Has anyone experience of Netherland drawf rabbits being non-bitey - or experience of two neutered males together?

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Just trying to sort out the children's pets before we go on holiday.

Long story short: guinea pig died last week, rabbit castrated and now needs new rabbit to replace. I'm apprehensive about female rabbits as have heard they can be quite nasty and can go for the person feeding them when hormonal (don't see point of pets the children are scared of) - but have option of rescue rabbit 1/2 netherland drawf, 3 months old female, or rescue males we could castrate and hope for the best with (but understand they could fight).

Thanks

2 males just won't work. A neutered female is usually no problem. Unneutered females can be aggressive and territorial. They should always be neutered as if not are highly likely to get cancer.

Hi, I have a nethie dwarf male and he is the most gorgeous gentle little bunny. HE'S 8 now. Also got a female mini rex who can be quite feisty but also very loving. She's 7.

Fernie - that's what I thought but the woman at the rabbit rehoming place said it can work sometimes if both are castrated.

I thought Netherland Drawfs could be funny temperamentally - the one we saw was half ND and half something else. Glad to hear they can be OK

It's easiest to bond a neutered male and female, but there's no doubt two neutered males can work too, as can two neutered females.

In my experience and that of those I know, rabbits are very rarely aggressive when kept properly and treated with respect. (Eg. Most don't really like being picked up although they'll tolerate it, although I wouldn't think it unreasonable for a rabbit to bite if it was grabbed or not used to being picked up)

However, I wouldn't be keen to take a rabbit from a rescue that was allowing in neutered rabbits to be homed unless there was a very good reason for it. Most reputable rescues will not home rabbits without neutering them first.

Are you putting your bunny into Boarding when you go on holiday?

Would the re-homing (where the female bunny lives) take your boy to 'Bunny Date' them while he boards there?
They could put the female and your male into a neutral area to let them bond?
Then when you come back you should (if it goes well) come back to 2 happy rabbits.

Thanks for all the ideas. Unfortunately rabbit has post-op complication, so won't be boarding or else he could have had an enjoyable week dating!

I'm still liking the idea of two males and wonder if a baby male would mean that current rabbit retains dominance (or don't rabbits work like guinea-pigs in that respect?). I guess though there could be problems when the second one reached sexual maturity.

I didn't realise that Midori - most of the rescue places I have spoken to seem to have unneutered ones.