my rabbit bit me so hard i bleed really badly?

Question

Hi was wondering if anyone can help had my rabbits bout a month now and one is fine and great but the other is aggressive so much that 2day it bit me so hard on om finger there is a big gash and there was blood everywhere its not the first time she has bit me am seriously thinking of taking them back i dont want to be bitten anymore i dod nothing wrong other thn pick her up from the garden and go to put her in the cage! please help!!

Answer 1

RABBIT PIE

Ingredients

1 rabbits (dressed/skinned and cleaned)
2 pounds beef (stew beef/round steak), cubed
2 pounds pork (steak/chops), cubed
salt and pepper
8 cups flour
1/2 pound lard or shortening

Wash and quarter rabbit, cover with water, and cook until tender. Brown beef and pork while rabbit is cooking. Remove rabbit from pot, saving the water. Remove bones and combine beef and pork into same pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper and continue cooking slowly for 2 to 3 hours, or until meat is extra tender. Pour off 2 cups (more if needed) of juice and allow to cool (just long enough to comfortably handle) to make the crust for the meat pie. Combine in large bowl 8 cups flour, salt and 1/2 pound lard/shortening; cut into flour thoroughly. Make well/hole in center, adding juice and mixing after each addition until dough leaves sides of bowl; turn onto floured surface and roll out, adding flour each turn to prevent sticking. Line bottom of desired size pans and ladle meat mixture in along with juice. Roll out top for pie, cutting designs to allow moisture to escape. Press edges together and walk a fork around to create a design and ensure seal. Bake in 350-degree oven or until crust is golden brown.

Answer 2

This is totally normal, i had the same problem when i and my sister rescued a rabbit each. Rabbits/animals/humans take while to adapt to new surroundings and faces.

I am not suprised you have bitten, as i was all the time. My sister's rabbit settled in quicker, i think this was due to being younger than mine.

It took me a slow and steady process, before she was like she is today.

What you need to do is perhaps change your technique of picking up your rabbit. My successful way of doing so, is to put your right hand on top of your rabbits back and hold them down gently, whilst you slide your left hand under its belly. Then simply pick it up like a baby. At first you may need to wear a coat and gloves for protection, then gradually remove them.

Another reason for this, may be that your rabbit simply does not want to come in yet, and wants to stay out longer and eat more grass.

Whatever you do, don't take your rabbits back, as this will not help the situation, but make the rabbit get away with it. Therefore, you need to handle your rabbit more often and play with it.

Before you know it, you shall be the best of friends!!

Answer 3

Don't panic! Rabbits can be aggressive, but there are things you can do to calm the situation down. Firstly, forget about picking it up straight away. Try sitting beside the cage and offering it food through the bars. You might feel a bit silly, but talk gently to it. Then try stroking it through the bars with a soft toothbrush or something, and reward it with food. Once its ok with this try stroking it with your hand, then gently holding your hand down on its back. Might be worth wearing gardening gloves for this! It will probably still try to bite you at first, but leave your hand there. It will learn that biting does not make you go away.
Just try a little bit each day, and in time it will love being stroked!
Good luck!

Answer 4

It's not a good idea to let your rabbits run loose in the garden like you did.

Think of it this way. If you tamed a wild animal and then let it out in the wild then tried handling it after you had let it run free out in the wild. Would there be a descent chance that it might be mean to you? Yes.

It's not a good idea to give a rabbit too big of a cage or to let it run loose, especially if you are not watching or handling it most of the time. Your rabbit was probably scared when you tried picking it up. If you let a rabbit run loose for a descent bit then try picking it up, most rabbits will let out a scream. That's because they are really scared. However, if you pick them up out of their regular cage they rarely do that. In the first instance they perceive you as a predator that might possibly kill them. When you pick them up out of the regular cage they perceive you as the person that feeds them and somewhat regularly picks them up. They are still scared when you pick them up out of the cage, but not in the same way as if they are running around loose.

Secondly, some female rabbits go through a hormonal period and can turn mean. It's difficult to make a mean rabbit nice. It takes a lot of patience and handling.

Answer 5

Okay, so you met someone a month ago, and they start picking you up. How would you feel about that?

Get yourself a pet brush, and sit with your rabbit, speak softly to her, and groom her gently. Let her know you are her friend, and earn her trust.

Are you sure you're picking her up right? One hand under the chest, the other under the rump.

Did you come to her in her line of sight? Maybe you scared her.

Does she have enough wooden toys to chew on? Teeth are very important to rabbits. And chewing is too.

Answer 6

Animals become aggressive when they haven't been handled a lot, if she's young it can easily be corrected by talking to her gently and stroking her, when she starts to trust you (which may take a few weeks) then you can think about picking her up etc but if she's an older rabbit she's set in her ways and it's very difficult to correct. My hamster was the same at first he'd bit me but I invested in a good book to help and it gave me a few tips on talking gently and softly, and giving him treats. Buy yourself a good book and read up on her behaviour.

Answer 7

Please do not put your rabbit to sleep.Most rabbits dislike being held because predators would pick them up.Be tolerant with your rabbit and pet it regularly.I have and 8 week old male rabbit in with its mother and his sisters the mother only ever bit me when she was pregnant but the other female bunnies havnt bit me.If your rabbit is a male that might be why it is biting.I've had male rabbits before and they've all bitten.But I wouldn't put it to sleep.

Answer 8

The fact of the matter is the rabbit is lacking salt. My neices rabbit bit her so hard that she required stitches. It came from the fact the rabbit smelt the salt on her hand and wanted it. Salt comes from sweating. Put a peice of animal mineral block, found in any pet store into the cgae and guaranteed the rabbit will calm down. Worked for us!

Answer 9

Actually male rabbits (bucks) are more friendly than females (does) so i m shocked that caroline says she s always been bitten!! My vet even says how bucks are better and comment s on how friendly mine is !! hes a lop ear and lovely - he doesnt like being picked up but great every other way !! Ask many breeders and they say bucks are better pets.

hes never bit me or my kids !!
Does become aggressive espec when they hit their hormonal stage you need to get her neutered and this should stop it !! good luck !!

Answer 10

Sometimes new pets do bite, they just need to get used to being handled. My sons guinea pig used to nibble him and one day he bit him hard too and he was bleeding but it didnt take long after that to stop. I think he was fully tame at about 5 to 6 weeks old.
If you do decide to take them back then why not just take the grumpy one back and keep the friendly one.

Answer 11

Long nails can be harbingers for bacteria, specifically if they are artificial, but they are good for scratching and starting those little foil wrapped containers that will are so hard to get into.