So, if any of you have seen some of my other posts throughout the forum, you know that I’ve been struggling with Edmund’s apparent need to occasionally bite me.
I realized something interesting today though. He’s never bitten me out of aggression. By that I mean that whenever he’s in a “scary or potentially threatening situation” (i.e., I’m picking him up, moving his things or clipping his nails), he’s never resorted to biting me. He seems to only bite me out of curiosity. For instance, when I’m sitting down with him on the floor, he’ll be walking around me, sniffing constantly, digging with his paws here and there, and then he might give me a little nip (doesn’t hurt, really) after he’s sniffed for a while. I really don’t think he’s trying to hurt me when he does it. He does the same thing to the carpet or any other objects he’s interested in. He’ll sniff them, maybe dig at them with his paws, and possibly give them a little nibble afterwards.
Granted, he didn’t start nibbling until immediately after I neutered him, but it’s been kind of a relief to know that he’s not doing it to hurt me. He purs whenever I pet him, licks my feet and hands occasionally, flops near me, allows me to pet him without running away, and has even hopped into my lap a couple of times. The nibbling really just seems to be done out of curiosity (he’s a very, VERY curious little bunny). I do hope that once he gets more and more used to me though, he’ll stop…
If you guys have any tips for biting when it’s not done out of aggression, please let me know. 