jakeandmarta@ntlworld.com
Young Bun
I've had Tarka (my boy rabbit) for a few weeks now and had him neutered two weeks ago. Out of the blue yesterday, he lunged towards me and bit my leg (not very hard) and today he lunged forwards to bit my hand (again not very hard). He has lunged towards me before (in fact every morning when I give him breakfast) and I thought this was a friendly act to greet me but now I wonder if he was gearing up for an attack. I have read that rabbits can be bitey, so I would like to know how to stop this becoming a habit. Also what does the lunging mean - is he pleased to see me or is he threatening me. He makes no noise and doesn't stamp his feet. I don't want the biting to get worse, as my 4 year old likes to pet Tarka and I wouldn't want him to bite her. He also hates to be held, but I move him every day from his hutch to a separate run and back again. Often the technique I use to hold him goes wrong and he wriggles a lot. I don't want to hurt him and so far I don't think I have, but could I have hurt him by mistake and this is why he is biting now? Please could anyone advise me what to do here. Thanks.