On Sunday just gone, we picked up our new rabbit Rupert from the rescue centre where he had been bonded with our existing rabbit Oreo. He is lovely, very friendly and they seem very happy together.
But, it turns out that he's an absolute sexpest towards her! He just keeps trying to hump her and will not give up. She runs away as soon as he hops on top, and sometimes looks at me as if to say "what have I done to deserve this?". She has never left any of her mates (he is No.4) have their way with her. I realise it's probably a mixture of spring, new bonding and new territory (he is neutered), and she is happy for him to be dominant rabbit - and she will follow him around, when he's not trying it on - but it does look hard work constantly trying to get away and not being able to relax.
What seems to make it more confusing, is that he often seems to start when I've been out to see them, as if it's a deferred dominance thing - but it doesn't happen if my husband goes out. Being at work all week I've not had the chance to spend much time with them, but hopefully over the weekend I will be able to.
Any thoughts on what, if anything, I can do to try and stop him from being quite so frisky, or is it just a matter of giving him some time. I'm worried that at some point she will just snap and possibly injure him
But, it turns out that he's an absolute sexpest towards her! He just keeps trying to hump her and will not give up. She runs away as soon as he hops on top, and sometimes looks at me as if to say "what have I done to deserve this?". She has never left any of her mates (he is No.4) have their way with her. I realise it's probably a mixture of spring, new bonding and new territory (he is neutered), and she is happy for him to be dominant rabbit - and she will follow him around, when he's not trying it on - but it does look hard work constantly trying to get away and not being able to relax.
What seems to make it more confusing, is that he often seems to start when I've been out to see them, as if it's a deferred dominance thing - but it doesn't happen if my husband goes out. Being at work all week I've not had the chance to spend much time with them, but hopefully over the weekend I will be able to.
Any thoughts on what, if anything, I can do to try and stop him from being quite so frisky, or is it just a matter of giving him some time. I'm worried that at some point she will just snap and possibly injure him