Pippin'sMum
Alpha Buck
I have a bonded pair of neutered buns, a male and a female. The female, Apple, is not sociable (to me), she doesn't like to be stroked or handled by me, and will not approach me at all. When I feed, she will hide out of the way until I've gone, then come in to eat. The male is the opposite, happy to be stroked and loved, and is always most enthusiastic about his grub. The odd behaviour is from Apple. If they are both in the hutch where I put their veg, and I start stroking Pippin, the boy, Apple will grunt and jump at me as if to attack. She hasn't bitten me (yet!) but is quite aggressive with every stroke. I don't try to touch her, so why is she behaving this way? Any ideas? He is the dominant one in their relationship, she is submissive to him (even though she's twice his size). Why doesn't she like me stroking him?