this was a long time ago but a question reminded me of this. We got the rabbit from a pet store - it had long long hair and it was mangled up in the bedding it had. After I brought it home, I decided it needed to be bathed because of all this stuff in its hair. Okay, all was fine but after that (and I kept him warm) he kept attacking me. This went on for weeks and weeks. He never bit anyone else BUT ME. Do you think it is because I bathed him? My son said it probably is.
2006-06-23 04:54:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I did love on the rabbit. My son said he heard they were like cats and clean themselves. I guess I should have been more knowledgable about rabbits first. Again, this was a while ago.
2006-06-23 05:06:17 · update #1
Never bath a rabbit at all. Am sure his afraid of you now. For now, don't pat or touch your rabbit..cos' he must be thinking that you gonna bath him again and will bite/ attack you. Just be calm when you are around the rabbit. Just sit close to rabbit and give him food such as carrots or green vegetables. Give sometimes for the rabbit to trust you.
2006-06-23 05:22:48 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs_fishy 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Have a read of these articles about aggression - hope they're very helpful -
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/aggression.html
http://www.rabbit.org/journal/3-3/age-related-behavior.html
http://www.rabbit.org/journal/2-2/mean-rabbit.html
http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk.html
About the bathing - bunnies don't usually need to be bathed, in fact, bathing them can make them sick, because they're not accustomed to being wet and cold - it's very bad for them. If you occasionally needed to wash a bunny's fur, for example if he has had diarrhoea, the best idea is to place a clean towel on the ground, say in the kitchen or bathroom, and saturate the towel with luke-warm water (not hot and never cold water - cold water can put a bunny into shock) and then place your bunny on the towel, let the water soak into him, and massage his grubby areas gently but firmly with the wet towel until he's clean. If that isn't getting him clean enough, in unusual circumstances, you can also give him a 'mini' bath, but only in about one inch, two centimetres of luke-warm water (not hot and never cold water). It's also best to do this in a container on the floor, because rabbits hate water, and he will probably try to jump out of the water. So you have to be VERY careful that he doesn't jump out suddenly and injure himself, and never take your eye off him for one second while he's around the water.
Have a read of these great detailed rabbit sites too -
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rabbits/a/?once=true&
http://www.tagyerit.com/hopline/cold.htm
http://www.rabbit.org/
http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyhouserabbits.html - http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyfood.html - my own site - please have a browse and enjoy reading!
2006-06-23 23:02:34 · answer #2 · answered by Lea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never give rabbit a bath because it will kill them. That is the reason why he bites you.
2006-06-23 12:29:05 · answer #3 · answered by Thor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, it probably is because of that bath, but like he shouldnt be so mad. You should try to play with him and make him love you again... just without being bitten :-P :-D
2006-06-23 11:59:10 · answer #4 · answered by PenguinLuver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be why he would bite you. if someone annoyed you, would you be nice to them? also maybe you hurt him in some way so he feared you when you came near, and therefore bit you to prevent what he thought was further harm.
2006-06-23 12:10:58 · answer #5 · answered by Paigey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my cat did that when i first got her. she pooped on herself and i had to bathe her. she flipped out! she scratched my face. it just took alot of time and work with her to get her to trust me.
2006-06-23 12:05:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have too wait until he gets one. first you had to get to his level and play. what you did probably frightened him.
2006-06-23 11:59:02 · answer #7 · answered by mizikana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think how the rabbit say thanks to you. What you do next : you bite the rabbit back.
it mean : you're welcome
2006-06-23 12:00:59 · answer #8 · answered by princess_sheeqin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋