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Behavior Issues

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Question
I have two Holland lops that are indoor and outdoor rabbits. One female and one male. Lately, our male rabbit (Romeo) has been acting out - peeing and chewing on furniture, pooping everywhere and the most bothersome issue is he has been mounting the female (Juliet) and biting her back. She has scabs all over her back from him. We thought he was bored so we have bought toys, changed their play pin around with more ramps and obstacles and he has still been acting out. Any advice??

Answer
Hello Alex !
well your rabbits  sound like they are mature and the buck wants  or has already bred her  the bucks some times bite the does neck when they are breeding so You may be havinig babies soon. that explains thhis bab behaivior.
Hope it all gets better. if you do not want babies and want him to stop  you may want to get him fixed.
Good luck ...
Dan