Hello we are buying some rabbits we were initially going to buy 2 female rabbits, we were told intially that was ok as long as we got them neutered at six months old. Then another pet shop told us NEVER keep two females together as they bicker alot. And why get females as males are more sociable. Then another pet shop said the best option was to get a male and a female!!

Now which ones true??

Also if we did get a male and female im worried, that they might become mature quicker than we think and mate before the 6 months we've been told to neuter them.

So any advice on what sex to get, or any advice in general would be helpful, especially about insurance and intial vaccinations

Thankyou

m/f is the one most people tend to have.
or m/m, but it's lead to fights
females moods tend to change a lot more than males (yaya hormones!)
so i can see where the thoughts on females came from
with neutering, though i don't see how any combination would make a real difference
all depends on the individual animals.

depends on the breed as well though - male dwarfs can be nasty little beggars.

as for jabs, mine have never had any so not a clue there
on hutches though, the biggest you can buy or build your own if you can.
most bunny hutches on the market aren't nearly big enough these days

In my opinion a neutered male and a neutered female is your best bet. Two neutered does or two neutered bucks may live together, but sometimes those pairings may not always be ideal because they can bicker.
Just a suggestion, have you considered rehoming an already bonded pair from a rescue? A reputable rescue will have already neutered and inoculated their rabbits already.
There's is something of a crisis in many of the small animal rescues just now and it may shock you to know there are there are over 33,000 rabbits in rescue centres all over this country, needing homes.
There is some basic advice on owning a rabbit here:

http://www.pdsa.org.uk/rabbitbasics.html

We rescued ours (2 males) but one wasn't neutered and the vets told us that they could be neutered from 4 months old. (He was done at 5 months). But as said before the cost of getting a rabbit from the RSPCA included the cost of neutering and as a pet owner, it is the responsible thing to do.

I would have to say a neutered male and female. I had to have my female done (when she was alive) because all female bunnies are programmed to do is make babies, and so as he was already firing blanks she got very frustrated and would take it out on him, soon as she had been done and recovered, they lived for many years in happy bliss.

I can see how people might think that two females together might cause problems, because of their hormones, if you did get two girls, maybe be prepared to have them both done so it calms them down. Although if it was two sisters who had been together since birth you might be ok.

Preference would be a male/female bonded pair though if I had to pick

Same sex siblings make good pairs, as long as they're de sexed as soon as they are mature.

Other bondings can be down to their personality but you can persevere & bond "most" bunnies. Some just prefer to be on their own though, like people.

The best thing to do (IMO) is go to a rescue and get a bonded pair. That way, the rabbits will already be innoculated and neutered and they'll also be bonded so that you know their going to get on. Bonding is quite difficult to do if you don't know what you're doing. Most rescues will only rehome rabbits in pairs because rabbits are social creatures.

I've had m/f pairs but also had f/f pairs. I've also had a group of 4 females and 1 male who all got on together quite happily once we got past the bonding stage.

You should think about breed - this is another good point of going to a rescue since you can get all the details from them. Personally I love French lops because they're very laid back and Rexes because they're so cute. Most rabbits are real little individuals though which is what makes them such good pets.

Definitely get them innoculated because the insurance might be invalid if you don't.
Also buy the biggest hutch you can and make sure you have a decent run.
The Rabbit Rehome Website is a great place for info and the forum 'Rabbits United' is well worth joining for advice.

Definitely get a rescue pair. Good advice.

There's over 30,000 bunnies awaiting re homing in England alone.

I have a female and she's a right little madam. She's very huffy! I could easily imagine fights if she was with another female of the same temperament.

Lol, that's us girls for you!

Yes we had a little girl bonded with one of our boys, but she sadly died in August last year but like your little girl, she had a little temper, not with her partner but if she couldn't get her own way in the house, she would go and have a right little paddy. We named her Miss Paddy Knickers

Ditto what eveyone else has said, go and have a look at some rescue buns, easy thing is you can adopt buns that are already in pairs so no worrying bonding sessions and they will have an idea about their temprement etc.