Why is my bunny growling at me?

[rabbitman]

(Yay, Woolies!) Are you an NJWRC member? Do you work mainly with Shadeds? Any other varieties? Do you know Keep? I think she's from the Carolinas.

Not yet! I just started out with woolies, as my chicken coop got "confiscated" by the neighbourhood. I personally like shadeds the best, but as I am only starting off with 2, im not sure what I mainly work with. I dont know any other breeders right now, but I think im going to the ARBA convention.

Lol my neighborhood did the same thing, I had chickens but allot of people complained so I got rid of them and now I have rabbits in their coop which is an 8x8 shed with 6 windows , and nobody knows lol I love raising them though I did a couple of years ago but now I have the perfect setup

 

[woodleighcreek]

See, They left the chickens in my garage and took the coop. And that coop cost a lot to make!

 

[3 River's Rabbitry]

I raise Flemish Giant, and my does are very cage aggressive, for me when they are pregnant, they seem to be calmer.

 

[woodleighcreek]

It actually turned out she was just mean. She got better since then, though.

 

[manybirds]

My rabbits always get crabby if they're not bred and calm down after they're bred. but every rabbits different and they all take differently. The ARBA convention is a great place to get stock. thats where my mom got her first Himilayans. We're going there this year, i'm going to start saving up as much money as i can so we can pay people to watch all the animals we leave behind and i can get some more english spot stock. I currently only have a pair. it's so hard to find ES because people cull them so heavily they only have a baby or two left and they keep that one! sorry i'm ranting again arn't i? trust me ranting on here is much better than me walking around and ranting and grumbling to myself under my breath.

 

[manybirds]

It actually turned out she was just mean. She got better since then, though.

that happens too (i promise i won't rant this time) if they arn't overly mean then the worst thing u can do is be afraid. i stick my hand in the middle of the cage and say 'Enough and No' very firmly. don't physicaly hurt them though that just makes them meaner. if they're really intent on attack then u can swap them on the nose and tell them no. don't yank your hand back for anything and don't give up. they are NOT to stupid and are a lot smarter than u think. We had one that was so extremely mean u couldn't do anything. he would bight u and not let go and if u tried to get him off he would bight down harder (this is a fighting move) he would attack u on sight and had no fear whatsoever of people. there is a long story which involves me running across the yard at a hundy smacking (with a little butterfly net) and a streak of vicious black otter fur and some blood. It also involves hours in the barn a bloody battle and me sitting on the horse fence for 1/2 hour while a wasp buzzed around my head. It wasn't pretty and boy was that rabbit smart! people think this is funny but when a rabbit decides to be mean it hurts, i would rather be attacked by a small/medium dog than a rabbit. We have one now thats extremely mean (though not quite as mean as the last one) and i have been using the firm no and don't back down method.

 

[manybirds]

I raise Flemish Giant, and my does are very cage aggressive, for me when they are pregnant, they seem to be calmer.

Your flemish's are cage posesive? Do u raise the blues or blacks? or is it just your strain? (no offense to your strain or anything i'm sure they're lovely rabbits )

 

[woodleighcreek]

Like I said, she has gotten much better! But she is just a little antisocial. She did produce an AMAZING little buck for me and he won BOS and BOB and RIS in two youth shows and BOB in an open show against 40 other rabbits. He is 8 weeks old and that was his first show.

 

[Ms. Research]

Like I said, she has gotten much better! But she is just a little antisocial. She did produce an AMAZING little buck for me and he won BOS and BOB and RIS in two youth shows and BOB in an open show against 40 other rabbits. He is 8 weeks old and that was his first show.

Females are moody. So are males. Who isn't. Some rabbits just don't want to be held and snuggled. They have individual personalities and that must be respected. Granted, I know there are evil bunnies that need to go to freezer camp, but most will be social IF you respect some of their rules. For example, Dobby doesn't like to be held. He tolerates the grooming, nails etc, but that's it. He wants down. When he's down, he will sit with you and be social. Kreacher, on the other hand, will relax on my chest and enjoys his ears lightly rubbed, along with his crown. Different personalities. I tend to respect that. Glad you got to know your anti-social and got an Amazing surprise.

 

[woodleighcreek]

Like I said, she has gotten much better! But she is just a little antisocial. She did produce an AMAZING little buck for me and he won BOS and BOB and RIS in two youth shows and BOB in an open show against 40 other rabbits. He is 8 weeks old and that was his first show.

Females are moody. So are males. Who isn't. Some rabbits just don't want to be held and snuggled. They have individual personalities and that must be respected. Granted, I know there are evil bunnies that need to go to freezer camp, but most will be social IF you respect some of their rules. For example, Dobby doesn't like to be held. He tolerates the grooming, nails etc, but that's it. He wants down. When he's down, he will sit with you and be social. Kreacher, on the other hand, will relax on my chest and enjoys his ears lightly rubbed, along with his crown. Different personalities. I tend to respect that. Glad you got to know your anti-social and got an Amazing surprise.

It took me a while to understand you were talking about rabbits... I love Harry Potter.