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Forum BEHAVIOR Bad Behavior

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    • buckaroo948
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        Since I got my bunny, he’s hated me. Around November last year, my (then) bf got me a bunny, and it loved him. Yet when he handed him over to me, it hated me. Even then, i never was mean to him, I fed him on time, always made sure he had plenty hay, and his litter was in good condition, and I let him out for a lot of playtime every day (he has a very spacy enclosure too). Yet he’s always hated me. He thumps at me all the time, has bitten me, doesnt let me touch him, doesnt enjoy being pet either, and he’s even sprayed me when i was directing him away from something he couldnt chew! I’ve been afraid to let him out of his enclosure as he would probably spray again, or show some other sign of aggression towards me.I haven’t been able to get him neutered yet, as there are no rabbit vets within 100+ miles, though i plan to soon if i can find a vet. I dont understand why he hates me, ive always good to him. Ive tried to get him to trust me, yet he just wont. Will neutering fix this behavior? Or what else can?


      • Taloan7
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          How does your bunny act if he is out and you just sit there and don’t try and interact? Like read a book or something. Is he aggresisve when you ignore him or only when you try and interact with him or pet him?


        • kurottabun
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            Do you know how old he is? He could’ve still been a baby back then when he was with your (then) boyfriend, but when he came to you he turned older so his teenage hormones are kicking in. A lot of bunnies become aggressive once their hormones hit and this can only improve after neutering.

            Alternatively it could also be like Daisy implied – you could’ve done something that he didn’t like and so now he associates you with something negative. Have you picked him up before and do you do it often?


          • buckaroo948
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              I’ve tried a lot to just sit and be calm around him, and last time i did he was still aggressive. At that time, i was moving a poop to his litter box and trying to get him to play with paper instead of chewing on a shoe, then he sprayed me. I have picked him up begore, and about every time ive done it, he’s scratched and bit his way out before i could let him down safely.


            • Sirius&Luna
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                Unfortunately unneutered rabbits naturally do things like spray. I doubt that he’s trying to communicate something to you with spraying. It’s just something hormonal rabbits do.

                If you pick him up and he bites and scratches until you let him down safely, I assume that means he’s probably jumping out of your arms. That’s a very negative association for a bunny, so it’s probably why he avoids you.


              • Taloan7
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                  For me something I’ve found effective (it just took a long time) was completely ignoring my bunny and not trying to interact with her in “her space’ or messing with her space when she was in it. She has a couple places that she consider hers (her enclosure, a little den under a stool, her litter box and food dishes). If she’s close I don’t touch them and I don’t try and reach into her spaces when she’s chilling. I just sit on the floor regularly and do my own thing, like read or do work on the laptop and if she comes to investigate I let her and don’t try and touch. When I need to clean any of her spaces I do it when she’s somewhere else. It’s been five months and only this week has she started letting us pet her when we feed her treats in her litter box. I’m learning with rabbits you’ve got to take it SLOW and let them lead the way. I haven’t had the exact same experience as you, my bun has never acted aggressive, but she was very standoffish for a long time and I just had to follow her lead.

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