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poliphilo ([personal profile] poliphilo) wrote2011-03-18 11:50 am

We've Been Labouring Under A Misapprehension

 Hmmm....

Turns out our two girly bunnies are boys. That would explain two things. 1. The friendliness. 2. The ultra-violence. Hopefully neutering will sweeten their dispositions.

The manager of the shop who sold us them as certified females has expressed his sorrow by making us a gift of some rabbit food and bedding. We didn't want to cause a stink, but we thought he ought to know.

Castration costs less than spaying- so there's an upside. 

They'll keep their names. Shally and Shaz (short for Shalimar and Sharon) are sufficiently gender-neutral.

[identity profile] pondhopper.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I really hope the neutering works. I have found that with dogs, neutering helps but doesn't curb the territorial instincts that arise. Maybe it's different with bunnies.

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm hoping they'll work out who's the king of the warren and then settle down. Rabbit society is very hierarchical.

[identity profile] endlessrarities.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Rabbit ultra-violence! I just had visions of a bunny Alex giving 'the look'.

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
We had a rabbit a few years back whom we christened Little Alex. He was so violent we had to return him to the shop.