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    • WinterandCleo
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         I just bought a bunny about a week ago, she doesn’t chew on furniture that much, she never gets angry at anyone, she hasn’t scratched or thumped at me, but she does nibble and lick  me a LOT.  She’s already getting used to her litter box, and ive tried to discipline her with a spray bottle, but turns out she loves water, and now i have no idea how to discipline her.. She litterally never stops running and binkying around, since i got her, i’ve never seen her just lounge on her side, kick her feet out behind her, or even lay down in any way. She is always running and twitching around, will she ever calm down and be comfortable enough to just chill out with me?


         


      • Snowytoshi
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          Nibbling and licking are a sign of affection, so I would not be stopping those behaviors unless she’s hurting you.

          Also how old is she? Bunnies under a year are often hyper because they are in their teenage years. Once she is spayed and gets older she will calm down considerably.


        • WinterandCleo
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             The people who sold her to me told me she was born on april 1st, when i got her you could feel every point of her spine all the way down, they were feeding her cat food and dog food mixed together. 


          • WinterandCleo
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              Also, she does bite me kinda hard from time to time, i just don’t know how to make her stop, i’ve tried everything!


            • Jessie1990
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                You could try squealing like a bunny in pain when she nips too hard. Some people say that works. Ashe used to bite a bit hard at times but she learned to control her teeth a bit better as she got older. I used to poke her butt if she bit too hard because she didn’t like it. Not hard at all, she just didn’t like being touched there back then. She became aggressive if I tried to use a spray bottle, running right at me, so that wasn’t an option


              • Librarian's Bun
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                   My bum was6 mos when I got her & already spayed. But she did bite me hard a few times when she didn’t like what I was doing. She also was very active. She is about a year old now. She has calmed down a lot… But still gives us some binky shows

                  she also has not bit me hard in a long time. Yours probably needs to mature is all.

                  i am pretty grossed out that the people were feeding her dog/cat food…. 


                • Isabel
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                    When my bun used to nip, or when he does anything bad, I press his head down gently but firmly. This always does the trick– he learns really fast. It doesn’t hurt him, just makes him feel uncomfortable. It’s apparently something the mother does to show dominance when they are little. Some people don’t agree with this technique, though.


                  • LittlePuffyTail
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                      Young bunnies are full of energy. They do calm down some as they get older.


                    • JustineT
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                        I haven’t really had problems with my bunny biting but to stop her from doing bad behavior, we blow on her really loudly, like a bunny sized gust a wind just came into the room. She hates it! At this point, even the sound makes her scamper off from whatever she’s doing wrong. Since she’s new, she’s probably just still really excited about her surroundings and exploring. Our rabbit binkies and runs like mad a lot too but she definitely chills out at this point (we’ve had her for over a year). When we first got her though, she definitely did not chill out much. Once she got used to our house, she grew comfortable enough to lounge in our presence and now lounges from 11am-3pm every day. As an example of how much knowing her surroundings affected this, when we blocked off a room recently because we were painting, she hopped about like mad between those times instead of resting because she didn’t like the change.


                      • Deleted User
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                          I just wanted to chime in here because I have a massive hyper active bun that likes to bite. =] Your bun may mellow out with age. But the biting will stop over time. You just have to work with your bun to make sure that she knows that what she is doing is hurting you. Also, it really helps to know why your bun is chomping on you. Ian, my little biter, would just bite us when we first got him. It took us a little while for us to realize that it was because he was trying to get our attention. So we would make sure to pet him every time we passed by him while he was out. And when he bit us we would say no and squeal. It took a couple of months for the biting to stop but he is much better now. =] He nudges instead. Just have patience with your little one and it’ll get better.

                          As to disciplining with the water bottle. Skipper, my little girl, loves water. So I feel you there. I found the best way to curb bad behaviors is just to divert attention. I provide a lot of stuff for my buns to chew on while they have play time. I have a toy that is made out paper towel tube. Having a lot of toys available really helps.

                          The binkying and zooming are great signs! It means that they are happy! Give your girl time though. She’ll mellow out. When we brought home Ian from the rescue all he would do was zoom and binky. He had never seen so much space in his life and he was sooooooo happy. Several months later and he is now used to it. =] He still zooms like crazy but he likes to come have snuggle time. So just give your girl some time. =]


                        • WinterandCleo
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                             I wish i knew why she bites me, i always make sure there is no food on my hands, it’s not for attention because she doesn’t like being pet, and its not because shes hungry because i always make sure there’s hay available for her. She doesn’t play with any of the toys i get her either :/ I know it’ll take time, but i just found out that we have to move this weekend, so now i have to introduce her to a brand new home all over again. I’m getting those organize it squares from target tomorrow to make her a bigger bunny house. I just want her to be happy here. 


                          • Snowytoshi
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                              She may just not like where you’re sitting or is trying to get your attention. My youngest bunny, Toshi, dislikes being petted most of the time. However if we’re sitting on ‘his’ couch or if we’re cooing at his wifey bun or not simply not paying attention to what he is doing: CHOMP! This doesn’t mean he is unhappy, he’s not doing it out of aggression, but instead because he knows nothing will get our attention like a bite when we least expect it.

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