Unspayed female rabbits acting aggressive toward neutered male

[krs16]

We have three one-year-old rabbits. Two unspayed females and one neutered male. All three came from the same breeder (though from different litters) and have lived together ever since 10 weeks of age. The male was altered around 4 months of age but the females are  unspayed. There have never been issues between the rabbits before, but the past six weeks I find hair all over the cage now, the females take turns mounting one another and the male, and both seem to be pulling tuffs of hair from the back of the male when mounting him.

First, what IS this behavior? They all three still lay together and take turns grooming one another. So is this OK behavior or aggression?

If it IS aggression, what is causing it and what needs to be done to resolve it? Is spaying the answer or is it unrelated to what’s going on?

[sarahthegemini]

Quite simply, your females need spaying.

[Jessica]

Spaying is the answer, these are hormone driven aggressive behaviors.

[Mikey]

That is aggression and will likely get worse as time goes on, specially with both of them acting out towards one another. Your male may also start to act out in fear from the fur pulling. Echoing the others, you need to spay them both

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