Male rabbit behavior

Question
I have a male rabbit (approx 13-14 months old) who lives inside our house in a nice large cage...he has always been very "hoppy" with a good personality.  We let him out of the cage often.  Lately he seems depressed, won't eat the pellets/food he always loved (now he only romaine lettuce in small amounts), and I've been finding spots of clear/white-ish fluids in his cage...I'm assuming these are "male" type fluids...I've heard neutering is a good idea...will that help in this situation or could this be something completely different?  He always greeted me every morning at feeding time & licked my arm as I put his food in the cage, but now he just sits there, most of the time in his little hide-a-way.  Please help...he's such a loveable bunny.  I want him to be comfortable & happy. (His name is Spanky)

Answer
If he isn't eating his regular foods, and you are seeing some white deposits (which could be excess calcium - rabbits excrete what they don't use), it's likely that he is ill and needs to see a rabbit-knowledgeable veterinarian to figure out what his problem is.

This article might help you to decide if he is sick or not, http://www.rabbit.org/chapters/san-diego/health/sick.html

Neutering would be very helpful to prevent future health issues such as testicular cancer, but that doesn't sound like his problem now.

Kim