Female humping

[indianavex]

Hey guys, back again! I promised I'd have a ton of questions.

Today while doing our typical grooming/petting ritual, Cassie stopped me mid-hair plucking (she's shedding like crazy and I'm trying to get as much hair off her as I can to keep her from ingesting it) to lick my arm, rub her chin all over it, and then proceed to hump it! I pulled away the moment I realized what was happening. Then she turned, heel flicked at me, hopped on top of her hide, came back, acted like nothing happened, then went back to licking my arm and didn't try to hump it again.

Is this a dominance thing or something?

 

[agnesthelion]

Yup dominance and could be hormones too. I can't remember is she spayed?

 

[Blue eyes]

Sounds like dominance to me. She owns you. Is she spayed?

 

[indianavex]

Yep! Spayed about 3 months ago, so I don't think she should have any hormones left in her system

 

[MikeScone]

Natasha was spayed about 18 months ago, and she still humps her stuffed companion, Butter. It's not hormones, just keeping the Other Bunny in her place.

 

[Deliciosa]

Mimi is spayed and she does a lot of the arm/leg humping... but only during the summer, and when she wants to be petted. I wouldn't worry about it, I think it's just a weird personality trait where she's trying to assert her dominance.

 

[LakeCondo]

if you want to stop the behavior, hold down her head a bit right after she tries it.