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My rabbot

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Question
hey !! .... wel i jus wanna ask you about my rabbits behavior !!! i got my rabbot off my cousin as he didnt want it !! he had it for 2 months and the rabbit (bubbles) was bottled fed at birth !! he was very friendly when they 1st got bubbles but they didnt handle him much !! they always left the cage door open so she cud get in and out freely !! wen we got her we put her wiv my othr two rabbits 1 female 1 male but all in  diferent hutches in a shed !! bibbles is sharin a split in 2 hutch wit mi othr female !! she has about 3 - 4 hours a day runnin around freely in our big run BUT  wen we clean her ou shelll go 4 ur hand and will growl and bite !! wen u go to pick her she'll run away and snap and growl watz rong wit her !! please help coz we dnt no wat to do !!!

Answer
Dear Jenny,

All female rabbits should be spayed not only because they can become very aggressive when they reach sexual maturity (spaying will calm them), but also because they have a very high risk of uterine cancer if not spayed.  Please read:

www.rabbit.org/health/spay.html

and find a good rabbit vet here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

You can read more about how to curb aggression here:

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

Hope that helps.

Dana