Desert Arabian
09-29-2008, 12:00 PM
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Normally my fat Peanut is a little princess. She is never aggressive towards me and has never bit me intentionally - a few times on accident when she grabs treats from my fingers. She has bit my boyfriend hard and it drew blood, for some reason she does not like him. She is incredibly food aggressive with my two other rabbits Buster and Nibbles and I'm down right sick and tired of it. Whenever I put treats (veggies, store bought, etc) in the pen she lunges at them, snorts, and bites them. Many times ripping out fur, one time she made Buster's nose bleed a little. I shout at her NO and tap her hinny if I can reach her. I try to give her her portion immediately in the opposite corner of the cage to distract her, but if she see them reach for treats out of my hand she will spin around and attack them. If there are no treats around, she is fine with them- they get along great. She goes berserk especially when I give them their Oxbow pineapple papaya tablets- she goes ballistic. I've also tried a squirt bottle filled with water to zap her when she attacks them- it stops her for a few seconds but it's not enough to stop her completely. She will also chase them around their pen biting at Buster or Nibbles behinds.
Any suggestions on how I can curb her extreme food aggression!? HELP!
Normally my fat Peanut is a little princess. She is never aggressive towards me and has never bit me intentionally - a few times on accident when she grabs treats from my fingers. She has bit my boyfriend hard and it drew blood, for some reason she does not like him. She is incredibly food aggressive with my two other rabbits Buster and Nibbles and I'm down right sick and tired of it. Whenever I put treats (veggies, store bought, etc) in the pen she lunges at them, snorts, and bites them. Many times ripping out fur, one time she made Buster's nose bleed a little. I shout at her NO and tap her hinny if I can reach her. I try to give her her portion immediately in the opposite corner of the cage to distract her, but if she see them reach for treats out of my hand she will spin around and attack them. If there are no treats around, she is fine with them- they get along great. She goes berserk especially when I give them their Oxbow pineapple papaya tablets- she goes ballistic. I've also tried a squirt bottle filled with water to zap her when she attacks them- it stops her for a few seconds but it's not enough to stop her completely. She will also chase them around their pen biting at Buster or Nibbles behinds.
Any suggestions on how I can curb her extreme food aggression!? HELP!