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more then one

22 11:23:56

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Thanks for yuor help, I have been to that website before but thoguht I'd ask around for deffinate anwsers anyway, I was wondering that if I have an adult male(neutered) can I add two baby females from the same litter? would the females fight without being spayed? Heres a better idea if I haev a neutered adult male can I add another baby male and have him nuetered when he comes of age without fights?

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Hello, I have found the most adorible blue tort holland lop bunny, he/she will be coming home in five weeks(seems like a long time to me :), Not sure of the sex yet but the breeder can tell me in about another week or two. I want to breed holland lops just a littter or two and then have the parents altered and possibly the babies I will have kept... I know you probaly think I shouldnt breed.... and I may not but would like to. anyway I was wondering that if I have this bunny altered and get another bunny and alter him when hes old enough can they live together? I'd love to have several bunnies that get along in a large cage would this be at all possible? what sexes would be better mixed? Also I plan to get this cage for the one bunny it is 36" wide, 16" deep & 18" tall with a wire bottom and pull out pan... will this be ok? also does the cage need to be lifted off the floor? How much time will my bunny need out of her cage everyday? Any extra advice would be great, thanks,
Answer -
If you get all the rabbits spayed and neutered, or at least the males neutered, then yes, they could all live together provided that they all like each other.  Bunnies have a hierarchy and will fight viciously sometimes to establish that.  There is good information at www.rabbit.org about bonding if you would like to check that out.

I've done all combinations of genders, generally sisters and male/female pairs do best.

For one bunny that cage might be a little small, but, if you make sure the bunny has several hours of out of cage time every day it can work.  Generally pull out pans pull out from the front and you don't have to lift the cage.

You might also check out http://www.rabbit.org/care/new-bunny-index.html for answers to questions you might not yet have thought of.

Kim

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Some adult rabbits do well with babies and others don't, and you can't tell until you get them together.  Two females from the same litter likely won't fight, but whether the adult would attack them is another question entirely.

All you can really do is try, and if the adult attacks the baby or babies keep them separated.

Kim