Biting?

I_heart_Fraggles · Mar 9, 2012

Hi everyone.

OK so Miss.Muppet bites. Usually when someone is holding her. She does not really do anything when someone picks her up and holds her. She just sits there but sometimes she will nip them. She has bitten our friends with no warning first. Last night I went over to the corner she was sitting in to offer her veggies and she bit my ankle HARD! Its the first time she has really bitten hard. The vet thinks it could be a symptom of the blindness. That she is afraid or might even be compansating for her lack of sight by using her mouth to test her surroundings. When she nips our friends I don't think its aggression but last night was serious. Any ideas on how to curb this? Fraggles has never bitten so I have no experience with this.

MiniLopHop · Mar 9, 2012

Hve you tried putting your hand over her head and telling her "NO!"? The ouch normally pops out first which also helps.

I_heart_Fraggles · Mar 9, 2012

I said OUCH lastnight but I have never put my hand on her head. Usually when she nips a friend they just say "Hey she bit me" and then hand her back. So its hard to catch her in the act.

MiniLopHop · Mar 9, 2012

I think with the random friends it will be harder because she probably is trying to figure out the new smell. If it is with you or Jason though she needs to learn you are top bunny and biting is not appreciated.

ZRabbits · Mar 9, 2012

MiniLopHop wrote:

I think with the random friends it will be harder because she probably is trying to figure out the new smell. If it is with you or Jason though she needs to learn you are top bunny and biting is not appreciated.

Ditto on what Brandy said. My boys have all nipped, and we did exactly what Brandy said. NO and head to the floor. Kreacher even got a bonk on the nose from my Husband for nipping.

Now our boys know who the Top bunny is and no nipping since. They understand that nipping is not appreciated or condoned.

K