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- 02/11/2008 at 1:52 PM
  Honey&PeepersMom
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  Something happened with my girls last night and I’m not sure what to think. I have two female buns. Late last night my son heard one of my girls make what he described as a “heart stopping” scream. He ran into the room where the pen is and Peepers (the larger bun) had Honey pinned up against the side of the cage. He got Honey out and carefully checked her over and couldn’t find any injury, but it really scared him and my brother. I had a migraine and was heavily medicated and didn’t hear anything so I did not find out until this morning. This isn’t the first time that I have seen Peepers pin Honey down and I am concerned with this new aggression. Should I separate the girls? I am worried that Peepers is going to hurt Honey. Peepers is considerably bigger than Honey, she weighs almost two pounds more and at night it seems that she gets more aggressive towards Honey. Also I have noticed that Peepers is humping Honey when she manages to pin her down. Is this normal with two females? Peepers loves Honey and is very much possessive of her. They sleep cuddled together and I don’t want to upset their bonding, but I fear for Honey’s well being. Anyone who has any ideas please help. Thanks.
- 02/11/2008 at 1:59 PM
  charlie82
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  Hi,
  Are your girls spayed? I’m guessing not and now they are beginning to assert dominance between each other. A rabbit will scream if they are extremely frightened, attacked etc and it is not a nice thing to hear….one of my bunnies has a tendency to scream when I try to get her back in, I don’t chase or even touch her and she will scream if she is cornered. It really upsets me that she feels so threatened that she has to do this and luckily it is a rareity. She is very trusting of me normally…guess she is just a little dramatic! Anyway, if you have seen peepers pin honey down before you really need to split them up immediately. Peepers is obviously bullying poor Honey and I wouldn’t risk the chance of her doing some serious damage should a fight erupt. I would keep them in the same room so they can see/smell each other, allow supervised play time together if they generally get along and book them both in to be neutered asap!!
- 02/11/2008 at 2:14 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  I am no expert but I would say to seperate them, just to avoid injury! After spaying maybe they will get along better! And if you keep them in view/smell of each other, like charlie suggests, that may make it easier to rebond!
- 02/11/2008 at 2:19 PM
  Gravehearted
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  I’m glad to hear that honey was not injured – but a bunny screaming is a scary thing. Bunnies generally only scream when they are truly freaked out or afraid they’re going to die.
  
  Are your bunnies spayed yet? How old are they and how long have they been living together now?
  
  Have you experienced any other types of aggression beyond the humping?
  I would also recommend separating them – it may be that they need further work on bonding – or if they’re not spayed both need to be prior to putting them back together
- 02/11/2008 at 5:33 PM
  Honey&PeepersMom
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  My girls aren’t fixed yet the vet had said to get it done this month and we hadn’t scheduled it yet (they are five months old now). I didn’t know it would be so pressing since both my buns were girls. Also to answer the questions, they have been together since they were nine weeks old. We’ve never had a bonding issue before. Peepers has always been very loving until recently. Then she started biting me and throwing the bedding material all over the room every night among other things. My daughter and I call it the terrible twos of rabitthood. After the answers from the other members, I separated the buns for now. Hopefully I can get them fixed soon and all will be well. Thanks to everyone.
- 02/11/2008 at 9:53 PM
  Gravehearted
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  yes – it sounds like the hormones are kicking in. Very sweet bunnies can turn into territorial terrors when the hormones are running amok. It might be that they’ll be ok with supervising play time – which would be fine – but I wouldn’t leave them alone unsupervised.
  
  I’d recommend not letting them live together until after they’ve been spayed and then try again to fully bond them.
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