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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
Has anyone ever seen the latex rabbit that is called "Rabbid?"
Well. that is a picture of my two sweet, adorable woodland creatures when it is feeding time in the morning They are mini rex's, and most of the time they are sweet, loveable, and such. But when it comes to food, look out! They turn into greedy, ravenous little monsters, scratching, clawing. growling, and trying to kill each other, like they have never been fed in their life. Honestly, I have never seen the likes of it in all my life. I have two porcelin bowls for their food, and they have shattered them, and if my hand gets too close when I put the bowl in the cage, I have even been bitten at times. I wasn't trying to usurp another posters post, but this has been on my mind for a couple of days as a possible post. Any comments on this behaviour? By the way, they are does, but they often try to do something that only a buck could really do.
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GuySavoie Loyal user Tampa, FL 242 Posts |
You could always use a feeding bin, but if you're concerned about them getting too fat by eating at their discretion, you need not fill the feeder; simply put their daily ration in their feeder. It would protect your hand.
Do you only feed them once a day? If so, they might actually be really, really hungry, as one big meal eaten in a few minutes is kind of unnatural for rabbits. You can also work to recondition them, although it will take a little time. I don't know if it's a good approach for every rabbit, but it works really well for me. I didn't want the kind of behavior you describe, so I personally never just walk to my bun's cage (also a female mini-Rex) and feed her. I always talk to her first, open her cage door, and let her out for a little while. I then put her food in place while she is out of the cage. She doesn't associate me with the food, which may be a bad thing in some people's mind, but I like to believe she is calmer when she sees me because she isn't "begging to eat." At rare times, if she is too hyper when I start talking to her, I will let her be, and return in 15 minutes. She is almost always more calm. This makes training, rehearsal, and shows so much easier on both of us. The mounting is natural. Of course, it's entirely possible that whoever sexed your does was half wrong It's worth triple checking before you need to have a baby shower... ---- Guy |
daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
I'm sure they are does because as much as they have "done it", going through the motions, I should have a house full of cute furry long eared woodland creatures by now.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Ive posted before but Im having my 4 month old dwarf exhibiting some strange behaviour.
While sitting on my lap, he starts scratching then biting on my pants legs. Ive seen this in his house when he rearranges the straw, boards etc. I scold him of course. He still pees on me too. Only had him a couple of weeks. don't want to lose my pants or shirts. I placed a towel on my lap and he did the same thing. Its like foraging behaviour or so it appears. Comments? Wayne
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GuySavoie Loyal user Tampa, FL 242 Posts |
Scolding a rabbit will get you nowhere. Being a prey animal, any aggression on your part will terrorize the creature, and make life worse. Can you imagine going through life worrying who and what is going to try and eat you alive today? Keep that in mind when you "scold" him.
It's much simpler to redirect the rabbit's attention, or simply put him back in his cage if he's being impudent. Scratching, gnawing, and biting your clothes is natural, but if it's undesired, put him back in his cage. He's got hormones raging through his developing young body; expect some temperamental behavior as par for the course. I once had a five month old female absolutely shred a tee-shirt I was wearing; I wanted to see how far she was willing to take it. I was wearing swiss cheese within 20 minutes. She was never interested again. Your rabbit might be urinating on you for any number of reasons. How long does he sit with you before he acts up? A young bunny is highly unlikely to want to sit still for 20 minutes or longer. If the only way he gets to leave is to wet on you, then he's sending you a message. If he's wetting immediately, it's probably something else. It could be fear, especially if he sees you as a predator. This could definitely be a problem if he's nervous, and you are expecting him to sit on you too long. The longer he sits, the more fearful he gets, until the anxiety is too much, he wets, and he successfully "gets away" from you. He might be making the statement that he doesn't want to sit with you, and that's fine. Not every bunny likes to cuddle. Does he get exercise every day, or is his only time out of the cage while sitting on you? If he gets lots of exercise already, he will be more likely to sit and rest afterward. Don't mistake a large cage for exercise. You can also time things so your bunny does not get free access to water for a couple of hours before you sit with him, until he's conditioned to hold his bladder while he's with you. Don't ever turn it into holding water for punishment. That's torturing an animal. Oh, and did I mention scolding a rabbit is really scary for them ? --- Guy |
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