First, I would not view it necessarily as sexual as the act of humping is used in many context for rabbits (e.g., female rabbits will hump other female rabbits). That being said, regardless, it can be inconvenient at the minimum to be the sole target.

If he’s not actually eating a stuffed animal, I would not be concerned with providing one that might have your scent (put an old shirt or something on it). Or a pillowcase stuffed with fleece or something. Many rabbits can be fine with stuffed animals because they don’t indiscriminately eat them.

Is there a reason neutering is off the table? The behavior itself and his consistent urge to do it is added stress and urge he is experiencing day to day.

I guess it depends on whether or not the behavior will escalate before it calms down. A lot of unneutered males do eventually calm down… eventually. Most people don’t want to wait it out that long though. LOL It can take a few years. The last straw is usually when they start doing 360 degree cartwheel pees (i.e., spraying).

There is nothing wrong with providing a stuffed animal for him to direct his affections to. If you are worried about him tearing it up, I would suggest allowing him to have access to it while supervised. At least at first so you can see how he interacts with it.

Please note the topic of intentional breeding is prohibited on this forum and so do not make further mention of it.

I understand not wanting to “change him” to suit your needs, and you also acknowledge that how he is literally right now is likely stressful and frustrating for him. Pet rabbits are a result of human domestication, so we have already taken many liberties and he has already been changed to suit your needs as a result. My personal opinion (with no negative judgment to you as it is a valid choice) is that by owning a pet rabbit, there is an understanding and acceptance of something “unnatural” and neutering a male who appears stressed/frustrated by innate urges that are incompatible with the lifestyle we enforce on human pets (we don’t want our pets humping and spraying is 24/7) seems like a wise decision. For me, it is the same as opting for an incisor extraction for a snout-faced breed whose teeth aren’t compatible with their head shape or spaying female rabbits because their elongated lives as domesticated animals have revealed their high risk for uterine cancer.

I’ll also add that cute bounce and young energy is going to go away regardless just due to age. Rabbits tend to mellow out, as LBJ mentions, not only in hormonal behaviors (we expect), but also in general as well. Just some things to think about. It’s OK if you opt not to (again, no negative judgment), but I think it’s not right to associate changing him as being a bad thing.– change can be good too.

Agreed to start out with presenting a stuffed animal/similar object with supervision to see how it goes before allowing it outside supervision, if required.

A stuffy could help in the meantime while you see if he calms down once he reaches full maturity, but I did encounter a 9 year old bun who relentlessly tried to mount my feet, LOL! How old is he?

Don’t let him have the stuffy 24/7 though, I recall someone on a forum who’s bun ended up rubbing his genitals raw and needed veterinary attention!

Do you notice a pattern to when he tries to mount you? Wondering if there could be a scent you are picking up that is triggering him to focus on you.

We would give stuffies to some of the very frustrated young male buns at the shelter while we were waiting for their neuters. There was a hedgehog (I think it was dog toy) that was VERY popular.