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my two rabbits

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Question
hi
i have two girl rabbits who are sisters and they have got along fine but lately one has been humping the other one and they both have started to bite me when i pick them up.
When the rabbit humps the other one i try to pull it off or when the rabbit escapes it bites heaps of fur out of the bottom rabbit. Then the bottom rabbit looks really scared and shakes. I would get them spayed or whatever but i want to breed them when they get a little bit older. I asked another vet and they gave me some good information to separate them immediatley and get them spayed and not to breed them but i really want to breed them to you agree with the other vet or can you suggest something different.
Thank you sooooo much for your time
Sam

Answer
hi samantha i would seperate them as they obviously are wanting to mate.when you are ready to mate them put the doe in with the buck not the other way round as the doe will fight him if he's put in her cage.seems as though the vet is just after your money.
dave.