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We strongly recommend neutering of both male and female
rabbits to promote happy and healthy rabbit keeping.
Neutering rabbits not only allows happy mixed sex groups
of rabbits to be kept without risk of unwanted breeding,
it also controls aggression and in the case of females
prevents uterine cancer, which is very common.
Once male rabbits become sexually mature they become
aggressive and rivalry between them often result in
fighting.
Unneutered does can also be aggressive and are almost
constantly in season. If left unchecked rabbits can
produce around 3 litters a year with an average of 7
kits per litter. This certainly has the potential to
increase the already high number of unwanted rabbits.
Bucks can be neutered as soon as their testicles appear
(around 14-16 weeks) and does at around 6 months in
larger breeds and 4 months in dwarf breeds.
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