Bonded rabbit concern - fur pulling - please advise

Hi there,

We got our doe (Bunsy) bonded at a local rescue with a buck (Ashley) after her previous partner died last year.
They first met start of May, we took them home 14th May (two weeks ago).

Bunsy is a white female dwarf cross, Ashley is a brown male dwarf cross; both about 4 years old and neutered, both rescue rabbits.
Bunsy in theory is dominant of the pair, although that seems to be evening out as Ashley gets more confident in his surroundings.

We are concerned about the bond due to the following behaviours :
* Daily, we notice a small clump of fur that has come from our doe, undoubtedly as a result of her humping our buck, which has resulted in him pulling this out in protest. A couple of days ago, we noticed a small bit of skin was attached to a fur clump
* We believe the fur pulling only happens once a day on average, however the humping happens more regularly, always initiated by our doe. she also did this with our previous buck for all their time together right up to his death.
* Additionally, we notice that our buck is a bit too vigorous when grooming our doe, especially around the eyes, resulting in her jerking away from him.
* Both rabbits sometimes lick the other's bottom, which neither of them like, and hop away.
* We noticed a small cut very close to our doe's eye, which we wonder happened by accident when our buck was trying to escape from her humping him.
* Aside from these issues, the bond seems fine, there is grooming (him on her only), they sleep together, eat together, there is no real competition at food time and it's a real shame to see these incidents. It's not in keeping with general demeanour but it's disconcerting to know what to expect to see in the morning, plus we're concerned when leaving them alone for longer periods in case the bond breaks when we're not around to separate.

We are worried the bond is not perfect, and that our doe is building up a collection of war wounds - will it ever stop?
Has anyone experienced this before? What would people suggest we do, if in fact there is something we can do?
Or is this normal and we shouldn't be worried? Should we just leave them and accept it's part of their relationsihp?

Thanks very much in advance, really hope to hear your thoughts.
Pics of damage (fur, eye cut), can be uploaded if helpful.

It could be something to do with territory. Was your doe in the same area before, so she looks on it as hers? and did you manage to neutralise the area before they came home? I would give them another couple of weeks to hopefully settle down a bit more. Females are more territorial than males.

Thanks a lot for the response, it's really great to get opinions from other rabbit owners.
We actually moved house so new territory for both, and bought all new stuff for them both, so no chance of scent issues.

It doesnt' look territorial it looks like pure dominance thing, Bunsy humping wanting to confirm dominance.
Ashley not actually bothered about dominance really, but doesn't like being home so pulls her fur out and throws her off.

Thanks for advice re leaving couple more weeks, we wouldn't want to separate them when 90% of the time seems OK.
But as mentioned great to get second opinions that we're doing the right things.

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Thanks a lot for the response, it's really great to get opinions from other rabbit owners.
We actually moved house so new territory for both, and bought all new stuff for them both, so no chance of scent issues.

It doesnt' look territorial it looks like pure dominance thing, Bunsy humping wanting to confirm dominance.
Ashley not actually bothered about dominance really, but doesn't like being HUMPED so pulls her fur out and throws her off.

Thanks for advice re leaving couple more weeks, we wouldn't want to separate them when 90% of the time seems OK.
But as mentioned great to get second opinions that we're doing the right things.

Yes, I'd give it a few more weeks. It's a big change for both bunnies a new friend and a completely new space. It's quite normal for the humping to sometimes continue for weeks after they appear to be settled otherwise. Even rabbits that have been together years do it sometimes. None of what you describe sounds like aggression

Providing tunnels or low boxes is an option if you think he needs somewhere to take a break from her enthusiasm

OK thanks, great, we have 3 tunnels available with under sofa space, a few tubs and hutches, so he has some places to hide
It's re-assuring to hear it's not aggression, our bonder said the same thing a week or two ago and she has been very helpful too.

The bit of skin on the ripped out fur freaked me out a bit, it looked painful plus with the eye cut too, I read about abcesses starting from cuts and infections and stuff. Anyway, it's been quiet today and yesterday was relatively OK (one tug of fur with no skin), we'll monitor for now and fingers crossed.