get neutered because i still want them to get bigger i started bulking up there food to see if they could gain more weight they average weight for Flemish is 15 to 20 pounds but if it comes down to it i could get them neutered or would it help if i introduce another rabbit such as a female for them to mate with or would it make it worse ? if you have any follow up questions let me know 

[Bam]

If you are to reintroduce them they must be neutered first. Otherwise they will fight and they could actually kill each other. They would in any case hurt each other very badly.

A female bun would make them super-competitive and even more belligerent. They probably would hurt the female as well and if she survives you’ll have lots and lots of bunny babies, so it’s not an alternative.

If you get your boys neutered, you might be able to reintroduce them after 1-2 months, but there’s no guarantee they’ll ever get along. They fought due to hormones, and it’s what two intact males will do. But if two buns have become real enemies, stopping testosterone by neutering is rarely a cure, , the buns will still be aggressive toward each other.

In nature rabbits have vast areas to run over, so fights end when one male decides to remove himself from the scene. In a cage or another limited space, there’s nowhere to run and hide.

[Deleted User]

Agree with Bam, but about the breed of your buns, are you sure they’re Flemish giants? They could be mixed breeds, especially if they haven’t reached that typical weight of a full grown Flemish. I’m just asking because if they are meant to be 7 pounds and you’ve had them the majority of their lives, and you start feeding them a lot more, they could gain unnecessary weight and have health problems.

[sarahthegemini]

How would bringing in a female “to mate with” help? You need to neuter both boys and then bond them properly. That means keeping them separate, then pre bonding and then commence actual bonding sessions.

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