New bunny gettinng neutered in morning, only had them 5 days, they constantly snuggle eachother..help

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girl is 7 months old, he is 9 months old, they arent bro/sis, were palced together to see how they got on on friday night, got on famously, we bought them sat night and seem to have settled in well, but he keeps trying to piggy back her! (she has been spayed)..when hes not trying they snuggle together ALL the time, washing eachother, he hides behind her if he doesnt want to come out, she sticks her paws and nose through the hutch when ive got him out and shes still in...so how am i going to make sure theyre both ok firstly tomorrow when hes gone all day at vets and then for however long afterwards while theyre in separate(one above other double hutch) hutches ..TIA

Do you definitely need to have them separated after the operation? When a female is spayed she has to be separated from the male for a couple of weeks because it's a major operation and she could get damaged if the male tries to mount her (internal damage or even ripped stitches). But for males it's literally a couple of quick snips, the whole op is over in a few minutes and he'll have very little in the way of a wound, if anything at all. So I don't think the separate cages will be strictly necessary?

With regards to the period while he's at the vets - ask them if you can bring them both in together. A bonded pair shouldn't be separated unless absolutely necessary, and whenever we take one to the vets we have to take the other, even if it's just a short trip. If you take them in together, they will just leave her in the cage with him (or the one next door) and only take him out for the op itself, which is very quick. The stress of the car journey will also strengthen their bond even further. If you can't take them both in, don't worry too much. Just watch carefully for any aggression when you reintroduce them and they should be fine. The biggest problem is that he will smell different, so rub some of her dirty bedding on him before she sees him.

Hope he gets on OK

thankyou for that.
Vet said because he constantly piggy backs her that wed best seperate them in case he riips his stitches or incase she try to help by licking/biting them..bless...id kitted out the top hutch with woodshaving, straw and hay but then she told me best not to have woodshavings incase they get stuck in stitch area..so just cleared all that out..Girl bunny seems fine, had her out for a stroke and a cuddle, gave her a little brush and a bit of pear..he faired quite well on route this morning, i was walking so had hold of the carrier, had to go via school with dd so lots of little eyes peeping through, but again he was fine and laid quite comfortably when we got to vet...she was lovely and said to ring back at 2pm to check how it went/if we can collect him..am hoping to go after school tonight as i dont think he will be in the mood for nosy little uns after his op!
off to buy them both some treats and essentals tonight as well as a little toy or something to keep them active while split up..can i put normal cuddly teddys in?, just thinking of something for him/her to snuggle?..i know im a lost cause LOL

Ours love the willow toys and dried corn on the cob from pets at home, keeps them busy for hours. And they really enjoy munching that dried grass with herbs in (also from PAH). I wouldn't put a cuddly toy in with him incase he damages himself trying to get active with it in his own special way

Did the vet say how long they need to be separated for? If it were me I'd let them out for a bit of supervised cuddling every day so they don't forget each other.

For his bed, pets at home do a shredded paper bedding and it makes a very soft and hygenic bed (the one shredded into little squares, rather than the long strips that can get tangled round legs). It can be very messy though, so if he's long haired I wouldn't recommend it (we tried it once and our long-haired girl rabbit looked like she'd been to mardi gras - very, very funny at the time, not so funny an hour later when I was still picking it off!). Another option is some fleece blanket or old towels, because they're very warm and you can change them every day to keep them clean. Hay can be a bit sore to lie on so I'd limit his hay/grass to a small pile one corner of the hutch or in a hayrack, just enough to eat each day until he's healed up.

have no advice but amm all ahhh! at the rabbit reaching through the cage.

Thanks Mrs L123, well he's home and so far seems fine ..picked him up just before 7, so got him straight in and snuggled in top hutch, had to race out to PAh as amongst getting all the bedding etc sorted i hadnt clicked that i only had one water bottle! d'oh..so got more of that cottonwool type bedding and some mineral long sticks with dried grass and trests hidden inside .
They hadnt actually taken any notice of other things id mentioned which they said theyd check on while under..one of whihc was a little hard lump on his ear, the vet had a look before i brought him home and removed a kind of white scab from it, she said she thinks its like a skin tag BUT he has a tiny hole straight through his ear??!! ..it doesn bother him at all and is very clsoe to vein so she just said to keep a close eye on it..she showed me the stitches and how to pick him up while healing, i put the cottonwool type bedding in the bedroom area along with half a large clean towel..he had a bit of a clean, ate some of the fresh food id put out..wolfed down some carrot and had a little drink, then got completely snuggled down into the fluffy bedding all cosy toasty warm ...our little girl rabbit seemed a bit offish, not coming over while he was away bless her, she wouldnt come anywhere near the front but when dd came home from school she came forward ...i swapped the kitchen roll holders over so they each have eachothers scent on them and put fluffy bedding and 1/2 towel in for her too so she could stay nice and warm and snuggle in to that.
They said to keep them separate at least until monday when i take him back, then she'll let me know, might have to wait till friday next week or following monday depending on how he's healing..think ill put him in bottom in couple of days and let her hop around outside so they can see/sniff/kiss eachother..he loves to 'kiss' her ..so thankyou for helping me stay sane today 8-0 will check on him again soon and make sure theyre both comfortable for the night 8-) he still looks tired and worn out from op, so will hopefully get a lovely sleep..thanks everyone.x