Rabbits’ habits

sir – I was surprised to read the recommendation to sell rabbits in pairs (report, February 8).

I have kept pet rabbits for almost 40 years and have never succeeded in keeping two together. Does are very territorial and whenever I have kept a mother and daughter together they have eventually fought.

The rabbit I have now was one of a pair of does bought from a store, to which she had been returned because her sibling attacked her. Friends have also had to separate two does bought together, though neutered males can sometimes be kept peacefully. Sheila Mclarnon

Dalton-in-furness, Cumbria