SleepyDormouse
New Kit
I was hoping to ask the advice of you knowledgeable people here.
Just over a year ago we rehomed a Tulip, with our castrated male Floppy. She was always a little testy, especially when we fed her but they bonded so nicely (done by the lady who rehomed her to us). We thought she maybe needed spaying, but when she went in the vet couldn't find a uterus so she was already done.
Recently she has been getting much more aggressive, still mostly at food time, she now not only lunges at us when we drop food in, but attacks Floppy too, often spending a long time running round and attacking him before she settles down to eat.
She used to be fine when not feeding her, but after both my children being bitten by her they refuse to go near the rabbits other than to hastily drop food in the run. She doesn't attack me when I clean them out, but does grunt quite a bit if i try and stroke her.
I think she is probably nervous, possessive over the food, but am not sure what to do to help her and Floppy (poor lad, though he is now standing up to her when she goes loopy over the food).
They are fed twice a day, plenty of hay and veg as well as dried food. I have two food bowls, but this doesn't help. They have constant access to a large (6 by 6 foot at least) run and have sticks to gnaw, stick tunnel and platform to sit up on. They occasionally have run of the garden.
any ideas please? Really want both rabbits to be happy, and even for the kids to be able to sit in run with them again if possible.
Just over a year ago we rehomed a Tulip, with our castrated male Floppy. She was always a little testy, especially when we fed her but they bonded so nicely (done by the lady who rehomed her to us). We thought she maybe needed spaying, but when she went in the vet couldn't find a uterus so she was already done.
Recently she has been getting much more aggressive, still mostly at food time, she now not only lunges at us when we drop food in, but attacks Floppy too, often spending a long time running round and attacking him before she settles down to eat.
She used to be fine when not feeding her, but after both my children being bitten by her they refuse to go near the rabbits other than to hastily drop food in the run. She doesn't attack me when I clean them out, but does grunt quite a bit if i try and stroke her.
I think she is probably nervous, possessive over the food, but am not sure what to do to help her and Floppy (poor lad, though he is now standing up to her when she goes loopy over the food).
They are fed twice a day, plenty of hay and veg as well as dried food. I have two food bowls, but this doesn't help. They have constant access to a large (6 by 6 foot at least) run and have sticks to gnaw, stick tunnel and platform to sit up on. They occasionally have run of the garden.
any ideas please? Really want both rabbits to be happy, and even for the kids to be able to sit in run with them again if possible.