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- 04/19/2018 at 1:30 PM
  0luciel00 17 posts
  So, for the past few weeks or months, my doe has been really aggressive. She’s wasn’t bad at first, but now she growls like mad when we go to touch her, and when I picked up my buck, who lives underneath her, she started to bare her teeth bc I opened the hutch to check her water bowl. I’m not sure why she’s suddenly so aggressive! I’m not sure if it’s hormones because she’s over a year old.
- 04/19/2018 at 1:34 PM
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  Didn’t you have this problem a while ago too? Honestly if she’s being aggressive and she’s not spayed, yes it’s hormones. They don’t simply go away once they turn a year old. The only thing that will calm her aggressive behaviors is getting spayed. If your boy is still not neutered that will cause her to act out even more.
  
  I remember you saying you were tight on money. There are programs for low cost surgeries. Maybe you could look into those or even a payment plan with your vet.
- 04/19/2018 at 1:35 PM
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  Unfortunately It is likely to be hormones if she is over a year old and it’s been happening for a few months and particularly if she has a buck living underneath her. If neither are spayed or neutered this problem will continue.
- 04/19/2018 at 1:43 PM
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  I don’t want to come across as rude, but after seeing A&Bs response I’ve checked out your previous posts and it seems like you’ve been told all this a few months back so I’m really not sure what you need explaining. It looks like you’ve had a lot of very useful information. Or has your situation changed and things still haven’t got better? Maybe you could clarify if so, then people aren’t repeating themselves.
- 04/19/2018 at 1:47 PM
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  Another potential problem if both still are not fixed is she could be experiencing another false pregnancy, which again like we said the last time, is extremely stressful for her and will cause her to become extremely aggressive and territorial. Are they able to touch each other at all? Because bunnies can mate through bars and things like that, so she could also be actually pregnant, which again would cause similar issues.
- 04/19/2018 at 1:51 PM
  0luciel00 17 posts
  She’s neutered now. And no, they can’t touch each other. Sorry, I forgot to mention she’s been neutered now.
- 04/19/2018 at 1:54 PM
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  How long ago? After being fixed bunnies can have hormone spikes for 1-2 months, up to 6 months for some females. Which means you’ll have to be patient while her hormones level out. Is he fixed now too? If not, that would also be causing problems because hormonal bunnies can give off “vibes” if you will that can make the other bunny seem hormonal.
- 04/19/2018 at 1:57 PM
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  How long has it been since she’s been spayed? And is the boy neutered? (Sorry, didnt see A&B’s response! Lol)
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