helgalush
Wise Old Thumper
Hi :wave:
I found out today that a lady I work with has a 1 year old unspeyed lionhead rabbit that is being very aggressive towards her. She cant pick her up because the bunny runs away and scratches and bites etc.
I advised her to get the bunny neutered as I thought hormones could be a big reason for the aggression and also to prevent uterine cancer. Is there any other advice I could give her?
We talked about the right way to pick the bunny up and she is going to try and practice that. And she said she would speak to a vet about getting her neutered.
The other thing was that she says that the bunny is in with a guinea pig and I said straight away "oh no they shouldnt be together" but then she said that they get on really well - the rabbit "mothers" the guinea pig and licks her and the guinea pig squeaks like mad when the rabbit isnt present. So it sounds like they are really bonded. Though she did say she would think about getting another guinea pig for the guinea pig and then said I could have the rabbit! Not sure how serious she was.
She is a really lovely lady and I dont want to be patronising to her or offend her, but if anyone has some ideas as to what I could say to help...?
Thanks
Helen
I found out today that a lady I work with has a 1 year old unspeyed lionhead rabbit that is being very aggressive towards her. She cant pick her up because the bunny runs away and scratches and bites etc.
I advised her to get the bunny neutered as I thought hormones could be a big reason for the aggression and also to prevent uterine cancer. Is there any other advice I could give her?
We talked about the right way to pick the bunny up and she is going to try and practice that. And she said she would speak to a vet about getting her neutered.
The other thing was that she says that the bunny is in with a guinea pig and I said straight away "oh no they shouldnt be together" but then she said that they get on really well - the rabbit "mothers" the guinea pig and licks her and the guinea pig squeaks like mad when the rabbit isnt present. So it sounds like they are really bonded. Though she did say she would think about getting another guinea pig for the guinea pig and then said I could have the rabbit! Not sure how serious she was.
She is a really lovely lady and I dont want to be patronising to her or offend her, but if anyone has some ideas as to what I could say to help...?
Thanks
Helen