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bitting bunnies

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Question
dear Dana i have a 4 month old male mini rex and he is constantly bitting every thing in sight including people. he doesn't just nimble he brakes the skin. we have 2 more male bunnies and a female the are all separated but when they get close to his cage he tries to bit them to.

           hope to here from you soon
                                         liz

Answer
Dear Liz,

If the bunny is not neutered, then now is the time.  Once his hormones have left the system, he will calm down.  Please read:

www.rabbit.org/health/spay.html

and find a good rabbit vet here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

If he is already neutered (not likely, being so young), then you can read about how to deal with aggression in your bunny here:

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

and ask for specific ideas from the folks at behavior@rabbit.org

Hope that helps!

Dana