He hates her so much!

[MichelleandThumper]

I need some advice on my two bunnies Thumper and Willow. Thumper is a neutered dwarf male who has always been kind of nasty, it started when he hit that age. Ever since he's always been nasty. He would lunge and bite me aswell has he didn't want anyone near his cage. After he was neutered he got a whole lot better, he stopped lunging at us but he still didn't like anyone getting inside his cage with him in it. A month after the neutering we got our minilop/minirex unspayed female. She can't be spayed yet because she's not old enough. She's 4 months old today, and the vet won't spay until 6 months. She has never had any problems at all. She chewed nothing but the toys you give her, she's litter trained. She's very timid too. Tonight thumper got behind the cage and jumped on the shelf that is the same level as willows cage level and Willow saw and friendly went over to sniff, she's never shows any aggression to Thumper but Thumper absolutely hates her. He has tried to bite her for the 4th time tonight and I don't think he'll ever change.. I think he'll just stay nasty to everyone. And tonight was the scary one because he got her pretty bad when he bit her, he drew blood. Keep in mind he was stuck back there and I couldn't get him out and he was outside the cage while she was inside. But what should I do? I was going to bond them once she was spayed but I don't think thumper will ever bond with any rabbit considering he's given me nothing but trouble. I do love him but I don't know what else to do. If there's no chance of making him better with her I'll have to give him away. Please help ); here's a picture of her bite

 

[PaGal]

I have not bonded bunnies myself but have read a lot from others that have on here. Not all bunnies can be bonded. All buns have their own unique personality just as humans do. I'm sure there are people out there that you would not get along with. When choosing to bring home a second bun you should always be prepared to house the buns separately for life in case bonding is not possible.

I myself do not know if his biting her means a bond is not possible. Hopefully someone else will come along that can help with that.

Buns at times will show aggression when it comes to their cage as they can be territorial. There are steps that you can try to teach your bun that lunging and biting are not ok. Such as letting out a squeal or gently but firmly holding his head to the ground. You can also try using positive reinforcement. Maybe offering him a small treat whenever you reach into his cage (while wearing a glove if necessary) would help him to see that it is not a bad thing.

Until you learn more you should ensure that he can not get to her again even through a cage.

 

[Azerane]

Why will you have to give him away if you can't bond them, you can just house them separately. That's one of the risks when getting a second rabbit, is that you never really know if it's going to work out or not. I would recommend either making sure that Thumper can't get near Willow's cage to bite her through it, or to add a tighter mesh covering on the outside so the holes aren't big enough for him to bite through.