follow up question about hermaphrodite rabbits

Question
Hello Dana,

I wanted to let you know that my rabbit was a doe.  The thing I was seeing was a partial prolapsed uterus.  Honestly in 20 years I had never seen one so I was shocked.  The vet told me that he could understand how it could look like a penis because when you pushed down the uterus would just bulge right out.  She did get spayed and she is doing very well.  He told me that I was lucky because rabbits that have prolapsed uterus's usually get so sick that they die.  I feel very happy now that I spent the money to get her fixed.  

I am wondering something though.  I already have 2 bucks that are both fixed but I have never bonded anything but neutered bucks.  Will they accept her even though she is female?  I wasn't sure if it would work.  I know how to try neutral territory etc.  I am just afraid that even though the bucks are fixed they might try to fight over her.  I was just curious if you had any experience with bonding 2 bucks and a doe.  

Thank you

Melissa

Answer
Dear Melissa,

Wow, that *is* lucky!  It's very true that prolapsed uterus in a rabbit is often fatal, so I'm glad you have a great vet who knew just what to do.  I'll have to remember this if I ever get any other questions about possible hermaphrodites!  (Our Maggie, whom I mentioned to you in the previous answer, is spayed--so fortunately that's not her problem.)

Whether the three rabbits will bond depends primarly on their personalities.  They might get along very well--or not.  And the only way to know is to try a bonding session in a truly neutral territory.  There are many excellent articles on bonding rabbits here:

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

and those should help get you started.  A trio is wonderful, and I hope it works for you!  Just be sure to let the girl recover for at least two weeks from her surgery before you try to make this a happy threesome.  Good luck!

Dana