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    • Bereed
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        Hello! I am a new bunny owner and a new member of this website as well. My husband and I got our holland lop about two weeks ago. The breeder we bought him from said he was about 10 weeks old (although he looks pretty big for ten weeks!). He never liked being held, but when we took him out of his cage he would hop around and binky all over the place. We had in out 2-3 hours a day. He loved exploring and would occasionally approach us to chew on our clothes. For the past four days, when we take him out he sits in a corner or against the wall and just stares us down. He has also been thumping his back leg occasionally. I’m worried about him and am not sure what to do. He is still eating and pooping normally. I have noticed he isn’t eating many pellets but is now eating more hay. I’m afraid he is mad at us or maybe scared? I don’t understand the sudden change in behavior. Help and advice would be greatly appreciated thanks!


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          If he’s eating and pooping like he should be, it could be the first waves of sexual maturity setting in. 12 weeks is when you must separate boy and girl bunnies or they are at risk of getting babies. If this is puberty, he’s not mad at you and he’s not scared, he’s a teen-ager and his behavior is hormone-driven.

          Eating more hay and less pellets is not a warning-sign of any sort.

          If you are planning on having him neutered, that can be done as soon as his testicles have dropped. It isn’t necessary for health reasons to have a lone boy bunny neutered though, and hormonal rages in boys generally do subside with time. Some will however display behaviors that are tough to cope with (extensive pee and poop marking, hyper-sexuality, aggression, territoriality etc).

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