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I was just sitting with my bun on my lap in my computer chair--she was on a towel in case she decided to 'go'. I was petting her for a while to calm her down (she's not used to being picked up yet, but it perfectly fine when in your lap or put back down) and followed it up with some gentle brushing.
She started moving around on my lap a bit--worked her way up to laying on my crotch/stomach area. She bit my shirt once and got through to my stomach--it wasn't like the first time because this one actually hurt a little bit and left a bit of a pinch mark. I thought it was just an accident but then we went on to biting the towel she was on and lifting it, like she does to her towels in her cage before she lays in them.
I was worried about her getting me (by mistake?) again, so I lifted her (she remained calm) and put her back in her cage. She turned right around and looked happy to me though and took her pets very well.
Were these aggressive or warning bites? Or was she trying to nest? She was softly honking on and off while doing it too--is that a good or bad sign? If this is 'I don't like this' behavior--how can I make her happy during cuddle time?
She's in a good mood now (not used to holding her so I don't know about this nipping/biting). She's about a year old--fixed--recently adopted this month from a very friendly and busy shelter.
She started moving around on my lap a bit--worked her way up to laying on my crotch/stomach area. She bit my shirt once and got through to my stomach--it wasn't like the first time because this one actually hurt a little bit and left a bit of a pinch mark. I thought it was just an accident but then we went on to biting the towel she was on and lifting it, like she does to her towels in her cage before she lays in them.
I was worried about her getting me (by mistake?) again, so I lifted her (she remained calm) and put her back in her cage. She turned right around and looked happy to me though and took her pets very well.
Were these aggressive or warning bites? Or was she trying to nest? She was softly honking on and off while doing it too--is that a good or bad sign? If this is 'I don't like this' behavior--how can I make her happy during cuddle time?
She's in a good mood now (not used to holding her so I don't know about this nipping/biting). She's about a year old--fixed--recently adopted this month from a very friendly and busy shelter.