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latley i found my two rabbits matin but they are brother and sisters i just want to know if that is healthy and should i split them up or would the just cuase seperation anxiety and one more thing my rabbits never want to get out of there cage i would leave the door open hours at a time but they never want to leave there cage

It is perfectly fine for them to mount each other. Are they fixed? Then, it is just a dominance thing. If it isn't then I would fully suggest getting them both fixed.

How big is your hutch. If it is rather small then they need to be taken out every day. If it is bigger then you should still take them out, but not as often, if they don't want to. It could just be because they don't like being held. Maybe you should try getting them used to being held.

there not fixed so are they allowed to in-breed cuz i took measure into my own hand and found some freinds that would like rabbits to and the hutch is pretty darn big its about 7 foot in legth and 2 foot in hieghth and 2 foot in width. there hutch has got a pretty large shelter for them to hide in lots of toys 2 hammock that they all ways use, 2 litter box 1 hay bowl (not quite a bowl its pretty big) 1 food dish and 1 water bowl. so my main question is that are the allowed to in-breed there brother and sister so i dont know if thats rite. and will the babys be de-formed

Generally the babies will not be deformed, but if there is a problem in their line, it will be more likely to show up in a brother-sister mating. Common genetic problems in rabbits are bad teeth (crooked) and split penis (does not affect the rabbit's health, but can affect its ability to breed). Other problems that are less common, but do still occur, are seizures, cataracts, ectropion and entropion (curing out and in, respectively, of the eyelids), spina bifida, ataxia, paralytic tremor, and hemolytic anemia. These things are really not that common in rabbits, though, so there is not too much worry.