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Forum BONDING Chin rubbing on new rabbit

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    • nubbybun
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        Hello, I have been lurking around the site for the past 2 and a half years when I found my first rabbit, Binks. Whenever I had a problem with her or wasn’t sure what something she was doing meant I would check around the forums here and they would help a tons, but I’ve never made an account or posted anything until now. She has been spayed and the only bun in the house up until about a month ago when I found a little girl rabbit in an alley and brought her in. Long story short after a month of first trying to find previous owners and then attempting to find a good home for her with a new family, I have grown attached to her and have recently introduced her to Binks. From what I’ve read, everything appears to be going really well… almost too well, but Binks has been chinning the new girls head licks her face. Binks has always done that to her human family and I’ve never taken it as something aggressive, but could I be wrong? Other rabbit doesn’t seem to take offense, but it is a little weird and I can’t find any information on it anywhere.

        Is a rabbit chinning another rabbit normal, and should I be concerned?


      • LittlePuffyTail
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          Chinning is claiming ownership. Bunnies have scent glands under their chins. Females are especially territorial and often do a lot of chinning. I don’t have much bonded experience but I’m assuming it’s pretty normal. She is proclaiming her dominance. “You are mine”.

          Just wondering, is the new bun spayed?

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