So, if any of you have seen some of my other posts throughout the forum, you know that I've been struggling with Edmund's apparent need to occasionally bite me.  I realized something interesting today though. He's never bitten me out of aggression. By that I mean that whenever he's in a "scary or potentially threatening situation" (i.e., I'm picking him up, moving his things or clipping his nails), he's never resorted to biting me. He seems to only bite me out of curiosity. For instance, when I'm sitting down with him on the floor, he'll be walking around me, sniffing constantly, digging with his paws here and there, and then he might give me a little nip (doesn't hurt, really) after he's sniffed for a while. I really don't think he's trying to hurt me when he does it. He does the same thing to the carpet or any other objects he's interested in. He'll sniff them, maybe dig at them with his paws, and possibly give them a little nibble afterwards.

Granted, he didn't start nibbling until immediately after I neutered him, but it's been kind of a relief to know that he's not doing it to hurt me. He purs whenever I pet him, licks my feet and hands occasionally, flops near me, allows me to pet him without running away, and has even hopped into my lap a couple of times. The nibbling really just seems to be done out of curiosity (he's a very, VERY curious little bunny). I do hope that once he gets more and more used to me though, he'll stop...

If you guys have any tips for biting when it's not done out of aggression, please let me know.

These are, like you already said yourself, curiosity bites; biting to investigate, hormonal bites and communication bites. He may want your attention, or he may want you to move out of his way. These will lessen after his neuter. Do you find he lets up when you respond to him by moving out of his way, or petting him?

Thank you for responding, Petzy!

It's hard for me to understand what he wants when he does it... He crawls in between my legs, digs on my jeans and then nibbles them. The fact that he had to crawl into such a small space to nibble makes me think he doesn't want me to move, but I don't know... If I was in the way of his food, for example, that would seem to make more sense.

I'll try petting him when he does it. I'm just afraid that will cause him to bite more... ?

They check things out with their mouths, especially when younger, so nibbling is not an act of aggression so much as exploring.

Spockie used to love my feet and ankles, lick them a lot, and then nibble. I would let out a high pitched yelp, he would look up, actually look sorry, and go back to just licking. You can let Edmund know that it hurts you a bit, and he will be startled into backing off the bites most likely after a few times.

I agree. Let him know what's ok and what isn't. He's obviously a sociable guy which is great. Some rabbits do little biting/nnibbling when grooming another. With 2 rabbits, they'll let each other know if it's ok or not but shrinking away or letting out a squeak. Immitate this and he may be a bit gentler with his interactions. So either let out a short squeal or briefly push his head down when he bites.  Try avoid petting him directly afterhe does it otherwise he may learn that biting = getting groomed and could become his way of requesting grooms.

My Doe likes to dig and nibble at my clothes and my Buck has a habit of "saying hello" or "move" with his teeth on his way past. Usually it's my ankles or hip if I'm sitting that he targets and it's just a light grazing but it still catches you unawares sometimes.

Are you familiar with Language of Lagomorphs? It's a site that helps understand rabbits. http://language.rabbitspeak.com/rabbittalk.html

This is sooo common with young bunnies. Otto nipped at me all the time when he got over excited and thought we were playing. What I did was walk away and turn my back on him. I would ignore him for maybe a minute or two, then go back in his pen. If he did it again, I would get up and walk away. Since it doesn't sound like he's biting you to get rid of you (like territorial biting) but rather out of curiosity, I find the ignore technique teaches them that if they bite, their playmate leaves.