shan

Well,I'm really down now...Emma is not coming along....
She's very happy.she's healthy....she eats...drinks,she loves to binky...and
she's destroying her room

My biggest concern now is the fact that she has displayed,in different
moments,aggressive behaviors towards me and my husband,but mostly towards me
since I spend more time with her ...! Today...she "growled "at me again,for
no reason,she was running around and I was on the floor with her,sort of
"studying"her.All of a sudden the attacked me...I mean...she literally
pounced at me...I got scared,it's the first time in my life that a bunny
attacks me! I managed to move faster than her or I swear she would have hurt
me....I am without a clue.I wasn't trying to pick her up....or touch her,I
was just sitting on the floor!
I don't know,my fear is that she was very sweet at first because she was in
a new environment and felt intimidated by it,now it's already her
territory....I can just try to imagine what she would do to Pepe...I think
she would kill him. He's the calmest sweetest bunny I have ever seen even if
he's not neutered yet....he's a mush.....I somehow don't see them "made for
each other"...! I don't know...does anybody have a clue of what might be
happening here?Also the strange thing is that when I pick Emma up and hold
her on my chest,she does like it,I caress her head and she stays still...no
attempt to run away...but today I didn't try that either...she scared me!

Without a clue..... I hate to think that I have to bring her back....!!!

Thanks for listening
Shan

mixter

shan, it sounds as if emma is very territorial. if she does that again you
need to say in a LOUD and FIRM voice NO! and you need to stay there. i
know sometimes you think they are going to hurt you but i'm sure she is
testing you. i can't remember if she is spayed or not but if she isn't, it
may calm her down some.

even morgan charges me at times. last night i went to clean away the
stems from her dinner of greens and she charged me and actually bit my
finger.

she did not draw blood and i just looked at her and said HEY, DON'T YOU DO
THAT AGAIN. then i continued to clean up. she knew she was wrong and
didn't do it again.

stand your ground and let her know it's your house.

mickey

shan

Mickey,I think you're right,Emma is very territorial but that's not good
news.....again ...I don't see her personality fit with Pepe's...that's my
biggest concern. Yes,she's spayed ....and my fear is that if I yell at
her,even a firm "NO" I would do more damage than good with her.I have read
that since aggressiveness in rabbits cannot be genetic (like it could be for
a dog or a cat)it's often the result of a previously stressful life or
abuse...followed by a lot of yelling and probably physical abuse and
neglect. I don't know ....!

Was your Morgan adopted or did you have her since she was a very young
bunny?

Thanks ,Mickey...I'll let you know how it goes ,I'll try something else with
my husband tonight...
Take care
Shan

cypherpunk

Shan <nospam@invalid.com> wrote:

I agree with Mickey. I use "HEY!" cos it has a better flow for me.
Haven't had to do it for years though.

It's also true they will charge and _not_ bite, but you can't
find out which it'll be until it's too late. Try pointing a
paper towel inner tube (cardboard) at her if she charges, it'll
give her something to chew. You can hold it loosely.

Regarding standing up in cage you're trying to close, maybe give
her a half-inch of rye bread or other small treat. They're so
single-minded about eating things, you'll have time to close it.


Let me check what *real* newsgroups might be available for your report.

find duct Astraweb-Newsgroups

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bestiality.hamster.d uct-tape
alt.***.bestiality.hamster.duct-tape

(That's a joke, Shan!)

jerseybunny

piper is like that. it takes patience. she used to lunge and attack tony
all the time. it will take time..

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