My rabbit, to my understanding, has pretty much reached adulthood. He was never aggressive with me until one day he snapped at me and another day he actually managed to bite my finger very hard. I was very offended and worried. How am I supposed to take care of my once loving rabbit if he keeps being so aggressive towards me? Help! :S
2007-01-14 19:28:36 · 8 answers · asked by Alula 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
This is actually fairly normal if he's around 4-8 months. Getting him fixed will have a big impact on his behaviour. Once the surgery is done it can take a few weeks for the hormones to clear his system but once that's out of the way you'll soon have your loving rabbit back.
2007-01-14 23:40:24 · answer #1 · answered by mbunnyau 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has he been de-sexed? Males of pretty much every species become more agressive when they reach adulthood if they haven't been fixed. Otherwise, exercise him, take him for walks (they have special rabbit leashes and its pretty funny to see someone walking a bunny) and play with him.
2007-01-15 04:12:28 · answer #2 · answered by jaferris166 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Specialists say that the aggressive rabbits are much more intteresting to communicate with. Your rabbit wants a girl/boyrabbit. If you can't allow him/her to give it than you may transform his energy to anything like playing, learning tricks, and so on. Spend more time with it!
2007-01-15 03:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by Natalya Ch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is very common is does, you didn't say if the rabbit was male or female but, if it's a female sapying might fix that, they become aggressive when they want to breed. males can sometimes get aggresive when they reach maturity but almost always end up friendly. all my males a very friendly all 7 of them.
2007-01-17 19:56:52 · answer #4 · answered by Olivia W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once rabbits reach sexual maturity (4-7 months) they will usually begin to display bad behaviors. Having your rabbit neutered might help curb these behaviors.
2007-01-15 05:31:47 · answer #5 · answered by RabbitMage 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't pick him up off the ground. Many don't like that. Ours was aggressive, then got better. Maybe he is having some pain. You might have a vet check him out.
2007-01-15 03:33:54 · answer #6 · answered by GoodGuy53 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I'm not mistaken rabbits can contract rabies. Where do you keep your rabbit? How old is he? Behavioral changes can indicate a physical problem. Have him checked out by a vet.
2007-01-15 03:33:29 · answer #7 · answered by Incognito 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The agression will go away once he is nuetered. http://www.rabbit.org
2007-01-15 08:11:39 · answer #8 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋