Neutered Male Suddenly Humping Spayed Female

FirstTheyMustCatchYou said:

:shock:

So my neutered male mini lop has suddenly started humping my lionheadxlop out of the blue. They're both neutered, have been bonded happily for about a year, and I've never seen him do this before. It's really quite regular (several times a day I have to push him off her!) and I'm not really sure what to do.

Is this something to worry about? Could it be adrenal tumours, hormone imbalance etc? Or just a behaviour thing? Any advice appreciated.

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MightyMax said:

It will probably settle down again in due course

It's probably 'Spring Fever', where the rabbits' hormones (even if they are neutered) run high and cause these sorts of behavioural issues

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FirstTheyMustCatchYou said:

I just googled this and it sounds about right! Our lionhead is like this all year round though haha, she's definitely the mad one of the two. Thanks for the help--for now I've bought a stuffed toy bunny as a, um...hopeful replacement :shock:

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