Rabbit aggression

Question
Hi Dana, wow, it's amazing there is such a site all about rabbits! There I was wondering how to get some answers, and I found you guys...BRILLIANT! So to the point, then: My partner and I had a couple of rabbits which we have brought up since babies. We started off with 4 but gave 1 away to a good home as it was getting very aggressive, one died suddenly and then there were two.  Now there is only one.  Our 'baby', well, she was 3 years old, died of shock.  This was especially awful as we just had the other one (both female) spade in a hope to curb her aggression. Too late I'm afraid as she chased Penelope around the yard and fought with her through the night. My partner tried to coax her out from under the house but she wouldn't come. In the morning she was in shock in the front yard. We had seen her in shock before but usually she recovered when we held her quietly and gently. This time she didn't. She died in my parner's arms (I was at work) within 15 minutes of him finding her. I feel awful and am grieving her more than I imagined I would.  I'm wondering what we could do in the future if we have a rabbit showing aggression to another?  Is there a way to stop or reduce it? Or even prevent it? Thanks for your time.

Answer
Dear Shirana,

I am very sorry about your loss.

The best way to avoid aggression in rabbits is to have everyone spayed/neutered.  It's also very important to *bond* the rabbits and never let them fight, as they can fight to the death (as you unfortunately learned).  Please read the articles here:

http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-a=00062824-sp00000000&sp-q=bonding&user=enter...

for help in finding a good match for your surviving bunny.  But she needs to be spayed first, to prevent further disaster.

I hope this helps.

Dana