vek555
Active Member
So I have a pair of rabbits that are bonded... I think. Well I don't know how you can tell for sure if they're considered "bonded". Whenever I take one out and then put it back, they snuggle up against each other immediately. They sleep next to each other and groom each other a lot.
The thing is, he's neutered but she's not spayed (I plan on getting her spayed as soon as I have the money though). I'm guessing this is why she poops all over the cage... or is it because they need two separate litter boxes? I only have one and I think he primarily uses it..
Anyways, after six weeks after he was neutered, I put them back together and he immediately started harassing her and trying to mount her constantly, so I separated them again. Two more weeks later, I put 'em back together and they got along swimmingly, so I've had them together ever since and they just love each other.
Until today, I woke up this morning to see her harassing HIM, chasing him all over the cage, trying to bite him and pin him down to mount him. I didn't know how serious this was so I watched it happen for a full twenty minutes (with non-stop scrambling and vocalizing and thumping) until I separated them.
So now I don't know what to do, and I never anticipated this problem. Are they just trying to establish dominance (in which case I'm confused, because I thought he was the dominant one), or is this a serious problem and do I need to keep them separated?
Btw, she's a mini lop but he's a mini lop/holland lop mix. Maybe she thinks she can take him now that she's recently grown slightly bigger than him? I don't know...
Anyway, thanks in advance for your help
The thing is, he's neutered but she's not spayed (I plan on getting her spayed as soon as I have the money though). I'm guessing this is why she poops all over the cage... or is it because they need two separate litter boxes? I only have one and I think he primarily uses it..
Anyways, after six weeks after he was neutered, I put them back together and he immediately started harassing her and trying to mount her constantly, so I separated them again. Two more weeks later, I put 'em back together and they got along swimmingly, so I've had them together ever since and they just love each other.
Until today, I woke up this morning to see her harassing HIM, chasing him all over the cage, trying to bite him and pin him down to mount him. I didn't know how serious this was so I watched it happen for a full twenty minutes (with non-stop scrambling and vocalizing and thumping) until I separated them.
So now I don't know what to do, and I never anticipated this problem. Are they just trying to establish dominance (in which case I'm confused, because I thought he was the dominant one), or is this a serious problem and do I need to keep them separated?
Btw, she's a mini lop but he's a mini lop/holland lop mix. Maybe she thinks she can take him now that she's recently grown slightly bigger than him? I don't know...
Anyway, thanks in advance for your help