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- 08/12/2018 at 8:15 PM
  Minty
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  Hi,
  
  My 9mo female bunny desexed (2 months ago) is growling at my father and fiance and runs up to them to bite them. My fiance and I are co parents of the bunny. My fiance changes her litter everyday and spends time with her. However, I am much closer as I pet and massage her a lot, spend more time with her, feed her treats and handfeed dinner most days. She has her own bedroom. I spend on average 2 hours a day with her. I am hoping to increase this soon.
  
  Before desexing my bunny was never so aggressive to them. In fact desexing didn’t seem to change her at all, except now she doesn’t pee on the bed or poop far from her litter box, and is being aggressive with others …
  
  My fiance is so upset and said he’ll only go in when I’m there. Last week she bit him. He thinks she growls when she is hungry for veges.
  
  Why is she growling to others and not to me and how can this be reduced?
- 08/12/2018 at 10:59 PM
  Harveybunny
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  Your bunny could be a little traumatized for some reason. Are there any changes in her schedule or environment you can think of that might be upsetting her? If could be something as simple as your fiancee smelling like another pet. He also could just need to bond with her more. A video would be helpful so we can all observe her body language.
  
  Wishing you all, (and your bunnies) bliss
- 08/13/2018 at 1:13 PM
  Bobby'sMom
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  I have not experienced this type of behavior with my bunny yet. As Harvey Bunny mentioned, she may be smelling something on them or had a traumatizing experience with some other human while you were not around.
- 08/13/2018 at 1:44 PM
  Nutmeg
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  Some bunnies also go through post spay / neuter hormone surges and go a little crazy. It could be this.
  
  Also, bunnies are very sensitive to smells… could you fiance be bringing home a smell from work she doesn’t like? I know one person on here’s husband has to go for a full shower and change of clothes before he can go near their rabbit lol.
  
  Could you try having him be the one to feed her treats and her food / veggies so she see’s him as a good thing? Also have him sit on the floor and just ignore her… have her approach her. And have him try not to react when she lunges at him… I don’t mean to let her bite him lol, but just don’t leave the room as she will start to relate biting to making the big mean guy go away.
  
  PLEASE tell your fiance that bunny’s do not bite someone because they don’t like them or to be mean.. bunnies only defense they have is their teeth… so they bite and lunge out of FEAR.
  I’m not saying she should be afraid of him, I’m saying that for some reason she could be.
- 08/13/2018 at 5:45 PM
  Minty
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  I got more information. It only happens to my fiance when she is hungry for veges. He is scared now to go in before she’s eaten. He said otherwise she’s good to him – he lies on the bed with his laptop and she crawls on him.
  I am the main person that gives her veges, pellets and treats, fiance changes her hay / litter box.
  
  What could it be she growls at my fiance when she is hungry and not at me? @Nutmeg I will get my fiance to give her treats and food thank you. My fiance is still very upset. Hopefully him feeding her more will help their relationship.
- 08/14/2018 at 8:35 AM
  Nutmeg
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  LOL Omg she is “Hangry” lol.
  
  My first thought is that she knows you are the one to bring her the food lol… I still think having him bring her the food will help. Then you guys can take turns once she’s warmed up to him more.
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