PamsWarren
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Ok, this has to be the weirdest question I've ever asked on a forum (or maybe even ever), but inquiring minds want to know. Can altered rabbits still ejaculate? I asked because I've noticed that Fuzz (12 yo, altered 9 years ago) sometimes has a small amount of wetness around his boy-bits. The wetness could, of course, be urine, but I had him checked for a urinary track infection and ultra-sounded for stones/sludge in June or July and and he was fine...plus, he's not acting ill in any way or straining to pee. And I'm not finding dribbles of urine on the floor.
He has, OTOH, become a humping machine and when I pick him up off of Muffy, I am seeing more of his remaining boy-bits than I really care to. He also has been smelling really musky.
He was really humping a lot in the spring, but gradually, he settled down. When he started again, I thought that it may be Chia's presence (he started really humping after the new bun arrived), but now I'm not so sure, although he does seem to be humping a bit less now. Maybe. Or maybe it's just that we're all getting used to seeing him hump. Chia has been spayed now for about 3 weeks.
Does anyone have any theories or ideas as to why he's been humping so much (other than Chia)? I've read that adrenal neoplasia can cause excess humping and marking of territory. Does anyone have any experience or know of a rabbit who has been diagnosed?
Chia is not housed anywhere near Fuzz (she's downstairs, he's up), plus I try to wash my hands after I touch her. I also wear a robe or large sweatshirt for our nightly cuddles and remove these clothes before I go back up stairs with Fuzz, but sadly, I seem to be a trigger of sorts (my husband seems to trigger him as well and he doesn't touch Chia at all). Anything else I can do?
Muffy largely tolerates the humping, although she does sometimes read him the riot act and box at him. :censored2:I tried to separate them for brief periods, but both rabbits seemed to be frustrated by the separation. Plus, when he's not humping, they are lying together and grooming one another quite peacably. So unless Muffy becomes really stressed, I am inclined to leave them be.
I frequently see him lying perpendicular to Muffy with his chin resting on her back and one paw draped over her. And, I frequently hear him hum and buzz like an unaltered buck.:inlove: The courting behvaviour really is quite cute...if it just didn't involve so much humping. It's truly astonishing how much energy a 12 year old rabbit can have. :shock2:
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
He has, OTOH, become a humping machine and when I pick him up off of Muffy, I am seeing more of his remaining boy-bits than I really care to. He also has been smelling really musky.
He was really humping a lot in the spring, but gradually, he settled down. When he started again, I thought that it may be Chia's presence (he started really humping after the new bun arrived), but now I'm not so sure, although he does seem to be humping a bit less now. Maybe. Or maybe it's just that we're all getting used to seeing him hump. Chia has been spayed now for about 3 weeks.
Does anyone have any theories or ideas as to why he's been humping so much (other than Chia)? I've read that adrenal neoplasia can cause excess humping and marking of territory. Does anyone have any experience or know of a rabbit who has been diagnosed?
Chia is not housed anywhere near Fuzz (she's downstairs, he's up), plus I try to wash my hands after I touch her. I also wear a robe or large sweatshirt for our nightly cuddles and remove these clothes before I go back up stairs with Fuzz, but sadly, I seem to be a trigger of sorts (my husband seems to trigger him as well and he doesn't touch Chia at all). Anything else I can do?
Muffy largely tolerates the humping, although she does sometimes read him the riot act and box at him. :censored2:I tried to separate them for brief periods, but both rabbits seemed to be frustrated by the separation. Plus, when he's not humping, they are lying together and grooming one another quite peacably. So unless Muffy becomes really stressed, I am inclined to leave them be.
I frequently see him lying perpendicular to Muffy with his chin resting on her back and one paw draped over her. And, I frequently hear him hum and buzz like an unaltered buck.:inlove: The courting behvaviour really is quite cute...if it just didn't involve so much humping. It's truly astonishing how much energy a 12 year old rabbit can have. :shock2:
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.