Rabbit Behavior Problems – Stop Rabbit Destructive Behavior

Though rabbits are one of the most adorable pets that could captivate your heart in the first look, sometimes it is annoying to find their soft nature turning to aggressive behavior. However, with little patience it is possible to find a great companion in rabbits.

If left unsupervised, rabbits may destruct the valuables in your house while it has good fun playing with different objects. It has to be remembered that the rabbit may end up getting hurt in the process of exploring. However, to maintain its good health it is mandatory to let them running around for a while everyday and that helps amuse their owner as well.

Similar to playful babies, the rabbits have to be watched upon while they are let out of their cage. But when you find them chew over the electric cords or furniture, it is not wise to frighten them by yelling or shriek or by rough handling. Instead, you could just move them away from the spot spontaneously and bring them back to cage. Rabbits love to chew on anything it confronts. It is advisable to wrap the table legs and move away the electric cords and other objects left in the floor. This helps protect your belongings and simultaneously to provide an alternative to your bunny, there are a variety of toys made of chewable materials that you could find in a pet shop.

Next to chewing, the rabbits’ natural instinct is to dig. They are after all characterized by instincts for ages to burrow tunnels and caves to live, in the wild. So it is best if you could be with them when they play in your garden, because beyond moving earth, they could destroy your plants as well.

Like most mammals, male rabbits turn gentle once they’ve been neutered. The procedure for neutering a female rabbit is called spaying. One the male rabbits are neutered their testosterone levels are lowered, hence they are less likely to pick up fight with other male rabbits in the presence of a female rabbit. It has to be understood that rabbits love to playfully jump over one another just for fun, and fighting with same sex is different from this.

In association with this, once they reach sexual maturity they exhibit a sense of marking territory, by spraying and urinating. This behavior is also seen in dogs, but they rarely do so indoors. Since rabbits spend much time indoors, they are most likely to stain the carpet.

Stress can also aggravate this problem of urinating indoors. Rabbits have evolved in the wild being served as prey for many species. This had developed them to be insecure and exhibit some response which is mostly urinating in the hint of trouble or danger. Female rabbits do this more than male rabbits. By having them spayed before they get sexually mature, at about 4-6 months is the best way to get over this problem to some extent.

It has to be ensured that we provide a comfortable environment to the rabbits and avoid sense of insecurity in them. Rabbits often get stressed with a child’s high pitch squealing and intimidating behavior. A child who may find them cuddly at one moment may end up teasing them sooner or later. It is best to monitor the children and instruct them on handling the rabbits when they play together.

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