Hiya
I have a male rabbit who is about 2 (I adopted him) and he is a lovely rabit, except one problem he is very affectonate towards arms and legs, and has started biting when doing it (my mum says its like what he would do to a females neck) does anyone know how you can stop this? as he doesnt like hoping about the garden he likes following people around but he does this all the time which is makng my mum/dad not want him to hop around anymore and obviously we dont just want to leave him in his run or cage all day as he likes human company.

Has he been castrated?

Castration will probably help. After that, find him a female rabbit to be friends with and he will probably be happier and less frustrated.

I have had a couple of male rabbits who were like that. They would wrap themselves round my leg and wouldn't get off, even when I was walking. I agree about castration. It seems the best option - it's the bare flesh that does it for them.

Its not just bare flesh lol, he does it through jeans, jumpers anything, he even tried my mums head lol

and no he hasnt been castrated and we dont want to either as putting rabbits though anaesthetic can be dangerous sometimes (a vet told us that when we went with one of our guinea-pigs)

I do have a female, which I didnt know whether if he can smell her if it would make him worse

it's risky putting any small animal under, but vets do this kind of thing every day, they know what they're doing

as for the smell of the female, it could be that, has she been done?
well, probably not just reading your last post...

no she hasnt been done either, none of my rabbits have ever been done and I have never had this problem before with any of them, just this one

My rabbits the exact same

Put an old teddy in the garden, and he'll be more than satisfied. Not saying he wont still do it, but it helps.

I started a similar thread 2 years ago

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=566748

Modern anesthetics are so much safer for small furries than they used to be and a castration is a simple, quick and now routine operation for a bunny. There are risks - even for other animals, one of my friends lost a dog during a castration - but the odds are dramatically on bunnies side.

Castration may not be natural, but nor is keeping bunny without other bunny company. They live in big groups with lots of room in the wild. As such, which is the lesser of two evils? Castration so he is less frustrated and randy and able to have the company of your lady bunny or being isolated and horny all the while?

scottish woody we did think about a teddy, as we thought he might transfer his affection

they wouldnt live together even if I did get them done which I wont be, and i have had rabbits living together and living seperately and they have al been equally happy, my female now used to live with other female rabbits and a guinea-pig and she always used to just stick with the guinea-pig (which a lot of people also disagree with on here) and since he died she is happy on her own

I would never get my femlae done anyway as she is 4 and I would not want anything to happen to her lol she is my baby

yeah, at this age she has an 80% chance of developing uterine cancer, but never mind!


the problem is... bunnies fight, that's why all of mine are separate, well, than and breeding
i had the grey one in with a black otter, they were fine together but i lost the black at 16 weeks to a respiratory infection
the white i got afterwards was my breeding doe so she obviously cant stay in with him all the time

some bunnies just prefer being on their own, such as my current black. attacks both the other buns.

well so does your breeding one then! If your worried about it, why havent you had your one done? instead of keep breeding her?

AFAIK anaesthetics are now much better than before, and castration of non-breeding bucks is recommended by vets these days.
Castrating your boy bunny will probably solve your problem and allow him to live a more sociable, less frustrated life.
If your doe is used to living with other rabbits, then she will probably enjoy having him around. It's hard to tell whether a rabbit is really happy with its situation because, as prey animals, they have evolved to not show distress or fear overtly.

desexing just the buck isn't a very good way around it, does are wired to make babies, she might get frustrated that he can't get her pregnant and turn on him if she isn't done as well


i'm not worried, when she's retired in a couple of years, she'll be de-sexed until then i kind of need her in working order

the statistic is there though.

How old will yours be, when you have her done?

three, or maybe a little more

Agree with this. Having my rabbits neutered was a positive experience for them and us. They recovered very well and can now spend time happily without any aggression or with the addition of bringing unwanted kits into this world. Male and female have the run of my garden on fine days and I find this easier for me also.

See I think mine is 5 in september (thats really bad I cant remember her age, Im posative she is 4 now)


See Ive never had that problem with the loose in the garden as Ive only really had girls but then when I got my first male and now I have to large runs for each of them


Reading this its probably as if I dont care about them or something, but my baby (the gir,l Skippy) means the absolute world to me and always has done since I had her, and the only reason we have never had them done is because of what our vet said to us

Try a different vet if you can - others may have more experience of operating on rabbits/small furries.
Until very recently, veterinary care for rabbits was not particularly great anywhere.

That isn't the impression I got at all.

TBH, the impression I got was that either it has been a while since you spoke to your vet or your vet is very old fashioned.

Anesthetics for small furries has come on leaps and bounds over the last few years as has understanding the social behaviour of rabbits. Castration is now low risk - not risk free, but low risk. It might be worth speaking to another vet.

They even fix ferrets these days!!

Our male rabbit started biting and chasing us then the vet told us that HE was a frustrated SHE !!

It was a while since I spoke to the vet, probably around when I got one of my first guinea-pigs which was quite a few years ago

I'm glad none of you think that I dont care about her at all, as she is the most loved rabbit, and has plenty of attention and toys to play with, one of her favourite things to do is to kick (well paw) or nudge a ball to you and for you to roll it back to her

That must have been quite a shock Zincubus

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It was for Bobby ( the rabbit )

Its probably the smell that sets him off. If possible, when around him I would wear something clean that hasn't touched the other rabbits.

I dont blame you for not getting him castrated by the way.

Has he got lots of toys?

Mine did this when she was alive, used to take big chunks out of her hubby, the vet said that she could tell he was firing blanks and not getting her pregnant, so taking her frustration out on him. Got her done and they lived in bunny bliss til she sadly departed.