Manda!
Active Member
Hi!
I've been trying to bond two neutered males, they are 10 and 3 years old. Everything has gone well, and they seem to like each other. They run around together and they cuddle often.
They've been living in the same house for 2 years. Two months ago I started bonding them little by little. And now they have been few days together in the same room.
But I've been worried about the older bunny. He just turned 10 years old, and of course it can be seen that he is not young anymore, and I'm afraid he can't defend himself if something happens. Today I noticed that the younger male started humping the older one. And this young bunny went all crazy, somehow his hormone levels rise... And he really thought he was doing babybunnies with another male. I've bonded many bunnies and I have seen what is it like when rabbits dominate each other and hump each other. But this was not like that.
I took them apart this night, because the younger one didn't seem to calm down, even if I hold him for a while. He started mounting the other rabbit again and again..
I was wondering, If anyone of you have experiences of something like this. What should I do, keep them apart or try if the younger calms down? onder:
I was so happy to get them be together, and they seemed happy too. But I wouldn't want to take a risk that something bad happens to the older bunny, because he is weaker...
I've been trying to bond two neutered males, they are 10 and 3 years old. Everything has gone well, and they seem to like each other. They run around together and they cuddle often.
They've been living in the same house for 2 years. Two months ago I started bonding them little by little. And now they have been few days together in the same room.
But I've been worried about the older bunny. He just turned 10 years old, and of course it can be seen that he is not young anymore, and I'm afraid he can't defend himself if something happens. Today I noticed that the younger male started humping the older one. And this young bunny went all crazy, somehow his hormone levels rise... And he really thought he was doing babybunnies with another male. I've bonded many bunnies and I have seen what is it like when rabbits dominate each other and hump each other. But this was not like that.
I took them apart this night, because the younger one didn't seem to calm down, even if I hold him for a while. He started mounting the other rabbit again and again..
I was wondering, If anyone of you have experiences of something like this. What should I do, keep them apart or try if the younger calms down? onder:
I was so happy to get them be together, and they seemed happy too. But I wouldn't want to take a risk that something bad happens to the older bunny, because he is weaker...