Yes, yes I do! I'm going to be getting my bunbun in fourteen days, but I need some advice following something that the lady who runs the petshop told me.

Right. I am going to be getting a mini lop [ [x] ] rabbit soon, and it's going to be a few weeks of age. It is going to be female and is going to be a "house bunny". It is going to live in a cage in my room [I have a big enough cage, space is not a problem].

The petshop lady told me that because rabbit's tend to get overly hormonal I'd need to get her neutered. I thought that would be fine until I saw how EXPENSIVE that is. And I'm currently without a job, and I have no way of affording anything like that.

What I ask of you is this; How can I keep it so that my bunny likes to be handled, without getting her neutered? Or is there no way of that happening and will have to put up with a grumpy bunbun for the rest of her days?

Thank youuu.

We have two females, and they never got neutered, females are pretty much like that, they're really independent. And it's more expensive for the females then males. Lots of people don't ever neuter their females. And no, there is no way for them to calm down without neutering, that I know of. As long as you socialize them at a young age, they'll be fine. When they get older they will get more used to being handled.

She will warm up to you, they show affection in different ways, our females will lay by your feet or lay down next to you when you're watching TV or something. And no rabbit really likes to be held, it's not very natural for them to have their feet off of the ground. Our three year-old male didn't like it until he was that age, and some males are the opposite, they love to be held. They each have their own personalities.

Hope that helped a little bit, good luck on your rabbit. ^^

Thank you, that was really helpful. I was hoping that being handled from a young age would mean that she won't bite me/kick me/scratch me, but I'm willing for a couple of war wounds from her. I just wished that I could afford the bloomin' operation. Ah well, if it can't be helped then I'll cope.

Thank you! :3

We raised three regular-sized female lops, a female angora and a female meat rabbit a few years ago, all of them weren't neutered. All but one, and that one was a really strange rabbit, were not cuddly, cute little buddies that we could pick up and handle, they were too independent and too moody. They were still good pets, but they were kept outdoors in their own hutch with large cages and a huge outdoor run for them to exercise and interact in. I could never see any of them being indoor bunnies, and never be the kind of pet you could pick up and pat.

My one sister now has a rescue bunny, who is most likely a pure-bred Netherland dwarf, and who was neutered when she was rescued as a young rabbit. She's infinitely more personable than our old rabbits, despite the crap she went through before we got her. We can handle her, she lives just fine in a large cage and with a small amount of exercise outside of it each day, and she doesn't have the foul mood swings our old rabbits would sometimes get.

For all that, I recommend the neutering, as expensive as it is. If you really want a cuddly, docile bunny, it's the best bet you have. Handling them young does help a lot, but my sister's rabbit was locked in a dark, dirty cage for most of her life before we got her, and even she is friendly after being fixed.

lol hormonal bunny wtf.

I have rabbits, my sister and I show them, and what the heck, they're never hormonal. Just play with her and hold her alot. And take good care of her ears.

Aww, cute bunny!

I had a bunny when I was younger, we never had him neutered, as long as she's handled at a young age I think that she'll be just fine. (:

I recommend the spaying. I really do.

I have three rabbits, two males and a female. Only one male is neutered. The other pair have been handled since they were little and they were fine until their rabbit puberty. :/ The boy stayed okay, but the girl is more vicious than a police attack dog. XD The neutered boy is the most snuggly thing ever, though. c:

There are also other problems, such as cancer((in either genders)). Also once she's reached bunny puberty she could lose her litter training and it can be difficult to train her back.

Also be aware that her gender could be wrong, since she's only a few weeks old...and comes from a pet store. Gender isn't definite until around three months, unless done by a very very good vet. If it is and she's actually a boy you could have more problems.