my rabbit is about 3months old, hes really sweet he loves to be fussed, when i feed him he comes to the front of the cage to see me, but when i hold him he bites me, i don't know if he does it to be nasty or hes just nibbling my clothes, but i cant stop him from doing it and my husband has told me to get rid of him, but i cant because ive grown attached, has anyone got any advice for us so i dont have to get rid of him
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Firstly all these people talking about putting the rabbit in a stew are sick - why even answer if you dont want to help???
My rabbit is nearly 1 year old now and shes great really friendly although sometimes when you pick her up she can get anxious and twist and turn kicking out with her back legs - but this happens generally when I haven't got her held as securely as she likes because all i have to do is put her down again and lift again and shes fine- maybe your rabbit doesn't feel secure? Also not all rabbits like being held is he only biting when you actually lift him and not if you just put your hand in the cage? As for what other people have said about the smell of food on your hands that could well be it as that has happened a few times with my rabbit too - she so greedy!!
I would suggest taking some time when you're calm and the house is quiet putting a towel over your lap and just sitting with him talking to him quietly and stroking or grooming him and making him feel safe (without any food) and see how that goes, whatever you do don't avoid handling him - it will only make it worse.
Put it in a pie. That should sort it.
Wash your hands , they may smell like carrots !!!
Bite him first. Show that rabbit who's boss. If that doesn't work, I have a succulent rabbit stew recipe
I've been stewing over an answer for this but don't know what to suggest.
have a **** over the rabbit if it is sweet
Rabbits are wild animals and they are not ready for domestication.
If you had a black bear as a pet would you wonder why he ripped off your arm and mauled you? lol
Get rid of it, or eat it.
Cheers
Buy a leather gloves (special gloves available for handling such pets) and handle him with the gloves. Once he has realised that it is no use biting he will mend his ways. Good luck.
Feed him Spinach !!
Shoot it.
Well, if you've touched it may smell the food on your fingers and think your fingers are food.But, sometimes if you take the rabbit away from its mother too soon they wont stop nibbling at you because its looking for milk.If that happens it will do that the rest of it's life. But, don't worry because he's not trying to hurt you.but, if there's a white foam coming out of it's mouth it has rabies so take it too the vet immediately!!!!Anyway, I hope you liked my answer!!
A small Muzzle should work until he/she is more comforatble with you The reason He/she Bites is that some animals just do not like being held. This is another way to stop it from biting you! Also try leather gloves. If all of these suggestions do not work and you insist on keeping him/her.
Maybe a trip to the dentist to remove his/her teeth would work
Sorta drastic measure but I am sure it will work
:-)
If he's a buch he could think you are his mate ezpecially if you are the only one that handles him, I would stress he isn't being nasty and i agree with you that it seems a bit harsh if you love him so much getting rid. You could get him castrated you know it really settles them down and by doing this it will get rid of a lot of his male hormones and you will definately see a marked improvement.
i see this alot.as male rabbits mature the testosterone levels grow.many male rabbits become pretty mean little things.i.ve seen a rabbit that used to attack a boxer dog that lived in the same house.the boxer would often be injured pretty bad.the owner had the rabbit neutered and it was like a new rabbit.it does seem abit early for all that at 3 months so it could just be he's not very tame yet.see your vet about what age u should think about neutering as it could make a big difference hope this helps x
Bunnies nip for various reasons, so he sounds like he's just being a brat. A deliberate bite is much harder and will draw blood.
This site has great info on this problem:
http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittal...
bite it back! show it whose boss!
stop using turnip flavoured deoderant.
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