play fighting or actually aggressive?

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- 07/26/2015 at 8:55 AM
  kayla lurv
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  My male neutered 2 year old bun Dusty is a total sweetheart but sometimes, especially after ive been petting him for a while and then stop, he’ll start to dig at my hands and gently biting and tossing my fingers around. It doesn’t hurt and I know he’s doing it gently on purpose because ive been bitten by him for real one time in his life and it drew blood. So I wanted to ask if bunnies were capable of “play fighting”? He stops nibbling and digging if I start petting his head and nose again, but continues if I kind of fight him back like bopping his nose or gently grabbing his paws. So I just wanted to ask if doing this with him stresses him out or if it’s fun for him or if he’s being aggressive or what.
- 07/26/2015 at 9:24 AM
  Bam
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  It’s not uncommon for rabbits to react with biting and/or scratching when a human stops petting them. It means you’re supposed to keep petting them. It’s not aggressive.
- 07/26/2015 at 3:46 PM
  LBJ10
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  I wouldn’t call it being aggressive. I would call it being a demanding bunny.
- 07/27/2015 at 12:07 AM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  I think you’ve taught him how to keep you petting him!
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