The Duchess
Wise Old Thumper
Can I ask those of you who regularly do bondings or that rescue, have you ever had a rabbit (male) that was neutered, that you just couldn't bond due to his desire to hump almost continually?
Any veterinary staff heard of such a problem before?
I've been trying to bond one of our rescue boys since last October. He has now had four seperate attempts to bond him with a female. Twice with the same lady bun but several months apart, once with a very large french lop and now with a pair of ladies. On each occasion, he mounts almost continually and makes himself quite red. I don't think his winky/stub is that sore necessarily but it's just engorged with blood. It reverts to normal colour fairly quickly if you take him out of the bonding area.
I have been trying to bond him again this week and whilst it has been much better than previous attempts, he still insists on intermittantly humping. So far he has gotten away with a bit of light chasing but I am not convinced that I should continue to try this bond (I have split them to give all concerned a break for a short while but will give it one more go in a while). He's not aggressive and neither are the other rabbits but I do worry that he will just not stop and I can't send a bunny home under these circumstances. The girls will undoubtedly end up being fed up with the attention. Had I not seen him do it before I would consider it normal pecking order stuff but it's the same thing every time and I firmly believe it's sexual not heirachical behavour.
It had crossed my mind that his neuter was 'iffy' although his testicles have disappeared long ago. I also wondered if he could be a haemophrodite.
Anybody got any experience or suggestions? I don't want to not give him the chance of a partner because he clearly loves his wives and has spent most of the time, when not humping, doing happy flops next to them both and has also been groomed extensively by one of the ladies.
Any veterinary staff heard of such a problem before?
I've been trying to bond one of our rescue boys since last October. He has now had four seperate attempts to bond him with a female. Twice with the same lady bun but several months apart, once with a very large french lop and now with a pair of ladies. On each occasion, he mounts almost continually and makes himself quite red. I don't think his winky/stub is that sore necessarily but it's just engorged with blood. It reverts to normal colour fairly quickly if you take him out of the bonding area.
I have been trying to bond him again this week and whilst it has been much better than previous attempts, he still insists on intermittantly humping. So far he has gotten away with a bit of light chasing but I am not convinced that I should continue to try this bond (I have split them to give all concerned a break for a short while but will give it one more go in a while). He's not aggressive and neither are the other rabbits but I do worry that he will just not stop and I can't send a bunny home under these circumstances. The girls will undoubtedly end up being fed up with the attention. Had I not seen him do it before I would consider it normal pecking order stuff but it's the same thing every time and I firmly believe it's sexual not heirachical behavour.
It had crossed my mind that his neuter was 'iffy' although his testicles have disappeared long ago. I also wondered if he could be a haemophrodite.
Anybody got any experience or suggestions? I don't want to not give him the chance of a partner because he clearly loves his wives and has spent most of the time, when not humping, doing happy flops next to them both and has also been groomed extensively by one of the ladies.