Rachel O Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Hi Everyone I got my rabbits (Lucky and Schmoosy) last year together with my Rablu!! However I really need some advice. The doe rabbit that I have (Schmoosy) is pretty agressive and although she will let me feed her by hand each time I go to stroke her she puts her ears right back, jumps and grunts at me , and she has been known to attack my trousers when in the other run like a dog. I understand that some rabbits do not like to be picked up however I would really like more contact with her, does anyone have any advice? Thanks Rachel[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 How old is she Rachel? It could be that she's going through puberty and is a bit hormonal. Unfortunately, the only way to get round it is to persevere and keep handling them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel O Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 Hi Clare She is just coming up to 1 year old now, but she is doing this every day!!! Rachel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 That's unusual. It's difficult to say without knowing more details, but it sounds like she's unhappy about something. Has she been spayed? This sometimes happens with unspayed does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel O Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 HI No she is not spayed. I hope she is not unhappy though. What could she be unhappy about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 The only thing that I can think of is that unspayed does suffer from PMT (yes, really!!!! ). they can get really stroppy and is one of the main reasons for the recommendation that does are spayed. Well, that as well as the high ocurrence of uterine cancer. If this is the case, she will calm down a couple of weeks after being spayed Both my girls were spayed at 6 months. Just prior to that, they started showing signs of puberty; their litter training went to pot, they were stroppy and wrecking their hutch (just like teenagers really ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
