Squishies
Warren Scout
Hi all, this is potentially a long shot at the end of a rocky road with a female bun who is displaying some very unusual signs of aggression to all but her original sibling bunny in the group. ...has anyone ever heard of, or know of where to find any info on ovarian remnant syndrome and symptoms in rabbits?
It's an 10 month old bunny in good health (as far as we can tell), good dental etc, who is randomly attacking in a group. She was spayed at 4 months, but has always been feisty, even with her brother (will hump him, and not tolerate too much snuggling from him). She's not at all aggressive to humans, can be handled, and begrudgingly quite likes a nose rub; there doesn't seem to be any obvious reason for her behaviour (bum and face nipping of rabbits that are already submissive to her/no threat, and are not provoking her -- she literally just wanders over and bites them). I have tried both restricting space and extending space, and all sorts of 'time out' techniques; all 4 are currently away for "re-bonding" with a very, very experienced and trusted, brilliant professional bonder, but whatever we try, the aggression seems to get worse, rather than better...
I'm stressed and exhausted (nights of 4am sitting in a cold shed!), and more importantly, very concerned for the health of the other bunnies in the group if this continues, so we have separated them (back in to original pairs) while we give everyone a breather and wrack our brains - ...if anyone has any ideas whatsoever (nothing is daft right now!) or knows anything about the possibility of ovarian remnant syndrome, I'd be hugely appreciative of all thoughts x x
It's an 10 month old bunny in good health (as far as we can tell), good dental etc, who is randomly attacking in a group. She was spayed at 4 months, but has always been feisty, even with her brother (will hump him, and not tolerate too much snuggling from him). She's not at all aggressive to humans, can be handled, and begrudgingly quite likes a nose rub; there doesn't seem to be any obvious reason for her behaviour (bum and face nipping of rabbits that are already submissive to her/no threat, and are not provoking her -- she literally just wanders over and bites them). I have tried both restricting space and extending space, and all sorts of 'time out' techniques; all 4 are currently away for "re-bonding" with a very, very experienced and trusted, brilliant professional bonder, but whatever we try, the aggression seems to get worse, rather than better...
I'm stressed and exhausted (nights of 4am sitting in a cold shed!), and more importantly, very concerned for the health of the other bunnies in the group if this continues, so we have separated them (back in to original pairs) while we give everyone a breather and wrack our brains - ...if anyone has any ideas whatsoever (nothing is daft right now!) or knows anything about the possibility of ovarian remnant syndrome, I'd be hugely appreciative of all thoughts x x