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deadlyiknow asked in PetsOther - Pets · 1 decade ago

RABBIT WONT STOP BITING??

Everytime i hold my rabbit, she wont stop nibbling me, i have to wear a old coat and the coat is full of holes! WHY IS SHE BITING ME SO MUCH AND HOW DO I STOP IT??

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  • Ray <3
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Go to a pet store or even walmart and get bitter apple spray. Put it all over your hands/arms (just make sure to wash it off after). Let her go to nibble you, she'll taste the stuff, and it won't take long for her to learn to stop!

    Also make sure your providing her with lots of things to chew on in the cage.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Rabbiots teeth constantly are growing and she needs something hard to bite on to wear her teeth down. Give her a tree branch or wood found at the pet store that is safe for you rabbit. That way, she won't bit you as much.

    Secondly, you might be scaring her. YOu should be very careful with her, and learn how to tame her properly.

    Third, my hamster always bit me when I had food smell on my hand. It's a very good idea to wash you hands before handling your rabbit.

    Good luck,

  • 1 decade ago

    well their teeth do grow and you should keep some wood in her cage to chew on... branches off a tree can be poisonous for rabbits except some fruit trees. my grandma has an apple tree and we take fresh branches home AND THEY LOVE IT. ever since we got my first bunny shes always licked us. she recently started nibbling us and our close (not hard) but it did put holes in our close. each time she did that we gently picked her up and put her down. if she came back up we put her down again (softly) they will learn nothing by hitting them or tapping them on the head, they wont under stand that. they will understand being rejected and will come to cuddle next time as if to say (sorry).

    Maybe your bunny does not like to be picked up. a lot of the time if our bunny is lying on our living room floor we will go lye beside them and pat them. or let them come to us. like if we are watching T.V. or eating, they will come to jump on us if they want attention. i have developed a very close relationship with my bunnies this way.

  • 1 decade ago

    As you probably know rabbits teeth continuously grow and they have to wear them down constantly. Try buying him more stuff to nibble on or if he keeps biting you , slap him on the head and tell him no ; ( like a dog or cat ) maybe it will learn that way.

    Source(s): Have had all types of animals.
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  • 1 decade ago

    Some rabbits just like to nibble on cloths. There's not much you can do about it. I used to have to wear old cloths when I handled some of my rabbits. Its nothing personal, and she isn't trying to hurt you. Its just something some rabbits do.

    Source(s): Raised Holland and French Lops.
  • 1 decade ago

    when i first got my rabbit he always bit my t-shirt but got the skin aswel, then he started to bite my hand, so everytime he did this i nibbled his ear (not hard) he soon stopped, had him 2 years now and no more biting. good luck

  • 1 decade ago

    You need to give a little squeal and turn your back on the bunny. In rabbit language this means "You did something I didn't like and I am cross". Then start touching your bunny again.

    Google "Language of Lagomorphs" - it's a brilliant site to understand bunnies and communicate with them properly.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Bite her back

  • 1 decade ago

    TAKE THE BATTERIES OUT, IT WORKED FOR ME. GOOD LUCK.

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