And never breed kits from the same kindling with each other. This technique puts the two rabbits together full time from the start.
According to Bunny Hugga it is natural for male and female rabbits to live together.
Can you pair two female rabbits together. Even when neutered their natural drive to create a nest and not have that disturbed by another bunny can cause tension. While it is not impossible to pair two male rabbits together the desire for dominance can lead. I decided on a neutered female Daisy.
The most natural coupling is malefemale because this is how they typically form in the wild. Although less bad due to their lesser natural territorial instincts two female rabbits can often fight also. Pick your pair.
Know which is the best paring. Do not try to pair adult rabbits that are not neutered regardless of sex. In nature most pairings are between males and females.
Because rabbits can be territorial you need to make introductions gradually and gently. However a doe can be bred back to the buck who produced her and the same goes for bucks and the does. If you want to try to do the pairing yourself at home there are some ground rules.
Two baby rabbits under 12 weeks of age that are the same sex or a love at first sight couple can live with each other immediately. 3 Kammie May 9 2010 GSDlover4ever likes this. Sisters from the same litter often get along exceptionally well.
However choosing to have both a female and a male living together makes it that much easier for. Information on introducing two rabbits the bonding process which rabbit pairings are best. Female rabbits can be very territorial in nature.
Provided there is more than enough room more than enough good feed protein defecincies can cause canibalism keeping females together when they have babies is not an issue. We welcome new members please and say hello tell us about your rabbits or ask advice. A male and female pairing will bond with each other very well and it may not be as difficult as trying to bond two female rabbits.
1 Male with another male rabbit in a litter or 2 female rabbits or 1 Male and 1 female rabbit. If the arrival of the litter causes tension between the two females it may be best to let them run around in a separate pen during the day and hutch them separately at night mum returning to the hutch containing her babies which she will only feed for a few minutes during the night anyway. Can Two Female Rabbits Live Together.
Do not throw two rabbits into a cage together and expect them to automatically get along. All other combinations will need to be carefully and gradually introduced. However the most natural and therefore easiest pairing is malefemale.
Ive learnt from experience to have everything ready BEFORE you put the rabbits together. Any combination of rabbits can live together. You can have two females and a male live happily together with no problems if all are neutered including the male and they are bonded properly on neutral territory.
For the best chance of success both should be from the same litter. Together from the start. A good rule of thumb is to mate rabbits of the same breed to each other rather than cross-breeding large and small breeds.
Whether it is malemale femalefemale or malefemale rabbits can learn to live together no matter what sex they are. Hormones play a large role in housing rabbits together and tend to raise the tension in housing situations. We would always recommend you let a good rescue do the pairing for you especially if you have not tried to pair up rabbits before.
There is a higher chance that two female rabbits will fight when compared to doe-buck pairings. Neutering has many benefits see the All About leaflet Rabbits and surgery S10 however if the female rabbit is not a suitable candidate for spaying she could still be paired with a neutered male. If you have a problem registering or accessing an exiting account please post a message in the help section describing the problem.
It is typically the fastest way to bond rabbits but it requires you to be with them full time for at least 1-2 weeks bringing them with you in a carrier if you need to go anywhere out of the home. Can two females live together happy. This is called in-line breeding.
Although two female rabbits are spayed they will try to attack each other. You can keep same sex rabbits together whether its males or females. At this point it is the personality that matters most whereas a male-female pair is best when bonding two rabbits.
Males can also run with them if you are colony breeding but you want to limit it to one male per colony as the males will. Rabbits can live happily in malefemale femalefemale malemale pairings and larger mixed groups. However as long as theyre introduced slowly they should get along just fine.
This will allow the rabbits to get to know each other before being trapped together. Can Two Female Rabbits Live Together. It is much less stressful.
Before bonding I made sure I was fully prepared. Particularly if the rabbits.
