Injured rabbit while mating

Question
Hi, I have a problem here. While my rabbits are trying to mate, the does run away from the buck, why is that so? and he also accidently injured the does ear? How do I treat the does ear? Please help. Thanks

Answer
Hi Dewi,

I'm not going to be able to help you that much because I don't have enough info from you. From what you have written it does not sound like you have a lot of experience with bonding rabbits or mating them.  

The doe is running away from the buck because of a dominance/sexual issue that needs to be settled.  

You say the ear is injured, but say nothing about what kind of injury it is.  Therefore I can't tell you what to do, other than get your doe to a vet as soon as possible for proper treatment.

I would suggest doing some reading and education before attempting to breed/bond rabbits.  I would actually recommend not breeding at all as there is a serious rabbit overpopulation problem in America and over 40,000 rabbits that were once 'wanted' are euthanized every year.

The House Rabbit Society (www.rabbit.org) has great articles on rabbit behavior, introducing two rabbits together, dominance issues like you are seeing, and basically all aspects of rabbit care.  I hope you can find some time to go there and utilize its vast resources.

Lee