Hi, I adopted my rabbit, Luna, 3 years ago. She was spayed when she came to me (have seen documentation confirming it, and she had a shaved belly when I adopted her). She is the only rabbit in the house at this time. But she humps stuff a lot (her pet beds, my slipper, even if a blanket is crumpled up on the floor, she’ll hump it). She has done it before, but I feel like it has increased lately. She doesn’t hump other rabbits when I take her over to the rescue to play with other bunnies (she mostly avoids the other rabbits). I’ve asked the vet about it, and her vet didn’t think it was anything to be concerned about. But I’ve asked other rabbit owners, and they found it unusual that a spayed rabbit would be humping inanimate objects so much. I’ve checked her scent glands, and they are clean. I’ve tried washing the blankets and beds, and she still does it. I will add that she has had a polyp removed from her rectum and was humping her bed sometimes before that happened. But then the humping continued even after the polyp was removed (this was in Aug. 2020), and the humping seems to have increased lately.

Should I be concerned? Does anyone else have a spayed female that does this? She has chronic congestion (due to an oddly shaped nasal passage) but is otherwise healthy at this time. As I’ve mentioned, I asked the vet about it, and she didn’t seem concerned. Since the polyp, I check her bottom once per month, and it has looked normal since the polyp was removed. Luna goes to the vet (one found via House Rabbit Society’s list) at least every 6 months for checkups and in between if something seems wrong. Any ideas why she humps her beds, blankets, my slippers, etc.?

Thanks in advance!

-Meagan and Luna