Maybe get his vision checked out all the same. Blind bunnies can navigate well and also do well when they have bunny friends around. So despite appearances, he may actually have low vision and this could relate to his reaction when being hand fed. Either way, all bunnies can’t see directly in front (and below in front) of themselves. So I can only suggest you approach with the food on his side….???

His leg biting completely reminds me of another rabbits behaviour I read about. Attention seeking. Although this might not be behind your rabbits behaviour, I’ll summarise what the remedy for this was. It involved an affectionate rabbit who also loved attention. So much that he demanded it by nipping ankles when his owner was busy. The owner was advised to completly ignore the behaviour so he didn’t receive the desired outcome by the behaviour. Since nipping hurt, she was told to wear something like rubber boots to protect herself. It was important to wear them all the time, not just when the bunny was being troublesome. Otherwise the bunny would learn that when the boots were off, the games could begin! So it was important to have them on around him all the time until the behaviour had ceased.

This sounds just like my rabbit Pepe who was also a stray before he was rescued. He’s actually very loving but is into the lunging and biting. He is now free roaming and I think that helps alot. However, he still lunges and bites in certain situations like when I’m trying to give food or dispose of old veggies and he’s around his little food area – I prefer to do that when he’s not there but he seems to plant himself in that space when I need to take care of this. He does dance for his craisins but boy I have to be fast or else…

One thing you can do when he starts lunging or biting is reach down to pet him and talk sweet to him – smother him with kindness – of course this could have the wrong effect that he does that so that you start smothering him with kindness and pets. Hopefully it will have a positive affect on him though that he doesn’t need to do this and you are not threatening him.

I have to just wonder if it’s the way he’s wired – that’s pretty much the conclusion I’ve come to with Pepe.

Rereading your post, I think you are actually doing what I just suggested.

Forgive me if you’ve already said, but is he neutered? Because Spockie would lunge at my legs when I wore shorts (he wasn’t neutered) and I ended up wearing long pants all the time. He was very affectionate, but almost too much with my ankles. If your little guy is not neutered, if you have it done it may help a bit.

I have discovered that Samantha is not into my legs, especially now that she’s spayed, and I am finally going to wear shorts in Florida!

Awww poor buns! Maybe they were used to not knowing when they would get thier next meal or having to fight with other animals for it. Either way, that’s sad. I really hope you find a way to gain his trust. I don’t know much at all about abandond bunnies but I can imagine that life was not at all easy for them and it may be hard for them to trust anyone. The neuter is a good idea. Male rabbits will spray and it is NOT a pleasant odor! My rabbit is not neutered yet and he is already dropping his scent…It stinks!! I’m sorry if I missed this but have you taken him to the vet? If not, it would be a good idea too. With him being outside, he could have external parasites as well as internal. They may want to test him Fecals for parasites. If he does have External/Internal Parasites, he can easily give them to your other bunnies and would need to be quarentined.

Oh yes, neutering should help I’d say. It’s easiest to get the male done first anyway. Can be done sooner and it’s cheaper too. Have you got yourself a good rabbit vet? By the way, I absolutely loved your intro post in Welcome forum! lol. I didn’t get chance to say before.