Leenie Bop
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First thing: this rabbit has NOT been neutered, we have an appointment for Sunday to have him neutered because we know this must be the reason for most of the aggression.
We need some suggestions because he has gotten to the point where we are afraid to try and feed him. We want to clean his cage but he is extremely out of hand. We tried letting him out of his cage on his own terms but he runs up to anyone around and bites them as hard as he can for absolutely no reason. The last time he bit me i was talking to someone and he jumped on the couch and bit me when I was not looking (very painful surprise!). The worst part is he literally takes chunks of flesh when he bites. He will cling on and he will not let go when you pull away! He has become a little nightmare.
Background info: We have had him for almost 4yrs now, he is approximately 5 years old. He has always been kind of mean but never to this extent. He recently got an infection in his eye and we figured he was aggressive because he was uncomfortable but after having completed the antibiotic treatment prescribed by his doctor and regaining his health he has only become more aggressive. He is impossible to manage because he is aggressive even when unprovoked.
We LOVE him and just want to get him to Sunday in hopes that he'll be more calm after the surgery. We were thinking about trying to lure him into the carrier while we clean the cage but don't know how to lure him out (and quickly shut the door before he attacks) because he is so aggressive (and quick!).
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated!
We need some suggestions because he has gotten to the point where we are afraid to try and feed him. We want to clean his cage but he is extremely out of hand. We tried letting him out of his cage on his own terms but he runs up to anyone around and bites them as hard as he can for absolutely no reason. The last time he bit me i was talking to someone and he jumped on the couch and bit me when I was not looking (very painful surprise!). The worst part is he literally takes chunks of flesh when he bites. He will cling on and he will not let go when you pull away! He has become a little nightmare.
Background info: We have had him for almost 4yrs now, he is approximately 5 years old. He has always been kind of mean but never to this extent. He recently got an infection in his eye and we figured he was aggressive because he was uncomfortable but after having completed the antibiotic treatment prescribed by his doctor and regaining his health he has only become more aggressive. He is impossible to manage because he is aggressive even when unprovoked.
We LOVE him and just want to get him to Sunday in hopes that he'll be more calm after the surgery. We were thinking about trying to lure him into the carrier while we clean the cage but don't know how to lure him out (and quickly shut the door before he attacks) because he is so aggressive (and quick!).
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated!