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Why does my unspayed female rabbit attract other rabbits by smell?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Female | spayed | 1.5 lbs

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Answered By Todd Cecil

Veterinarian

Published on February 1st, 2019

Female intact (non-spayed) rabbits have hormonal cycles and release pheromones in the urine. Other rabbits can detect this through smell and will attracted to the rear end of your rabbit. As an addition, rabbits have a high incidence of uterine cancer and should be spayed.

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