Mounting. .

[queenadreena]

I put up a topic before about Mai, my mini lop mounting Milly, my mini lionhead, alot. They're now about 13 weeks old, and it's been continuing for around two weeks. It's getting to the pointwhere Mai's chasing Milly around during playtime, and mounting her from behind, or sometimes getting on top of her head and doing it. They're both girls (the vet double checked) and someone said it was a dominance issue, but I thought only ONE bunny could be the dominant one? Today, Milly decided she'd had enough, poor little thing, and mounted Mai instead. They were literally just going around in a circle on the spot for five minutes, each trying to get on eachothers head/bottom. It was rather funny to watch, but I'm sick of pulling Mai away each time, whilst the other is trying to eat/play. Please tell me they'll grow out of it?:?

 

[manda]

not until both are spayed!!!

i think you might should seperate them if theres any biting going on.

good luck

 

[Maureen Las]

Mine have done that ..running in circles..mounting the others head....it does get aggravating and mine are all fixed

 

[manda]

wow!

sounds like maybe you should re bond them

 

[Maureen Las]

I think they are too bonded already. They are very happy doing this no fighting involved

 

[queenadreena]

I really didn't want to get them fixed (well, they can't be yet anyway, too young) AT the moment, there's no fighting involved, just the mounting. Is there any way at all to get them to stop, apart from neuturing? Does anyone on here own an un-neutured/spayed rabbits?

 

[sheridan]

Mine do the exact same!!

Both female unfixed but older, 17 weeks old. Furby chases Ellie around mounting her and I have to keep pulling her off. Sometimes Ellie tries it. I have pulled them off and sometimes not been as gentle and speaking in a loud voice. they do stop, stare at you and with my two then come to me for a stroke!!:colors:

 

[naturestee]

I adopted Fey and Sprite when they were both about a year and a half old. They had been living together in a smallish cage. They obviously hadn't killed each other yet, but they weren't happy. It might have been a combination between hormones and stress from no exercise and a poor diet, but they chased each other a lot! If Sprite cornered Fey, she'd mount her. Fey hated it. If Fey cornered Sprite, she'd groom her, but kind of roughly. More space and exercise helped cut down on the chasing a bit, spaying helped a lot. But theydidn't have a better relationship until after they were separated for a while (due to an unrelatedinjury) and rebonded.

I do know other people who have unspayedgirls who'vebeen bonded for some time. It seems more common in the UK, I guess spaying is less popular there?

You'll need to keep a close eye on them. They may calm downwhen they're adults, or they may not. But you'll need to separate them if they startfightingor they appear stressed. It might help to give them ways to get out of sight from each other.A second level, boxes to hide in, etc. can give them a chance to hide if they don't want to be bothered.

 

[Nadezhda]

I had an unspayed female bunny. Her name was Oreo, and she died after being diagnosed with mammary gland cancer.

Both of my male bunnies are neutered, and I highly encourage you to spay your babies. The spay is likely to calm them down, as they won't have as many hormones running through their systems.



queenadreena wrote:

... Does anyone on here own an un-neutured/spayed rabbits?