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Forum BONDING Biting me

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    • Checkers14
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        2 days ago I got a 6 week old holland lop. I’ve been working on bonding her and my neutered male lionhead. He’s been a single rabbit for over a year now and so he’s very territorial. He hasn’t fought with her much but has nipped some and ran her off from food. I’ve been putting them in the bathtub to bond. He grooms her sometimes but I noticed earlier today he stuck his head under her chin asking to be groomed and when she didn’t groom him he nipped her. He also honks a lot at me when I shove him away from her when he nips. Today he started nipping me like he thought since he could push her around he could also do the same to me. He brought blood to the surface on my side through my clothes just because I was in his way. No nudge or anything just nipped me out of the blue. I would also like to add that I try really hard to put equal attention to them both. However I can’t help but feel like he’s jealous. But anyway, it’s not like he broke the skin or anything but it really hurt. My questions are, 1, if it hurts me through a t-shirt then will it hurt Ebony through her fuzzy baby hair? She’s really tiny and soft and I’m quite worried Checkers will hurt her. As I said before he doesn’t draw blood he just nips. 2nd, this nipping me is not gonna fly. I’m the dominant one in this bunny human relationship and I don’t want him thinking otherwise. How can I get him to stop?


      • Roberta
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          It’s a risky thing bonding a baby with an adult and I would recommend keeping them separate until the little girl is spayed. Hormones make it difficult and even though your boy is neutured having an intact bunny especially one so young in his territory will restart some of that bad behavior. He could definitely do the baby some harm.


        • Checkers14
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            Okay thank you for your reply. I have decided to take your advice and wait until she’s spayed. I’m new to bonding and I just didn’t like the idea of him biting her since she’s so tiny. However he is still nipping and scratching me. Idk what his deal is but this has just started since I got Ebony. :/


          • tanlover14
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              He could just be frustrated b/c he knows there’s another bunny in the house. I would wager it will decrease the more he becomes used to her smell. You can do some pre-bonding things to help speed up the process of bonding once altered. Swapping litter trays or pens is the easiest. I used to give mine small hand towels they could lay on & then swap into the others pen. The more accustomed to the others scent, the easier bonding will be!

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