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She needs a companion

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Question
Hello
        I've got a year old dwarf lop doe. She is very out going but I'm starting to feel that human companionship isnt enough for her.I have two freinds who also have rabbits that she gets on well with so I know she wouldnt be aggresive towards another rabbit. She has just had her first litter of Kittens and instead of buying another rabbit I was going to keep one of her offspring. After the babys are weaned I am going to get her neutered but my worry is that I have looked at the babys and I think they are all male can a doe and buck live together if they have both been neutered?
Thank you for your time in answering my Questions
    
                              Richard

Answer
I have successfully bonded a number of male/female pairs of rabbits once they have both been spayed and neutered.

You can read more about doing this at http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/introductions.html

Remember that the baby may not be ready to be neutered for several months, once he gets hormonal you will need to have him neutered and they may fight while he does what boy bunnies just naturally do until he is neutered.  So you may have to temporarily separate them until he is neutered.

Other than that as long as they like each other there shouldn't be a problem.

Kim