Why does she keep pee squirting at me?

[Rontherabbit]

I’m worried about my bunny. She’s been pee squirting at me lately. I put her up on my bed today to cuddle with me and she squirted on me and jumped off the bed. Also, whenever she goes on our couch and I gently push her away so she could get off or try picking her up but she always end up squirting at me. Does my rabbit hate me or loves me?

 

[Blue eyes]

Sounds like she (or possibly a 'he') needs to be fixed. Spraying urine is a hormonal behavior. She/he is claiming ownership of you.

 

[Rontherabbit]

Sounds like she (or possibly a 'he') needs to be fixed. Spraying urine is a hormonal behavior. She/he is claiming ownership of you.

Yeah, I think it’s a she haha but Thank you!!

 

[zuppa]

Hi, how old is she and how long is she with you? What breed?

 

[TreasuredFriend]

Did the place or people you acquired her from tell you about hormones, and urine marking, spraying when rabbits mature?

Listed below are articles found on the web.

Our rescue Flemmie (unneutered, age 7 mo.) and the rescued babies from 3 abandoned domestics sprayed horribly until they were all altered.

Hope the linked articles will help. At the shelter we saw tons of unaltered rabbits surrendered b/c people were unaware of spraying and marking.

https://myhouserabbit.com/rabbit-behavior/top-bunny/
https://myhouserabbit.com/rabbit-health/spaying-or-neutering-your-pet-bunny/
https://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com/litter-training.html
https://companion-animals.extension.org/spaying-and-neutering-your-rabbit/
https://rabbit.org/faq-spaying-and-neutering/
https://rabbitadvocates.org/care-info/behavior/

 

[TreasuredFriend]

The gender fairy visits often!! Speaking from experience in the last 17 years.

- Good Q on how young or old your bun is! From our experiences, people said "they are two males" when the old-tech farm folks didn't have a clue. Upon a visit to our rabbit-savvy DVM a few days later, our vet said "you have a boy and a girl. You separated them just in time." Young boy was beginning to mount and dominate his sister.

He got neutered first when his testicles descended. We waited 'til little girl was 5 months of age.

 

[TreasuredFriend]

Rontherabbit, here's another internet link -- Rabbit Advocates, Rabbit Speak, Understanding your Rabbit:

http://rabbitadvocates.org/careinfo/current/RabbitSpeak.pdf

 

[hasek39]

Rontherabbit, here's another internet link -- Rabbit Advocates, Rabbit Speak, Understanding your Rabbit:

Thanks RTR, that will be of great value to me as my very 1st bunny will be with us soon.