Could you tell me the breed of Bunny and Clyde by chance?

[dutchhollow]

Keep a very close eye on them, females can (ime will) become very territorial and aggressive with each other when they mature. Odds are you will need two separate cages. I don't know if they get along better if they are spayed or not.

 

[Heat]

Thanks for the tip dutchhollow. I will keep an eye on them. At what age are they considered 'mature'?

So far they are very loving towards each other. The smaller one (Bunny) will actually try to 'protect' Clyde when I go to pick her up (just by laying over her and looking at me). Right now they have a fenced off area in my kitchen with a dog carrier as their 'nestbox/litter box' and they do really well and containing their mess in the carrier and will lounge together outside of it, generally in the timothy hay I have laid out for them. lol

 

[Dutchgirl]

Most people advise to separate rabbits at 3-4 months. They are able to reproduce at 3 months, but it is very, very highly recommended that you wait until at least six months, eight months for the giants.

 

[Heat]

Most people advise to separate rabbits at 3-4 months. They are able to reproduce at 3 months, but it is very, very highly recommended that you wait until at least six months, eight months for the giants.

Is this if you don't know there sexes or just in general? I have 2 girls, that are just over 2 months old. I really don't want to separate them unless I have to.

 

[Bunnylady]

Rabbits may get along splendidly for a long time, or not. Often, at about 4 to 6 months of age, a doe begins to get territorial, and a more dominant animal may attack a subordinate one. I remember one doe whose "best friend in the whole world" took a chunk of hide the size of a postage stamp off of her backside. If neither of your rabbits have particularly strong personalities, they may continue to get along just fine - only time will tell. I have had does that stayed together for a year or more with no problems. All I can say is, if you see any signs of aggression, I'd separate them straight away, because rabbits can do horrible things to each other with their teeth and claws.

Another reason that breeders usually separate does before they achieve sexual maturity, is that dominant rabbits will often "ride" any more subordinate animals they are caged with. A doe that has been mounted by another rabbit (male or female) may experience a false pregnancy, with the doe acting just like a pregnant doe, even to making a nest and pulling fur. If you are absolutely, positively sure that both of yours are does, you may still see one making a nest from time to time. Be warned, though, that rabbits are notoriously difficult to sex at a young age. By 10 weeks, you should be able to tell, but rabbit people joke about getting visits from the "sex change fairy."

 

[Ally Rose]

Yeah i dont really know why but female rabbits are really aggressive. They can punch- no joke!

 

[Heat]

I am definitely keeping an eye on the girls. They have a lot of room to run and jump around in so they seem happy so far. They even go as far as running and jumping in the air, which is rather entertaining

We actually acquired yet another 'little' girl.

This is Miss Athena...

Athena is a Flemish Giant/American Chinchilla cross... she is 8 weeks old and the other two (Bunny; brown and Clyde; black) are 10 weeks

She definitely out sizes them, leading me to think the other two girls are of a medium sized breed to smaller breed.

Hopefully I won't have to give them 3 areas but I am prepared!

 

[Ally Rose]

ATHENA IS SO CUTE!!!! i love big bunnies