Aggression
People are often shocked the first time they see a rabbit display anger. Bunnies, after all, are supposed to be timid and sweet, not...
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Our rescue work often requires us to socialize rabbits for the purpose of making them more appealing to prospective adopters. Most of...
read moreAge-Related Behavior
Experienced rabbit people know it’s just a passing phase, but if this is your first bunny and you brought her home last spring,...
read moreAggressive Rabbits
HRJ Letters –1998 Q. My rabbit Oreo is a dutch and she likes to bite. She has bitten several family members. Do you think if I...
read moreTo Love a Mean Rabbit
Sophie snorts and boxes defiantly as we shoo her in the door at night. Then, with fury in her eyes, she waits at the top of the stairs...
read moreHow to Achieve Perfection
We don’t seem to expect perfection in humans, but for some reason, we expect it instantly in animals. The paradox is that when...
read moreWho Wants a Mean Rabbit?
Photo of BunBun courtesy Chelsea Plater So you want a perfect animal. One who greets you at the door, who licks your hand, who sits on...
read moreRebel with Paws
“I don’t understand it. Just this week, Fluffy has bitten the kids five times.” “I don’t understand it....
read moreSexy Bunnies
Tiny little bunches of fur with eyes closed, ears folded tightly against their head. If you pull their lips back, ever so gently, you...
read moreTurning Fear into Play
On January 1, I finally obtained a new rabbit from the SPCA to start again after my first rabbit died at the age of 5 years. This new...
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