This is my first spring with both Max and Meadow. Max became a little humping machine several months ago, so for him, I don’t think it’s seasonal. Is Daisy okay with his advances? There is no harm in allowing them to hump as long as they’re doing it the “right way”(and nothing really you can do to prevent it), if you notice her getting aggressive in return, we’d have to take it from there.

It’s possible that with Ruffles, it could be seasonal, but I don’t really know. Is he behaving normally otherwise: eating, pooping, etc? Is he going thru a shed? There may be something in their instincts/wiring that alerts them that it’s springtime, and that might go beyond hormones. As far as the carpet chewing, has he ever done that before at any point? Could it be that he just now realized that chewing carpet is “fun” and now that’s what he wants to do?

Well, BinkyBunny has had a difficult time with Jack humping Vivian lately, and he has been neutered forever as well. Did Ruffles ever sire a litter? I think that made Jack more active, but it isn’t necessarily the cause.

How old is he? It sounds a lot like teenager behavior (around 8 months) that can be difficult. It is certainly possible that he feels more active in the Spring – it happens to humans – so that can’t be ruled out as a possibility.

I would suggest getting him some new chew toys to distract him from the carpet. I have some seagrass mattes that I put on top of the carpet spots that started to get chewed. They are good for his teeth and digestion to chew, and protect the rug. You can get little squares that you can cut down more so they are not as obvious.