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introducing a younger female to a another man mini rex help

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Question
ok i bought a male a while ago about 4 months ago well he seemed lonely so i got him a female friend i don't know her age bought her at the mall well when they first met it was fine and about 5 mins later he went crazy trying to you know what to her now shes making noises and not really getting along with him is there a way so that they can be friends lol also if i got him neutered would that help?? but anything you know that will help please tell me i really want them to get along


also shes too young to get pregnant??


heres a few pics to show you you
her
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s104/immaculatedesigns/DSC02147.jpg

him
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s104/immaculatedesigns/DSC02151.jpg


Answer
What cute rabbits, I particularly like the markings on the male.

To answer your question, neutering will help.  And so will spaying the female.  Bonding rabbits works best when everyone has been fixed.  The sexual hormones and tension can really get in the way of things.

And if he hasn't already, your male may start spraying now that there's a girl present.  Neutering will take care of the spraying.

After the spay/neuter is done, it will take about a month for the hormones to completely get out of their system.

Ideally, you'll want to wait until that month is over to try again with the bonding.  But the earliest you want to try is 2 weeks after they've had their surgeries.  Gives everyone time to heal up.

The mounting behavior can be one of two things.  He's REALLY glad you bought a girl in the house.  Or he wants to be the dominant rabbit.  Mounting is one behavior that rabbits use to tell the other rabbits that they are in charge.

But your girl obviously isn't keen on this.

When you try bonding them again, try to find a neutral place to introduce them.  Bathtubs work great, or a room that the rabbits haven't been in also works.  Have a squirt bottle of water handle to break up any fights.

Also, you'll need to be familiar with bunny body language.
If any rabbits puts their ears back and tail up, that indicates a fight is about to occur.  You want to prevent fights before they happen.

Rabbits are social animals and have their own caste system.  Some rabbits get into social rules more than others.  Here's some references for bunny body language and hierarchy:
http://www.paperglyphs.com/rabbits/rabbittalk_hierarchy.html
http://www.paperglyphs.com/rabbits/rabbittalk_insults.html

There's also a trick that a lot of people do to bond their rabbits.  The "stress" the rabbits by taking them on a car ride or "stress" by sitting them on top of the washing machine. I've not tried this myself, but lots of people swear by it.

With some rabbits, bonding comes easily, with others, it can take many months.  But getting both rabbits fixed will improve the chances.

For some good tips on bonding and more bunny body language advice, you can check these sites out:
http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/bond.shtml
http://www.mybunnies.com/bonding.htm

And to answer your other question, rabbits don't have to get very old before they can breed.  A small breed of rabbit, can already be sexually mature at 3 months.  You'll want to have at least one of them fixed before the spend too much more time together.

Have patience and good luck!