Humping while bonded

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- 10/15/2025 at 6:29 PM
  mia
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  So I’m back to having a trio but this is the first time I had two girls; previously, it’s always been two boys and one girl.
  
  I would consider them fully bonded for 3 weeks and they were together in xpen since meeting for one month prior to that. I’ve only previously dealt with humping during bonding sessions but never when fully bonded. In this case, there was no humping during the one month they were bonding.
  
  After being fully bonded, at least once a week, my newest girl (Momo) will sneak up on my other girl (Anpan), who is QUEEN, and start humping her. Anpan would immediately get angry and nip Momo. 5 mins later they are besties.
  
  Question, do I need to interfere when this happens / when do I need interfere? I realize their relationship is still developing. Note that as Queen, Anpan nips her friends, or my ankles, any time she’s annoyed.
- 10/15/2025 at 6:31 PM
  LBJ10
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  Humping is not necessarily a concern. I would only interfere if Anpan appears to want to escalate things. You said she gives a nip and Momo backs off immediately?
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