Is it okay to put a female rabbit with a neutered male?

Answer 1

Please consider getting your female rabbit neutered too. 80% of female rabbits over 5 get uterine adenocarcinoma (a type of womb cancer) which is fatal.

Yes, you can, but it won't be easy. I own 3 rabbits, 2 boys and my first girl and they all live together in a very big run my dad made especially for them; but the difference is that my 2 boys are the sons of my girl. I have had a male and a female before and they lived in the same run together, but I had to slowly introduce them to each other, gradually working the time up that they spent together until she would accept him in her run. you always bring him to her hutch, never bring her to his hutch. you might want to see veterinary advice, or get a quality rabbit book that has the necessary information you need in it, then you can keep referring to this every time you need help.

Answer 2

It isn't recommended to put unaltered (unspayed or unneutered) rabbits with other rabbits because doing so usually leads to fighting.

Rabbits are individuals and sometimes they get along or don't get along for indiviudal reasons, so it's impossible to guess whether two particular bunnies will fight -- but this kind of situation usually leads to fighting, so it isn't recommended. You may hear of people who've had success with this arrangement in the past but that doesn't mean it will work for you.

When rabbits aren't altered, their sexual hormones are active and these generally lead to negative behaviours like aggression (such as fighting) and destruction (such as spraying urine and messy litter habits).

Unaltered females in particular are also at risk of illness:

• Unaltered females go through "false pregnancies" where they pull their fur and make nests, even though they aren't pregnant. These false pregnancies are stressful for them and this can compromise their health over time. Bunnies are very susceptible to illness and disease when they're under stress.
• Also, there is a rather high rate of uterine cancer in unaltered females. It's widely recommended to spay rabbits so that they can't get uterine cancer. (The treatment for uterine cancer involves spaying them so you may as well just do it as prevention.)

Whenever you'd like to put bunnies together, you have to give them time to "bond," even if they're both altered. Sometimes two rabbits simply won't get along and you won't be able to safely keep them together. Bonding rabbits isn't always a simple process: don't just throw the rabbits together! Do research before introducing new rabbits to each other. There are tons of resources online that can help you -- just type "bonding rabbits" into a search engine.

Answer 3

Well, first of all, the female way of saying it is "spayed", not "neutered". And it's better to neuter the male first, even though the female has been spayed, so that the female doesn't get hurt in anything the male will try to do, and after being neutered, the male should have less of an attitude for a safer rabbit couple. :)

Answer 4

No, if you mean can two female rabbits mate to become pregnant, they can't! A male and female must mate within the time that the female rabbit is 'on heat' for the female to become pregnant.

Answer 5

All rabbits, neutered, spayed or unaltered need their own cage . They are very territorial and will fight.

Answer 6

Every rabbit should have it's own cage, period.

Answer 7

No, they will most likely end up kicking, scratching, biting, and jumping on one another. Rabbits are solitary animals.