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- 04/08/2011 at 2:06 PM
  Arthur's mother
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  Hy! My name is Paula I’m from Brazil!
  I have a bunny called Arthur it`s 7 months and some days ago It started to bite me a lo, end If I argue with him saying NO, It gets worse.
  What should I do?
  Please help me.
- 04/08/2011 at 2:08 PM
  Sarita
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  Can you tell me when this happens? Does he just run up and bite you? Are you trying to do stuff in his cage?
  
  More information might help us.
- 04/08/2011 at 2:22 PM
  Arthur's mother
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  It lives free in my apartment. It starded doing this some dayz ago when I argue with him saying NO because it was tring to spoil my couch.
  
  An other time I argue with him saying NO and making a noise that it’s afraid of because it was on my bed and pee. If I trie to clean it’s $*&! it gets crazy. If I complain It any way It get angry! Some times if I’m just petting It trys to bit me!
- 04/08/2011 at 2:25 PM
  Sarita
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  Has your rabbit been neutered?
- 04/08/2011 at 2:53 PM
  Arthur's mother
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  No! Shoud I do this?
- 04/08/2011 at 3:04 PM
  Beka27
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  Neutering is important to reduce marking and territorial behaviors. Also, I would recommend you get a pen or grid condo to house him until his litter habits are under control. The longer he is allowed to potty around the house, the harder it will be to break those habits.
- 04/08/2011 at 3:16 PM
  Arthur's mother
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  Are yours neutered? So I shoud to make a house to him? How much time should I live him there? If he stay there all the day can he get stressed?
- 04/08/2011 at 4:10 PM
  LoveChaCha
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  All house rabbits should be neutered (boys) and spayed (girls) to live peacefully in a house. It will help with calming down your rabbit and he will become less territoral towards you.
  
  Is there a pet shop around or an online store that sells dog exercise pens? Those work great for housing an unsupervised rabbit. Rabbits should get at least 2-4 + hours a day of exercise.
- 04/08/2011 at 4:12 PM
  Sarita
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  Is there a vet in your area that can neuter a rabbit? I guess that would be important to know. I don’t know of any rabbit experienced vets in Brazil. If you do, that would be good to neuter him, if not, then it’s better not to if they don’t have experience with rabbits. Is that Arthur’s picture in your avatar? He’s adorable.
- 04/08/2011 at 6:50 PM
  Arthur's mother
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  Yes, my avatar is Arthur but now he is bigger . I’m afraid of neuter him because the person who sold me him accept him again but if he were unable to reproduce he don’t accept, so what would I do if the neuter don’t work?
- 04/08/2011 at 7:05 PM
  LoveChaCha
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  The person you got him from isn’t a vet, are they?
  I would not accept that advice from that person at all. Are there any veterinarians in your area that see rabbits?
  
  You don’t want your rabbit to reproduce, there are already enough rabbits in this world. He will not change his hormonal behavior if he remains not neutered.
- 04/08/2011 at 7:32 PM
  Arthur's mother
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  Do you know a bunny that had this same problem and after neuter he change his behavior and never bit again? Thanks
- 04/08/2011 at 7:42 PM
  LoveChaCha
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  What are you doing that is causing him to bite you?
  
  Some rabbits are biters.. some may nibble, some will bite. The only time my rabbit bites is when I put my hand in her condo to clean up her mess. She is being territoral. She is spayed by the way. She is just protecting her home. Another way to look at it is, a stranger invading a person’s house. A rabbit is protecting their space.
  
  If your rabbit is peeing on your bed and couch, it needs to stay off of it. He is claming the couch and bed as ‘his.’ he can smell you on it and by marking it (peeing,pooping) he is saying that it is his. Another reason to neuter him.
  
  Rabbits become calmer after getting spayed or neutered. Their marking stops. They are not hormonally inclined to do naughty things.
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