I need desperate help.
I have a netherland dwarf bunny that I purchased from a local pet store almost a year ago. Addie (bunny) has progressively gotten more and more aggressive over the course of the year. At first it started with just a few grunts when she did not feel like being picked up. This turned into running at me when I put down food for her in the morning. It has steadily gotten worse where I throw the food down into her bowl as fast as possible to avoid my hand getting caught in her mouth. She has happy moments during her play time where she will hop and run around my room. But sometimes she gets very grumpy during this play time and I can barely get across my room without her chasing me and grunting. The other day she actually bit me when I was putting new hay into her hay bin. I do not know what to do or how to handle this situation. I just want her to be calm and nice. She gets several hours of playtime every day and lots of treats but not too many. I cannot even hand feed her treats because I am fearful that she will bite me.
I would understand if this behavior was once of month as part of just having a bad day. But this is now an every day occurrence. I am very frustrated. I do not want to give up on my bunny, but I do not have the time to figure out every morning if she is in a bad mood just to see if I can give her a loving pad.
I have herd adding another bunny would help her but I do not have the room for two bunnies in my apartment. They would not have enough space to stay in a pen together while I am at work.
Suggestions?!?!?! Please help!
I have a netherland dwarf bunny that I purchased from a local pet store almost a year ago. Addie (bunny) has progressively gotten more and more aggressive over the course of the year. At first it started with just a few grunts when she did not feel like being picked up. This turned into running at me when I put down food for her in the morning. It has steadily gotten worse where I throw the food down into her bowl as fast as possible to avoid my hand getting caught in her mouth. She has happy moments during her play time where she will hop and run around my room. But sometimes she gets very grumpy during this play time and I can barely get across my room without her chasing me and grunting. The other day she actually bit me when I was putting new hay into her hay bin. I do not know what to do or how to handle this situation. I just want her to be calm and nice. She gets several hours of playtime every day and lots of treats but not too many. I cannot even hand feed her treats because I am fearful that she will bite me.
I would understand if this behavior was once of month as part of just having a bad day. But this is now an every day occurrence. I am very frustrated. I do not want to give up on my bunny, but I do not have the time to figure out every morning if she is in a bad mood just to see if I can give her a loving pad.
I have herd adding another bunny would help her but I do not have the room for two bunnies in my apartment. They would not have enough space to stay in a pen together while I am at work.
Suggestions?!?!?! Please help!
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