Middle aged male bunny goes nuts

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- 03/14/2015 at 5:48 PM
  Eepster
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  So as many of you know, Porky is an unusually well behaved male bunny. He doesn’t spray and mark and keeps humping to the stuffed animals. SO we saw no need to get him neutered.
  
  Well, last week we had to move him to my dad’s house b/c of a plumbing problem. It’s like he’s a teenager. He’s stayed at dad’s house before with out going nuts, but this time is different. He is in a different room this time and has a brand new mat under him b/c we didn’t have time to search for his regular rug.
  
  I just hope he settles down to his normal self when he gets home, b/c at this point he’s pretty old for anesthesia.
- 03/15/2015 at 5:13 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  He’s spraying? Sounds like he’s smelling something that is setting him off and he really feels the need to mark his new territory.
  
  How old is he?
- 03/16/2015 at 12:41 AM
  Eepster
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  Not spraying up the walls or anything, but peeing all over the mat with very very musky smelling urine. That and marking the perimeter of his temporary enclosure with poop piles.
  
  He’s normally perfect with the litter box at home.
- 03/16/2015 at 11:14 PM
  LBJ10
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  Sounds like territorial marking to me. How long will he be there? If he will be going home soon, then you can just deal with it and then see if he goes back to normal once he’s home.
- 03/17/2015 at 6:35 AM
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  Hey Eepster! I know Porky is the best well behaved boy bunny ever – I brag about him all the time to other member’s about him being such a good boy (I’m sure people must think he’s mine??? Lol!). I feel a bit silly giving you advice seeing how bunny dumb I was when I got Henry less than 2 years ago and you helped me out. BUT for all that I have read (and I read it all), I was going to offer the same advice as LBJ.
  Wait till you get home and see if his behaviour improves?
  
  For as good as Henry is now with his toileting since being neutered (his spraying was insane – I ‘had’ to!), but even now, once I clean something he still needs to mark it, whether it be a pee or poop. If he wee’s in spot that I don’t find unhygienic, I leave it be. And he doesn’t touch it again. If I wash it – he marks it worse. For as good as he is – he still needs that reassurance that it’s HIS! But I always put that down to sharing a house with 3 dog’s. I always thought Porky (besides being a good bunny!) didn’t have the need to claim his territory and hopefully this will be the case once you all get back home again.
  
  I really hope so Eepster! Don’t let me down Porky!
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