Aliandbuns
Mama Doe
I caused I right tiff between my two earlier this evening.
I picked up Piper for a cuddle then put him down, then picked up Molly for a cuddle. When I put Molly down she decided to try and hump Piper :roll:
Piper is not the kind of bunny who likes to be humped so then there was lots of chasing, fur tugging and a little bit of boxing - at which point I shouted at them to stop and they did, both looking up at me forlornly. I quickly gave them their dinner and they were best buddies again after that.
I am presuming this happened because they were separated for a short time??? I was in their run whilst holding Molly so she could still see Piper, so it's either that or maybe she got a bit confused about where she was and couldn't smell Piper any more or maybe she realised she was not top bunny as far as I am concerned and so decided she needed to show her dominance over Piper.
:?
I pick each of them up every day and normally when I put them down they go off and groom each other (obviously not keen on my handiwork :lol: )
Actually, thinking about it, I do usually (but not always) pick Molly up first and then Piper, but tonight it was the other way around - could this have been the cause and, if so, why?
Any bunny behaviour experts who can enlighten me please on why tonight I caused them to fall out with one another :?
I picked up Piper for a cuddle then put him down, then picked up Molly for a cuddle. When I put Molly down she decided to try and hump Piper :roll:
Piper is not the kind of bunny who likes to be humped so then there was lots of chasing, fur tugging and a little bit of boxing - at which point I shouted at them to stop and they did, both looking up at me forlornly. I quickly gave them their dinner and they were best buddies again after that.
I am presuming this happened because they were separated for a short time??? I was in their run whilst holding Molly so she could still see Piper, so it's either that or maybe she got a bit confused about where she was and couldn't smell Piper any more or maybe she realised she was not top bunny as far as I am concerned and so decided she needed to show her dominance over Piper.
:?
I pick each of them up every day and normally when I put them down they go off and groom each other (obviously not keen on my handiwork :lol: )
Actually, thinking about it, I do usually (but not always) pick Molly up first and then Piper, but tonight it was the other way around - could this have been the cause and, if so, why?
Any bunny behaviour experts who can enlighten me please on why tonight I caused them to fall out with one another :?