I was reading in my Smithsonian Handbook of Mammals that \"Males are known to protect juveniles, irrespective of paternity, from females, who may attack and even kill any strange young.\" Is it possible to put a bunny in with a grown buck?
I would advise against that practice. In the wild, the Smithsonian Handbook observation is probably accurate, but rabbits are also very territorial and an aggressive buck (some are more so than others), may take a dim view of a young stranger in his cage. Rabbits (just like people) are individuals, so I\'m sure there are cases out there where a buck has allowed a young rabbit to share his cage with no problem, however, I have known of a buck (belonging to a friend of mine in CO), that actually killed a doe that had been placed in his cage for breeding. This type of behavior is certainly not usual, but I think I would much rather err on the side of caution.
Now a neutered male
might be a different story as many Angora Rabbit ranchers frequently keep several neutered animals together or with does in community cages.
Charlcie Gill
Zodiac Rabbitry
Astoria, OR
http://www.zodiacsatins.com