Boston ( 9weeks old so not hormones ) biting – what to do?

[Boston's Mama]

Boston has been a nibbler at us since we got him – nibbles hands , fingers , clothes , feet

He doesn’t eat his blankets or anything

No sign of teeth issues

I thought it was related to his eye sight as he has ruby cast and he scans a lot
Seems to have issues seeing his water in bowl so he feels for it with paws , whiskers and nose etc

Anyway his nibbles ( bites ) hurt! When he cuddles me he is in a blanket as I have low immunity and he being treated for EC at the moment – so no way to nibble me and he loves his cuddles ( so it’s not a stress thing )
But on my other half he nibbles her – he is like taste testing – a nibble here a nibble there kind of thing on her top – but some get the skin and hurt – plus we don’t want holes in clothes from it

Any ideas ? What the issue could be or what to do about it ?

[vanessa]

Can’t say I’ve had this issue – but I hear that one way to teach a bunny not to do something like that, is to squeak and pull away when he bites, so he learns that it hurts. Interested to read what the others say…

[Blue Moon]

poppy and cedric used to do this it was like a test to see what is and isn’t ok to chew. it could be the eyesight too him thinking you are feeding him and trying to eat. otherwise I have no idea. sorry. poor Boston

[Boston's Mama]

The only thing I can think is when he has cuddles to have him in a blanket ( which he loves anyway ) but wife is worried that we aren’t really solving the issue doing that and we should teach him not to bite so he doesn’t need to be in blanket … but I don’t know how to do that

[Blue Moon]

like vanessa said if you go eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkk every time he bites that should work also if you are afraid wear a long sleeved shirt or sweat shirt to keep Boston from hitting skin( still squeal if he bites you)

[Bam]

It’s normal for baby animals to chew. I’d do the eeek and put back on the floor and wear protective clothing until he’s gotten the message. A cheap fleece blanket between you and the bun f ex.

[Boston's Mama]

From all my baby buns I’ve had I never had this issue ( maybe the odd nip on clothing but not all the time like Boston )
I do the blanket thing and we do make a sound not eek though but similar
Will persist and see what happens was hoping others have been through it and may have a “oh this works” moment
Will keep going – he loves cuddles so don’t want it to mean limiting it to pats etc when he loves hugs so much

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