females humping

cocoandphoenix · Jan 5, 2014

Both my female bunnies are usually fine, but recently coco has tried to hump phoenix a lot. I know its a dominance thing but we're unsure what to do until they are spayed as they always play together, and they're never happy unless they are out running about together. They sleep seperately at the moment but we're unsure what to do when they're out playing. Phoenix is the dominant one between the two, but its coco who is constantly trying to get on it haha!

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Aly&Poppy<3 · Jan 5, 2014

Is there a reason why they are separate? When you separate them then let them back together they are basically bonding again. Or at least that is what it sounds like to me.

If it were me, I would either keep them separate now all the time or together (if they aren't fighting) until spaying because separating them then putting them back together might eventually turn nasty and they could do some damage. It might be nice letting them play together but when rabbits hormones start coming through they can fight badly, so it would be safer to keep them separate but next to each other until spaying.

cocoandphoenix · Jan 5, 2014

Aly&Poppy<3 said:
Is there a reason why they are separate? When you separate them then let them back together they are basically bonding again. Or at least that is what it sounds like to me.

If it were me, I would either keep them separate now all the time or together (if they aren't fighting) until spaying because separating them then putting them back together might eventually turn nasty and they could do some damage. It might be nice letting them play together but when rabbits hormones start coming through they can fight badly, so it would be safer to keep them separate but next to each other until spaying.

We seperated them because phoenix has a habit of bounding about too close to coco, and last time that happened coco got caught in the crossfire and her ear was clipped, and she was pretty unwell so we seperated them until coco was a bit better (which is clearly now cause shes well enough to hump phoenix) ... Yeah thats what we thought. Its just heartbreaking having them seperated. Thanks for the advice

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