Buck attacks doe?!

[cereshill]

We have a pure creme d'argent doe that is breeding age. I put her in with Claude and he attacked her--chasing her ripping fur with his feet and teeth! He has been a steady breeder with our other rabbits and is more than willing to mount every other doe.
What gives? She is most definately a she---checked multiple times.

I cannot figure it out.

 

[MaggieJ]

How old is she?

Could be he just doesn't like her, but this is more common in does than bucks. I know you've checked and she appears to be a doe, but I wonder if she is perhaps one of those ambiguous rabbits we've heard about. Maybe she has a hormonal imbalance and doesn't smell right.

Can you try her with another buck and see what happens?

 

[cereshill]

I put her with her brother and she is fine. he mounts her although she won't lift. She has not been bred so I can understand her reticence, but the issue with Claude is puzzling.

 

[R.Pines]

Sounds like she just isnt ready even if her number age says so. He maybe can smell that in her.
I would cage them side by side for awhile and try again.

 

[cereshill]

we will wait another month.