I've read quite a few posts on here but still quite new so apologies if this subject/ topic has already been posted & addressed!
I have a 6 month old female continental giant - Rudey, she hasn't been spayed yet .... Booked in for a few days time!
When we got her she was lovely, would jump up on our laps and sit there for hours having cuddles and being petted, she loved a fuss and was well behaved, lately she's been terrible, she's ate the majority of our kitchen wall and skirting board (she's a house rabbit and has full run of our flat, prefers to sleep in the kitchen where it's a lot cooler), as soon as I walk beside her she makes hiss sort of noises and grunts, if I get closer than she wants she dives at me and bites my legs or anywhere she can get, I have a huge bruise on my leg off her at the minute, it's not playful nips, it's bites which draw blood
But she behaves totally different around my boyfriend and I don't understand why, we pet her just as much as each other, and we both tell her no and correct her when she's been naughty so it's not as if she's been put off me for me telling her off, a few nights ago we were sat on the sofa and she hopped in, jumped up on our laps and was lovely for about 20 minutes, then she turned nasty and started nipping and digging/scratching (only me) to the point where I had to get up and move seats, leaving them two quite happily on the sofa!
I've read a few things to do on here such as saying no in a firm voice, tried holding her head to the floor, gave a tap on the bum whilst saying no, nothing seems to be making a difference.
She has lots of toys, plenty of room to move about and is allowed outside as much as we can.
I really don't know where to go from here, or what to try next, more than anything I'm hoping that once she's been spayed she will calm down!
Any advice or tips are welcomed and appreciated!
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I have a 6 month old female continental giant - Rudey, she hasn't been spayed yet .... Booked in for a few days time!
When we got her she was lovely, would jump up on our laps and sit there for hours having cuddles and being petted, she loved a fuss and was well behaved, lately she's been terrible, she's ate the majority of our kitchen wall and skirting board (she's a house rabbit and has full run of our flat, prefers to sleep in the kitchen where it's a lot cooler), as soon as I walk beside her she makes hiss sort of noises and grunts, if I get closer than she wants she dives at me and bites my legs or anywhere she can get, I have a huge bruise on my leg off her at the minute, it's not playful nips, it's bites which draw blood
But she behaves totally different around my boyfriend and I don't understand why, we pet her just as much as each other, and we both tell her no and correct her when she's been naughty so it's not as if she's been put off me for me telling her off, a few nights ago we were sat on the sofa and she hopped in, jumped up on our laps and was lovely for about 20 minutes, then she turned nasty and started nipping and digging/scratching (only me) to the point where I had to get up and move seats, leaving them two quite happily on the sofa!
I've read a few things to do on here such as saying no in a firm voice, tried holding her head to the floor, gave a tap on the bum whilst saying no, nothing seems to be making a difference.
She has lots of toys, plenty of room to move about and is allowed outside as much as we can.
I really don't know where to go from here, or what to try next, more than anything I'm hoping that once she's been spayed she will calm down!
Any advice or tips are welcomed and appreciated!
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