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- 01/17/2010 at 10:02 PM
  NickiM
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  Romeo is 10 months and still hasnt gone through the “teenage stage” he is not neutered and is super nice I still want to get him neutered but what does this mean?
- 01/17/2010 at 10:16 PM
  Monkeybun
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  Neutered.. it de-sexes him. Takes away his bits that make him able to make baby buns.
  
  His teenage stage may have been mellow, not all buns go all crazy and rebellious like human teenagers do Moose is a good boy, Monkey went bonkers. It varies
- 01/17/2010 at 10:22 PM
  NickiM
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  lol not what does neutered mean
  
  I meant why he didnt go through his crazy stage, I saw no change at all, but i guess thats good. Should I still definetly get him neutered
- 01/17/2010 at 10:27 PM
  Monkeybun
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  Wasn’t sure, so I thought I’d say lol.
  
  Definitely get him neutered still, its better for him in the long run. Just cuz he hasn’t gone through the bad teenage stage, doesn’t mean he won’t at some point, or that he wont change at another point.
- 01/17/2010 at 10:37 PM
  NickiM
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  thanks
- 01/18/2010 at 12:40 AM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  Yes still go for the neuter-it’s not all behavior but health and well being too
  And some buns don’t go through a real brat stage-some will and some won’t and their are varying degrees of that
- 01/18/2010 at 10:32 PM
  vaderslave
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  well, neutering takes away any chance of reproductive cancer, since his bits are gone and the longer he’s alive, the better his chances are of getting it, so you’re better off getting him neutered to reduce problems with his junk
- 01/20/2010 at 8:04 PM
  tiasmith123
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  You have really mentioned very good and useful thins in the post and I am glad to be the part of it.
  
  Tia Smith
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- 01/21/2010 at 7:50 AM
  hooty22
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  Yeah, Felony never went nuts either. He’d been with me since he was 4 weeks old. He turned 3 in October, and I’ve never seen him even attempt to hump anything.
- 01/21/2010 at 4:34 PM
  KytKattin
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  Also consider this; if you ever want to get another rabbit, or you do end up with another rabbit unexpectedly he won’t feel the need to breed/dominate/attack the other rabbit as much. Plus, that needing to breed thing will just go away. I mean, I think it would kind of suck to have the hormones driving me to breed and absolutely no outlet for it. Even if he is well behaved, that is still a part of him. And in addition to all that, getting him fixed will eliminate unexpected swings in personality based on those “need to breed” hormones. So if he does start acting strange you will know that it is for some other reason than being unneutred. I think BB’s Jack is a great example of that! I think it turned out to be a huge bladder stone that caused his crazy, humping behavior towards Vivian. If he had not been neutered it probably would have just been assumed it was just a male rabbit being a male rabbit!
- 01/21/2010 at 4:40 PM
  MirBear
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  i know this isnt my forum but im going to ask a quick question anyways.. if you have a male AND a female rabbit but you only have enough mony to fix one which do you recomend gets fixed first.. male or female?
- 01/21/2010 at 5:48 PM
  Monkeybun
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  Female for the cancer risk.. but definitely both as soon as possible.
- 01/22/2010 at 2:09 AM
  KatnipCrzy
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  female- male can still impregnate up to 30 days AFTER surgery- weird, huh? But once a female is fixed- it is a done deal- no babies.
- 01/22/2010 at 5:41 AM
  Beka27
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  Posted By MirBear on 01/21/2010 04:40 PM
  i know this isnt my forum but im going to ask a quick question anyways.. if you have a male AND a female rabbit but you only have enough mony to fix one which do you recomend gets fixed first.. male or female?
  
  It doesn’t matter if it’s not your thread… you can still ask questions! :o)
  
  ABSOLUTELY FEMALE!!!!! And the male as soon as you can after that. They won’t be able to be bonded until both are fixed. You may see some undesirable behaviors form the male too since he’ll be able to smell the female.
- 01/22/2010 at 8:18 AM
  Sarita
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  Well, I’m going to recommend that if you cannot afford to fix both, you should not get a pair. I’m not sure if you are asking because you would intend to get the other fixed later or not. But really if it’s a question of affordability to get a rabbit altered, I have to wonder what your financial situation will be in the event of illness in the future.
- 01/22/2010 at 1:27 PM
  MarkBun
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  I don’t believe leaving a male in tact will cause any additional health issues – it is mostly for behavioral issues that either exist or can come up. They will definitely come up if you introduce another rabbit into the mix – no matter what sex it is.
- 01/22/2010 at 8:52 PM
  jerseygirl
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  Mirbear, I ditto everyone. Def get the spay done. Down the track you can always adopt an already neutered/spayed rabbit which is a bonus!
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