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Male rabbits in the same cage

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Question
Hello

I was wondering if I get a trio of two month old dwarf cross bunnies would they ahve to be neutered when 5/6 month old? Would neutering them stop them from fighting or would they still fight even if they were neutered?

Answer
Hello

If the males are neutered, they will be less likely to fight, but if the cage is too small, all bets are off.  Rabbits need a LOT of space to get away from each other, and there will undoubtedly be a dominance match-off, even if they are neutered.  If both males have strong, alpha personalities, they will still fight, no matter what.

For tips on bonding rabbits, please go to

www.rabbit.org/

and enter "bonding" in the search engine at the bottom of the page.  A page of articles on bonding rabbits will come up, and these are full of helpful tips.

I hope this helps get you started.  Please write back if you have any other questions.

Dana