ajohal
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Hello everyone
I have two rabbits, both netherland dwarf. One is called rabby and one is called Nemo. When rabby was one i adopted Nemo from a rescue shelter in April.
His story was that a man was in his garden and saw a rabbit being chucked over his fence into his garden. They think he was unwanted and so disposed off.
I quickly fell in love with Nemo. He was tiny and had the saddest eyes.
I got him neutered a few days after and then started bonding the 2 of them which is now going well.
Nemo has never fully liked me. If I'm sat on the floor he will happily come over to me and sometimes he will let him stroke him.
At first when I picked him up out of his hutch he used to growl at me. (I have to pick him up to bring him in for his dates with rabby and also because i swap the hutches every night). He never tried to bite me so I thought maybe it was his way of telling me he wasn't happy.
But in the past few weeks he has started biting me and I'm having to wear gloves when I pick him up.
yesterday my sister went to fill their bowls and when she was putting the bowl back into the hutch he bit her, and he drew blood.
I don't understand his behaviour. It didn't take him v long to adjust to living here and he is very adventurous and likes to explore. He doesn't seem unhappy.
If anyone can understand his behaviour better than me please let me know or if you can offer any advice on how to make the situation better, as he seems to be getting more and more aggressive
Thanks!
I have two rabbits, both netherland dwarf. One is called rabby and one is called Nemo. When rabby was one i adopted Nemo from a rescue shelter in April.
His story was that a man was in his garden and saw a rabbit being chucked over his fence into his garden. They think he was unwanted and so disposed off.
I quickly fell in love with Nemo. He was tiny and had the saddest eyes.
I got him neutered a few days after and then started bonding the 2 of them which is now going well.
Nemo has never fully liked me. If I'm sat on the floor he will happily come over to me and sometimes he will let him stroke him.
At first when I picked him up out of his hutch he used to growl at me. (I have to pick him up to bring him in for his dates with rabby and also because i swap the hutches every night). He never tried to bite me so I thought maybe it was his way of telling me he wasn't happy.
But in the past few weeks he has started biting me and I'm having to wear gloves when I pick him up.
yesterday my sister went to fill their bowls and when she was putting the bowl back into the hutch he bit her, and he drew blood.
I don't understand his behaviour. It didn't take him v long to adjust to living here and he is very adventurous and likes to explore. He doesn't seem unhappy.
If anyone can understand his behaviour better than me please let me know or if you can offer any advice on how to make the situation better, as he seems to be getting more and more aggressive
Thanks!