Neutered Male, Relentless Humping

[KatandBuns]

I have had my male bunny as a companion to my female bunny for almost 5 years now. He was neutered right before we adopted him. He was very hump-happy for the first two months due to the residual hormones, but calmed down thereafter. They have been together constantly for the last five years with no problems. Within the last two weeks, he humps my poor female bun pretty much 24/7. He is always on top of her to the point where she doesn't even try to get away anymore. He is utterly relentless in the humping. He's much larger than her and it goes on for so long that sometimes she struggles to get a good breath. I've pulled him off a few times and noticed that he had his penis out for the hump fest as well. They are both probably around 8-9 years old, so it seems a weird habit to start now especially since the last few years have been so mellow. Could this be some sort of health issue that I should be worried about or is it just a change in his behavior? We did move to a new state/house at the end of October, which may or may not be a factor. I don't want to separate them, but I really fell bad for her because the humping is constant and she hates it. Any ideas?

 

[JBun]

A change of behavior like this, can sometimes occur with changes in a buns environment, but with it having been a couple months since your move, I would think that your bun would be settled in by now. The biggest concern is that odd changes of behavior like this can also be an indication of an underlying health issue. With your bun being older and showing what may be, new hormonal behavior when he had been neutered for quite a while, it would be a really good idea to have your bun checked by your vet asap just in case there is something going on there, as adrenal issues can be one thing to cause this type of behavior to occur in a neutered animal.

It would probably be a good idea to have your other bun checked out as well, as sometimes a change in behavior by one rabbit, can occur because they sense there is something wrong with their bunny friend.

 

[caitlinsloan83]

You can get harmless herb made stuff that is non toxic, animal friendlg and smells really really bad (to a bunny). This will make sure he goes no where neare her until it wears off and gives her time to recover.