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netherland dwarf rabbit!

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Question

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hiya.
i have a 1 year old netherland dwarf rabbit(male) hes quite aggressive, doesnt like being handled, bites/attacks hands when you try and stroke him. I cant even get him out so i can clean his pen out without him going for me every minute! When i got him when he was a baby he was so lovely, loved being held always wanted attention and then this started, i took him to a vet and had him neutered! its been about 3 or more months now and nothings changed. I just wanted to no if there was anything i could do, to make him a happy loving bunny again? i dont want to have to give him up because his too aggressive.

Answer
Dear Tanya,

This is a tough one!  First, have a very rabbit-savvy vet determine if there is any medical reason (pain from some undiagnosed problem) for his grouchiness.  But if that checks out negative, then I hope the tips here will help:

http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/aggression.html

Good luck!

Dana