I am a first time bunny owner so I apologize now if my question has an obvious answer.
We rescued a small bunny yesterday. We were told she is a 3 month old girl. I was able to hold her there and in the car. When we got home, she was given free range of the house to explore and get used to the place. She even stole an old toy that belonged to my cat who passed away and took it everywhere with her on her adventure. She let me, my boyfriend, and his 8 year old daughter pet and hold her. She even headbutted my hand at one point to get attention. When we went to bed, we put her in her cage. This morning I went to put new food in and she was growling at me. I figured she didn’t want me near her food, which I am used to because I used to rescue cats who did the same thing until they warmed up to me. A few hours later I went to let her out and moved her toy which she growled again and lunged at me and bit me. I started talking to her in a very soft tone but didn’t take her out. A few hours later I gave her a small bit of apple which she ate out of my hand but when I attempted to pet her, same thing. She lunged and bit me.
Is this just a “I’m scared and in a new home” phase even though she was very affectionate and adventurous yesterday? Or is this something that I will have to look more into? Like I said, first time owner and I want to make her as happy as possible and give her the best life possible and am trying to learn everything.