edikit
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We have a ~3 year old neutered boy (Nugget) and about a year and a half ago adopted a spayed female (Pickles) to bond with him. When we had taken him to the shelter for the bunny speed date, it was very clear that they immediately hit it off and that she was the one for him. Of course, when we got back to his territory, there was a lot of territorial behavior, but never aggressive. Mostly just a lot of humping on his part.
Now, she had a serious heart problem and we later discovered that she very likely had megacolon as well, so I thought that maybe this is why she never really established dominance (she was quite timid). We took the bonding very slow because of this, but even after they were reasonably bonded, he never really stopped humping. He had already been neutered for 6+ months at this point. She passed due to her health complications and I've been too afraid to adopt another bunny since.
Thing is, he still appears to be sexually frustrated, at times even trying to hump me, and I know it's likely because he needs another bunny to bond with. I'm just worried he'll never stop trying to hump her. Maybe we need to find a bunny who has higher energy than Pickles did? My suspiscioun was always that he continued to behave like that because she never did establish dominance, but I'd love some advice on where to go from here.
Also, he's free roam and there's not really any part of the house he's not allowed in, so I'm sure that plays a part as well, but FWIW I've never seen him act aggressively toward another bun or human (even strangers). He really is a sweet rabbit who just wants love.
Now, she had a serious heart problem and we later discovered that she very likely had megacolon as well, so I thought that maybe this is why she never really established dominance (she was quite timid). We took the bonding very slow because of this, but even after they were reasonably bonded, he never really stopped humping. He had already been neutered for 6+ months at this point. She passed due to her health complications and I've been too afraid to adopt another bunny since.
Thing is, he still appears to be sexually frustrated, at times even trying to hump me, and I know it's likely because he needs another bunny to bond with. I'm just worried he'll never stop trying to hump her. Maybe we need to find a bunny who has higher energy than Pickles did? My suspiscioun was always that he continued to behave like that because she never did establish dominance, but I'd love some advice on where to go from here.
Also, he's free roam and there's not really any part of the house he's not allowed in, so I'm sure that plays a part as well, but FWIW I've never seen him act aggressively toward another bun or human (even strangers). He really is a sweet rabbit who just wants love.