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Hi,
So I am having the same problem. I left my bunny Qiviut (almost 3 months old) for a week, and had a friend pet sit her. Qivi was great with my friend all week, very gentle. When I came home and we played and everything seemed fine. This morning though (day after my return), I reached into her cage like I always do, to put her poop in her litter box ( she still poops a lot not in her litter box, but its getting better) and she ran out from her hutch and bit me. It hurt and bruised but didn’t completely break the skin. I was so mad but just ripped my hand away and said no. I then put my hand slowly in a couple seconds later and she nuzzled it.
Since Qivi was good with the pet sitter the whole time, and she is only 3 months I dont think its a territorial thing. I am wondering if I scared her (since I haven’t been there for a week), if shes mad at me, or if that was her morning poop she was planning to eat.
Either way I don’t want her to think biting is ok. What should I do for the next time? If there is a next time
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Posted By sunbun on 1/24/2017 7:30 AM
my daughter and I are sunny bunny’s best friend. she face washes us and cuddles and comes over for love all the time. she roams the house mostly all day long and she has paper and toys to entertain her plus we play with her constantly. my daughter went with her gram for a day and half over the weekend and when she came home and all day yesterday the bunny was cranky with her. nipping and would not kiss her face instead she nipped at her every time she tried. do they retaliate when people they love are away and come back.Buns don’t act mad, they do get mad
She’s probably trying to teach you both a lesson 
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Posted By Jas on 1/24/2017 12:34 PM
Hi,
So I am having the same problem. I left my bunny Qiviut (almost 3 months old) for a week, and had a friend pet sit her. Qivi was great with my friend all week, very gentle. When I came home and we played and everything seemed fine. This morning though (day after my return), I reached into her cage like I always do, to put her poop in her litter box ( she still poops a lot not in her litter box, but its getting better) and she ran out from her hutch and bit me. It hurt and bruised but didn’t completely break the skin. I was so mad but just ripped my hand away and said no. I then put my hand slowly in a couple seconds later and she nuzzled it.
Since Qivi was good with the pet sitter the whole time, and she is only 3 months I dont think its a territorial thing. I am wondering if I scared her (since I haven’t been there for a week), if shes mad at me, or if that was her morning poop she was planning to eat.
Either way I don’t want her to think biting is ok. What should I do for the next time? If there is a next time
You might have (unintentionally) frightened her by reaching into the cage, so she’s responded by biting because that’s all she could do.
When you say “morning poop she was planning to eat” are you referring to cecotropes?
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Posted By Jas on 1/24/2017 9:22 PM
Yeah cecotropes is what I meant by morning poop.
I am starting to think I did scare her. i am slowly moving my hand in and out now and she seems ok with it. I have a pretty nasty bruise from her bite this morning so i hope it doesn’t become a thing.
Thank you!
Ah okay
It doesn’t sound like it will become regular behaviour so I wouldn’t worry
Some bunnies get grumpy easily, but food is an easy way back into a bunnys heart
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