Hi guys! Its been a while since I came on here but I’ve got some questions regarding my bunny.
So, last summer (about 11 months ago) I got my bunny, Koko from a pet store. I decided to get her from a local pet store since I haven’t had any luck with the buns at Pets At Home. Anyway, they told me shes a Netherland Dwarf bunny and she was about 8 weeks old at the time. I’ve had her ever since and shes only had one problem which was a parasite that she was born with, however I found out about it before it was too late and killed it off with some medication from the vets!
I didn’t think she’d last very long after that but shes been doing absolutely great and is still doing well and very healthy now. However, since she reached sexual maturity shes been SO aggressive. I did find out that smaller breeds such as lops and dwarves reach the “baby making age” earlier than larger breeds, but that seems a bit irrelevant. 11 months on from the day I got her and shes high aggressive, punching, growling, thumping, lunging at me… You name it! The one thing she never does is bite, which is fortunate but she will try every other trick she knows!
She has no reason to be afraid or scared of me as she has no past of abuse and I’ve mothered her for as long as I can remember. When I first got her, she was loving and affectionate, very much more than my other bunnies that I have owned. However, as time passed she became more intrevert and aggressive. Especially after her parasite, shes now VERY angry and aggressive. All it take is for me to put my hand 2 feet in front of her and she tries to tear me to bits.
I have no problem handling her or anything like that, but its simple things like placing her food dish and stroking her that seems to bother her. I don’t believe she is blind as she can see fine but the vet said that her brain parasite wasn’t noticable until it had done “neurological damage” meaning she showed no signs until it started effecting her balance, eyesight and hearing. She recovered fine from it, but its as if when my hand is approaching her she doesn’t know and just tries to attack.
I mean of course it could just be a case of shes a small, ready to breed female dwarf which obviously is a trigger for aggresion but I’ve never seen a bunny like her. Other rabbits hop up to their owner etc, she likes to attack her owner!
She gets daily handling and has had a lot of interaction with humans obviously, does anyone know what could be the problem/solution for this? Thanks guyss <3