Humped in the park

[n'BunBun]

Okay, BunBun is a boy, let’s start with that. This weekend, we took him to a park near home where rabbit enthusiasts bring their bunnies to socialize, graze, exercise, etc. We were suprised to see so many bunnies! There were upwards of thirty rabbits at any one time running around, making friends. Half of the park was full of dogs doing likewise, but the two (rabbits and dogs) stayed apart and didn’t seem to even notice each other’s presence.

BunBun stayed pretty close to mom and dad (the human ones) at first, but slowly ventured farther out as random bunnies would hop over to visit the “new guy”. Eventually he would sprint (a cute little bunny kaflump, kaflump, kaflump) up to 20 meters away up a small hill to play with other bunnies up there. Twice, larger male bunnies, in their odd way of greeting BunBun, attempted to mount HIM, one from behind and one from the front. We kinda laughed it off at first, but then afterwards, he seemed to stick very close to us rather than explore like he had done at first. He actually would climb up in our laps and just chill, whether the larger rabbits were around or not. He did eventually get back out there, graze and meet so many new bunny buddies, but we were wondering if, having not been around other bunnies and not having been mounted in such a way before is scary for a young bunny? Again, BunBun is a young boy, first time around other bunnies since we’ve had him.

Oh, the two bunnies that were humping everything around got different responses from different bunny moms and dads in the park. Many just looked on and smiled the “There they go again” smile. Others would run over and raise their voice a little to “humper bunny” and gently touch his backside to get him to dismount. For me, it seems natural, even male on male, because my female dog used to run around trying to hump the male dogs!! Goofy dog! I was just noticing BunBun’s ten minutes of withdrawal after being humped the second time. **He was back to normal by the time we brought him home though!

Appreciate any thoughts or experiences you have to share!

[LoveChaCha]

I live in a state that has a lot of dog friendly park, so I’m surprised to hear that there are rabbit parks. I’m not sure I would take my bun there, as one: some rabbits may or may not be spayed or neutered, and two, the chance of fleas and other things (the grass being treated, other animals being around, I don’t take chances with my rabbit).

Humping is for two reasons: for mating or for seeing who is top dog (most dominat rabbit).

Both genders can, and will hump.

[n'BunBun]

Yeah, LoveChaCha, we do worry about treated grass…hmmm, it’s such a great place for him to exercise (we live in a very tiny studio apartment).

Our little park isn’t there specifically for Dogs or Bunnies, it’s just that people have started to bring their animals there to exercise and stuff. I was VERY surprised to see so many bunnies there last night! It would be nice if they made a little park just for rabbits though!

Well, we were recently married and will be looking to eventually move to a new place, house preferably, somewhere BunBun will be able to get all of his outside time without worrying about all of the things you mentioned!

p.s. Your ChaCha has such cute chubby cheeks!

[Monkeybun]

I’d be cautious. I’m willing to bed some of those buns are un-altered, so there could be a bunch of accidental litters resulting from such meets. And if your bun isn’t altered yet, theres a chance he could be a she Alot of breeders mis-gender their buns. its happened more than you would think!

[MarkBun]

Rabbits really aren’t a social animal like dogs as there is often fights for dominance and strange rabbits are considered invaders and must be removed. Most rabbit savvy rescues and vets don’t suggest socializing rabbits with ones that you don’t plan on bonding. A rabbit could get injured very quickly.

However, I do know that in Japan they do tend to treat rabbits more like dogs and have many such rabbit social groups. All I can say is to be careful because a rabbit is much more fragile than a dog and something as simple as a kick from a rabbit at the wrong angle could wind up paralyzing another.

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