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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 02/18/2011 at 6:45 AM
  lalliger
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  I recently got two bunnies. They’re brothers and about 7 weeks old. I noticed last night one of the buns started, how do I say this, “mounting” the other one when they were out of their cage playing. I was just wondering if this is normal behavior. I am thinking it is, because they’re still young. Just not sure. Any advice would help. Thanks.
- 02/18/2011 at 7:16 AM
  peppypoo
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  Congrats on your new bunnies! Mounting is normal dominance behavior between bunnies, no matter the gender of the two (sometimes the female may even mount the male). The important thing is to make sure that they are both indeed male, as you said…it happens frequently that young bunnies are sexed incorrectly, and people who thought they had “two boys” or “two girls” wake up one day to a litter of little bunnies! Also, neutering when your bunnies start to reach around 4 months of age (assuming they are male; 6 months for females), will help them get along much better. Un-neutered adult male bunnies will fight, and things can get very nasty!
- 02/20/2011 at 3:26 PM
  RabbitPam
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  It is normal behavior, but unfortunately it is very difficult to correctly determine the gender of bunnies that young. By humping, you have seen the first sign of a risk of an accidental pregnancy. I’m afraid I would strongly recommend that you separate them until you are able to have one of them, preferably both, neutered. Bunnies reach a maturity allowing them to get pregnant much younger than the age they are able to be speutered, so if one is mature and humps, and they turn out to be opposite sex, you have a huge problem on your hands in the near future. Better to be safe now, even if it is dominance humping, and keep them well apart (2 cages, 3 inches apart minimum) until you have the procedure done on at least one.
- 02/21/2011 at 6:37 PM
  Buddah_Love
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  everyone is right that posted- i also wanted to add fights can happen VERY quickly, in a matter of seconds bunnies can go from dominance humping to an all out brawl and it can be very nasty and dangerous, so it is a good idea if you are going to keep them together (which is risky) to keep a VERY close eye on them especially when they are out of their cage. Fights are scary to see and very stressful and potentially harmful or life threatening to the bunnies.
- 02/21/2011 at 6:37 PM
  Buddah_Love
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  everyone is right that posted- i also wanted to add fights can happen VERY quickly, in a matter of seconds bunnies can go from dominance humping to an all out brawl and it can be very nasty and dangerous, so it is a good idea if you are going to keep them together (which is risky) to keep a VERY close eye on them especially when they are out of their cage. Fights are scary to see and very stressful and potentially harmful or life threatening to the bunnies.
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