Oh gosh! Maybe the weather change has gotten to him? I’d just watch for a couple days closely and then see how they are doing

Oh wow, welcome to my world hon.  My two do this every so often and the reason ranges anywhere from Bonsai trying to assert his dominance by “herding” Daffodil around and making her stay in places he only wants her to be, he doesn’t want to share the litterbox, he’s moody from the weather or shedding or it is treat time.  I have found my mama’s boy to have a giant EGO when it comes to the space he wants all to himself.  I have tried many things and have permanently given them TWO litterboxes in which to do their thing in.  It got so bad with the litterbox and Bonsai not letting her in it, she would go outside of the box by no fault of her own (Bonsai was just being territorial).  What I have found that finally seems to work is rearrange the NIC cage I have for them so there is a lot more space to lounge around on and he cannot stop Daffodil from hopping up or down the levels (something he was also doing).  Bonsai was being quite the spoiled brat and chasing Daff everywhere and out of her favorite spots even though they weren’t HIS favorite spots.  I had to resort to a squirt bottle and re-bonding them both with stress bonding car rides.  So, I think that what you may want to try is some re-bonding techniques with them and rearange things a bit and offer some other destructo-bun diversions like chew toys. 

Try to be patient with your little guy and don’t take it personally.  It sounds like he is being really definsive about what is HIS and is letting everyone know it.  Kind of like the bratty kid who won’t share their crayons and wants a table all to themselves for drawing.  Spend time with the little love on the floor, try some re-bonding and I think you will be O.K.! 

I also wanted to add that are you certain he can see O.K.?  He hasn’t developed any cateracts?

Oh no!

Maybe the evil Robbie-syndrome is spreading!

How are they doing now?  Is Charlie still being aggressive?

Poor Layla…

A couple of weeks ago Cotton bit me for no reason that I could see.  Penny was no where around and I hadn’t even handled Penny yet for the day.  Cotton was licking my face, gave a tiny nip and I thought “what was that?” and she lunged and bit me in the neck.  She did not break the skin but it bruised me between the 2 contact points of her teeth about an inch apart- so it looked like a hickey.  (Darn Rabbit!)

I found that afterwords I felt tense when I was petting her- so I either arranged my arm to make sure it would block a neck lunge or put her on the floor and did not pet her.  I was worried that she would pick up on my tense attitude and that itself might trigger another nip.  And she has not tried it since- so hopefully she got over whatever made her do it, and I have relaxed enough to trust her again.

Julie

Ack, Cassi, what is it with our boy-buns!? They both need throttling…

Robbie’s still a butt, too. But he at least now knows that I won’t tolerate him being mean to Lizzy, so when she hops over to say hello, I can see his little brain lusting for blood, but if he so much as flinches, I just have to growl, “Don’t even think about it!”, and he gives me the stinkeye and hops away from her to the other side of the pen.

I wonder what made Charlie start acting up…?

That’s funny, C&C! I never did understand why anyone put up with Stanley…maybe I need to actually see the movie or a production of it. I’ve only ever read it…

I’ve been going with the Jekyll and Hyde reference for Robbie.

“How’s Robbie today?”

“He’s acting very Jekyll, but I know he’s secretly being Hyde…”

Poor Layla and Lizzy…stuck on mean-buns…

Oh no two are too funny!! Stteeeeeellllla!! hehe And Katnip – did you have to explain the ‘bunneh hickey’ to anyone or too small to notice? That’d be an excuse no one had heard before

Bonding can be really really frustrating! And it’s soo hard to not get mad at the aggressor bunny… I think it’s how much we respect their personalities and intelligence…It’s hard when they act out not to expect them to have the reasoning, logic and intelligence to know how bad it is, and then we are disappointed and mad at them. Bleh!

Anyways I know you C&C and LC will work it all out in the end, and glad your keeping a sense of humour about it too, its hard sometimes!!

C&C it sounds like things are getting better and I’m glad to hear that. The weather can make a bunny cranky, I have no idea why since they are in a climate-controlled environment but they do. Bonsai will do the oh-woe-is-me I am depressed because there is going to be a snowstorm or it is going to be really cold flop. He truly looks pathetic and I want to put a minature hot water bottle on his head and take a picture.