Bunny bites my fingers hard

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- 03/09/2019 at 11:45 AM
  moetupacandluna
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  I got a new bunny named Moe (this would be my third pet rabbit) on monday. He’s a very sweet rabbit. Definitely my favorite too. We get along and he seems to like my attention. I love everything about him….. except for the fact that he likes to bite my fingers… hard. I usually pull my hand away so he will stop but today i was on my laptop and he was sniffing my hand and bit my thumb! I heard a weird pop and crunch sound and could feel his teeth sinking in. I quickly pulled away too see a lot of blood and i had a chunk of skin almost completely ripped of of my thumb. If i had ripped the skin off all the way you would probably see bone. I didn’t get mad at him or yell because I didn’t want to upset him, but it hurts super bad.
  
  I have a couple theories as to why he did this. 1) He was looking for attention and didn’t know how weak human skin is 2) He is hungry. I don’t know if there is maybe another reason why he is doing this. Please let me know your thoughts.
- 03/09/2019 at 12:25 PM
  FlemishDad
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  Is he young? Young rabbits often have not learned what is treat and what is finger. Squeal when he bites you so he knows he hurts you.
- 03/09/2019 at 4:00 PM
  Bam
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  I think he was looking for attention and doesn’t know he bit too hard if you were a bunny, youd have fur and it would have protected your skin.
  
  Bite inhibition is of course important to try and teach a bun. Squealing can vibe effective. Also, if he is seeking attention, you must see to it that he doesn’t get what he wants. Put him back on the floor etc, just so he doesn’t get rewarded for biting. Dont give him food/a treat ause that’s obviously a major reward ? and is likely to teach him that biting the hoom will get him a treat.
  
  It is important to figure out what he wants and then give him the opposite. If a bun bites aggressively, you must try not to back off because getting rid of the human is what the bun is hoping the bite will result in. Your bun doesn’t seem to be an aggression-biter, but the same principle applies.
  
  With some buns you may even need to wear gloves for starters.
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