Claire, Snowball and Snowflake

[user 11130]

Hello
Snowball and Snowflake are about 28 months old and are brother and sister and Mr and Mrs.

 

[ladysown]

I assume they are neutered/spayed? Otherwise living together you'd have too many kits!

 

[user 11130]

I assume they are neutered/spayed? Otherwise living together you'd have too many kits!

Yes. He is sorted
I want to get another little rabbit so would need to make sure this one is sorted as well.
Mrs is not spayed yet but I will not let that happen.

 

[Robochelle]

Best to make sure to get the Mrs spayed eventually. When we talked to the vet about if neutering really did extend the life expectancy of a bun, he said that for males, it maybe extends by a negligible amount, but for females it was a phenomenal difference.

Unspayed does (mated or not) tend to develop reproductive cancer by age 5, so spaying can potentially double or triple their lifespan!

 

[user 11130]

Best to make sure to get the Mrs spayed eventually. When we talked to the vet about if neutering really did extend the life expectancy of a bun, he said that for males, it maybe extends by a negligible amount, but for females it was a phenomenal difference.

Unspayed does (mated or not) tend to develop reproductive cancer by age 5, so spaying can potentially double or triple their lifespan!

Yes, you are right apparently.
Does are said to be vulnerable to uterine cancer so probably better safe than sorry.
I thought it might be does that are being used to produce litters for the purpose of meat, fur etc that would be more likely to get the uterine cancer and I worry about taking her to the vet. The veterinary nurse said it is kinder to Snowflake to have her spayed so that's what I will be doing.
The photo is a ladybird caterpillar.

 

[user 11130]

 

[Sagebrush]

Welcome to the forums! I do have to say that Ladybird beetles are quite helpful in the garden though.

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

Unspayed does (mated or not) tend to develop reproductive cancer by age 5, so spaying can potentially double or triple their lifespan!

I hear people say that (mostly the pet rabbit people, really) but I've never heard any case of a Doe getting it

 

[user 11130]

I hear people say that (mostly the pet rabbit people, really) but I've never heard any case of a Doe getting it

Hello.
Thank you for your message.
Do you mean spayed or unspayed does that you have never known to have gone down with this?

 

[dlynn]

I hear people say that (mostly the pet rabbit people, really) but I've never heard any case of a Doe getting it

I too wonder. In humans they claim having babies and nursing them is supposed to decrease chance of cancers. Rabbits are made to breed(lots). So I wonder if this is a bigger issue in pets?

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

I too wonder. In humans they claim having babies and nursing them is supposed to decrease chance of cancers. Rabbits are made to breed(lots). So I wonder if this is a bigger issue in pets?

That would maks sense