Sentences with phrase «male rabbits spray»

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Prevention of urine spraying Both male and female rabbits spray urine on vertical surfaces to mark their territory.

Un-neutered male rabbits are more likely to be territorial and will want to mark spots, they may also spray urine which can get very messy and leave a lot of odour.

Male rabbits, especially the dwarf varieties, may become aggressive when they reach sexual maturity and may exhibit excessive biting and spraying of urine.

It's very important to neuter male rabbits to prevent aggression, urine spraying, reproduction and reproductive cancers.

When they hit puberty, around 6 months of age, many male rabbits will start spraying urine and humping everything that moves.

If you have a single male rabbit, and he isn't spraying or humping, he is using his litterbox, and you don't plan on getting another rabbit, then he does not need to be neutered.

For male rabbits, neutering is recommended to prevent aggressive behavior and urine spraying.

Neutering male rabbits can reduce hormone - driven behavior such as lunging, mounting, spraying, and boxing.

While both male and female rabbits can spray urine on vertical surfaces to mark their territory, males are 10 times more likely to do so.

Unneutered male rabbits often spray to mark territory and will commonly «hump» everything in sight when they are sexually mature — an unpleasant behavior, especially if they are humping your leg!

However, some male rabbits have a tendency to become aggressive in their adolescence (8 - 18 months of age) and can also start spraying urine on vertical surfaces outside the toilet area to mark their territory.

Frequent inappropriate urination (especially «spraying» urine on vertical surfaces) can be seen as normal behavior in sexually mature intact male and female rabbits that are marking their territory.

Male rabbits tend to have issues with urine spraying, territorial marking with urine, and aggressive behavior.

When spayed / neutered, rabbits become less aggressive and territorial, males stop spraying, litterbox habits improve, there are no accidental babies, and cancer risk decreases significantly.

This is essential in preventing uterine cancer in females, unpleasant and aggressive behavior in males including spraying, and unwanted pregnancies (a female rabbit can have a new litter of kits every 30 days!).

In addition, a male rabbit that is spraying or marking his territory with urine, «humping» everything and everyone in his environment incessantly, or acting aggressively would be a good candidate for a neutering.