Spray Smell

Question
Dear Amy,
My young male is beginning to reach maturity and is becoming sexually active.  He likes to spray my female rabbit before attempting to mate.  The problem for me is that his spray smells really bad.  My female doesn't seem to like it either.  She doesn't like to clean herslef very much after he sprays her.  Is there a way to help my female rabbit get the smell off easier?  And what can help my room smell better after?  Thank you for your time.

-Samantha

Answer
That is great to hear, I hope you understand my concern, even as someone who breeds rabbits I all to often hear of pet rabbits breeding due to the owners not understanding rabbit reproduction, and so I always stick a little note in my answers so that people can become better bun parents lol. OH I also did some research on removing stains etc from rabbit fur and found that some people have really good luck with dry shampoo's made for rabbits or kittens.

Good Luck









I am going to assume that you have normal furred rabbits, because it is not a good idea to bath a rabbit in water (like a tub bath you would give a dog) I suggest getting cotton rag (washrag) damp and using that to rub on the fur in the direction of hair growth to remove the urine that the male sprayed her with.  

As for your room, I suggest a detailed clean of the cages using hot water and white vinegar mixture to get rid of smell then clean your walls if possible.  Shampooing your carpet (or mopping wood floor) with a product designed to remove pet smells is the best.


I assume the rabbits are separated if not I highly suggest either getting both rabbits de-sexed or please be a responsible owner and do some research on rabbit breeding.  As a breeder, I feel that I am responsible for ever rabbit that I bring into the world, because of that I take extra time and effort to not over breed, to be responsible with my breeding schedule and to take the female rabbits health and personalities into consideration at EVERY breeding.  I only breed what I know I can either use or sell, I never make a profit, and I am lucky to break even.

As a breeder I tend to end up with rescues on a regular basis, mostly they are rabbits that someone has bred and doesn't know anything about breeding rabbits and end up with 3 or 4 litters in under 6 months and unhealthy rabbits because of it.  Female rabbits can and do get pregnant immediately after giving birth if the male has access to her, leaving the male in the cage can cause the female to either kill her young or the male due to rabbits being very territorial animals.  

I am going to suggest some websites that will be a great benefit to you if you are going to be having baby rabbits soon.

http://www.welshrabbitry.com/birth.html

Good Luck
Amy

Please do some research