My rabbit Spooky wants my boyfriend and any one else that is not me dead. Will neutering calm him down.....or infact make him more enraged. He pees everywhere and sits staring at my boyfriend while plotting my boyfriends doom. He tries to bite him and kill him all the time. But he loves hugs from mummy and is such a sook with me.
2006-06-22 04:55:51 · 16 answers · asked by Girl Goes Back To The Future 6 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I mean neutering him might cause him to want to kill my boyfriend more because he knows my boyfriend wanted it done!
2006-06-22 05:00:44 · update #1
It will probably help a lot!
But you need to also train your evil bunny to accept new people. I doubt that he's really trying to kill anyone (unless he's the killer white bunny from Monty Python and the Holy Grail) but he is trying to protect his territory. Do a google search for "rabbit training tips" and I'm sure you'll find something useful.
2006-06-22 04:59:51 · answer #1 · answered by metalchick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neutering does NOT change behavior - training does. My NEUTERED dog is more likely to be aggressive at a threat than my unneutered one. He's also the one that gets out and roams off whenever he gets half a chance. Yet to listen to "experts" spayed/neutered animals don't roam and aren't aggressive. The rabbit has no concept of bf wants him neutered. A rabbit will not kill a human. If he is capable of that plan a BBQ. He is highly territorial...some breeds and some individuals are that way. Peeing is marking territory. Biting and fighting is driving off a threat.
Neutering *can* lessen aggression but don't count on it.
2006-06-22 05:31:05 · answer #2 · answered by Jan H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the bunny out of his cage before you let the boyfriend pet him. The rabbit will be less mean towards him if the rabbit is out of its cage.
I agree with Jan H. It's more of a training thing. To be honest, it is very hard to make a mean rabbit nice. Disciplining a rabbit will only make it meaner. They don't react the same to discipline as a dog will. First, I recommend taking the rabbit out of it's cage. Rabbits tend to be territorial. When you reach into ITS cage, you are reaching into ITS territory. Remove the rabbit from the cage and sit it down somewhere outside of the cage. Outside of the cage is more of a neutral territory. You may have to distract the rabbit with one hand while you grab it with the other to get it out. Also, don't have a cage where you can't reach to the back corner of the cage. If the rabbit knows he has a spot you can't reach him, he'll retreat to that spot and attack because he knows he has the upper hand. The only way you can tame a mean rabbit is to get them out and pet them regularly, very regularly. At some point, you will want to get to the point that you are petting them in the rabbit's own cage.
One recommendation, don't raise rabbits out of a mean rabbit. You may have a tendancy for the babies to be mean also. Also separate the male away so it can't see any other rabbits. You don't want it spreading its temperment to others or it may see the others as a rival.
Neutering won't change the personality of the rabbit. It may calm it down a little, but it's more training and genetics.
I've been raising rabbits for 24 years. Taming a rabbit isn't easy. Many rabbit breeders end up having their mean rabbits for stew or BBQ.
2006-06-22 06:17:12 · answer #3 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I even have 5 rabbits on the 2nd, a mummy, a daddy and 3 little babies (their black and white cuties!) and we've basically had the mummy and the dad neutered. As my rabbits are new and that they have got basically come from some vendors who mis-taken care of them, the mummy have been "at it" like they do for an prolonged time. She replace into basically like a device, babies, babies, babies. It wasn't honest on her with the aid of fact she replace into drained and drained. So we've had her executed now. The male is likewise executed yet he has nonetheless been getting somewhat humorous, attempting to hump the mummy and the three babies. After a at the same time as he ought to settle down. i think of acceptable is to get your boy neutered for his sake all of the different woman rabbits that he could later be observed by making use of! sturdy success x A Fellow Rabbit proprietor
2016-10-31 07:21:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is he? I got my rabbit when I was like 5 and was really rough with him. He got used to it though and is the sweetest pet ever. He always lets me hold him on his back like a baby and will fall asleep in my arms. Your bunny just needs some love or to be put in a cage when your boyfriend is around. Also, you could spray him with some water when he acts bad. Reward him with a treat when he is good.
2006-06-22 05:03:21 · answer #5 · answered by Celina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should've neutered him before this point. However it will make the situation better. However afterwards i would suggest a slow transition to meeting the boyfriend. Perhaps if you got him a spayed girl it would take the focus off you so much. http://www.rabbit.org
2006-06-22 06:02:45 · answer #6 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neutering your bunny will help, depending on how old he is. If he is still less than one year old, then it will help tremendously because it will get the hormones out of his system that make him territorial. After that it is not only the hormones, but learned actions, so it won't help as much. But, you have to know that all bunnies normally get attatched to one person. Hope I helped!
2006-06-22 05:06:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u never now if your boyfriend could of upset your boyfriend when u was out or anything
if u dont want to get him neauted i suggest you get him a female rabbit the he should be calm
but i will suggest on getting him neauted
ask u vet if your still un sure
2006-06-22 05:00:38 · answer #8 · answered by starship1239 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No .. you will need to use The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
Call Brother Maynard quick!
2006-06-22 04:59:15 · answer #9 · answered by sam21462 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should if rabbits are anything like horse all they want to do is mount all the time so it might calm him down just depends on the animal
2006-06-22 05:01:45 · answer #10 · answered by Clayton B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋