12 yr old fixed rabbit will not stop biting

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- 03/09/2018 at 7:05 PM
  bunny06
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  anyone have ANY suggestions he was fine until a few wks ago he will not stop biting he runs around then runs up to me and bites and it hurts. he just had his molars done a few days ago he is healthy and he is fixed has been since he was about 6 months old. i am at my wits end. he did this when he was a baby i had him fixed and he stopped. now he is doing it again.
- 03/09/2018 at 7:17 PM
  bunny06
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  i just picked him up and i think he is becoming sexually aggressive is it possible for a 12 yr old fixed rabbit to do this. i thought once he was fixed he would not do this anymore i picked him up and i saw his you know what. i have not seen that before so that is what it is he is probably frustrated
- 03/09/2018 at 8:14 PM
  MountainBuns
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  My bunny is being a little nippy as well. She only does it to get my attention though. What you can do is he probably does not realize it hurts so do a high pitch squeal every time he nips you. He will most likely stop and look at you, then repeat the biting. Squeal several times till he begins to stop biting. I give my bunny wooden chews but she likes braids of hay for chewing mostly. Hope this helps!
- 03/09/2018 at 8:42 PM
  jerseygirl
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  Could he still have some discomfort from the dental work?
  
  Also, could it be in reaction to the recent vet visit. He’s using biting as a defense?
  
  Or reacting to a smell on you, another pet or a friends that you have been around?
  
  How is his vision? My boy is blind now and relies a lot of his sense of smell.
  
  It is possible for a neutered rabbit to become hormonal again. My lop (11yrs old) started to show hormonal behaviours at around age 6. He was neutered by previous owners when he was 9 months old. He’s toned it down now as he isn’t as active.
  Ive read other similar stories by other owners.
  You could give your rabbit a stuffed toy and see if he mounts it.
- 03/09/2018 at 10:08 PM
  bunny06
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  thank you for your reply he was doing this before the dental work, i thought that was the problem but he is still doing it. i thought once they were neutered they did not have that urge anymore. maybe its the new body lotion i am using i am going to let him smell that see if that is what is doing it. could be.
- 03/09/2018 at 10:09 PM
  bunny06
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  i think his vision is fine it seems to be he has no problem hopping around my room.
- 03/09/2018 at 10:11 PM
  bunny06
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  i think he wants to mate he did that before he was neutered males become aggressive, i thought maybe something was wrong with him healthwise, but i guess it can be normal. i am thinking maybe its the lotion i am wearing,
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