jktrahan
Chillin' with the herd
I picked up this 11 month old Californian buck Sunday. The previous owner told me he had scratched his daughter pretty badly and they were looking for a smaller calmer bunny for her.
I let him out of his cage when we got home so he could run around our 25' x 30 ' fenced in garden. He acted fine and friendler than any of my other rabbits. He would come up to me and sniff then wonder off and roam around.
Yesterday I let him out with my other 4 month old bucs and it was hump central, so the 11 month old californian went back in the cage.
Today when I got home and checked on the rabbits the californian sprayed urine on me as i passed by and about 2 hours later did the same thing again. A few minutes later I put my hand in his cage (Slowly). As soon as my hand entered his cage he latched on to my hand WITH HIS TEETH and ripped off the thin yard glove i was wearing. With the glove still in his mouth he laid on the bottom of the cage humping the glove for about 20 seconds.
My rabbits are in 3' x 2' x 2' cages and the males and females are in cages next to each other.
Is this behavior to be expected? Is this how an adult male responds when in breeding mode, or is this a flaw in the temperament? I was hoping to breed this Californian due to his good size but do not want to chance another attack.
Video of buck and cages:
YouTube Vid
I let him out of his cage when we got home so he could run around our 25' x 30 ' fenced in garden. He acted fine and friendler than any of my other rabbits. He would come up to me and sniff then wonder off and roam around.
Yesterday I let him out with my other 4 month old bucs and it was hump central, so the 11 month old californian went back in the cage.
Today when I got home and checked on the rabbits the californian sprayed urine on me as i passed by and about 2 hours later did the same thing again. A few minutes later I put my hand in his cage (Slowly). As soon as my hand entered his cage he latched on to my hand WITH HIS TEETH and ripped off the thin yard glove i was wearing. With the glove still in his mouth he laid on the bottom of the cage humping the glove for about 20 seconds.
My rabbits are in 3' x 2' x 2' cages and the males and females are in cages next to each other.
Is this behavior to be expected? Is this how an adult male responds when in breeding mode, or is this a flaw in the temperament? I was hoping to breed this Californian due to his good size but do not want to chance another attack.
Video of buck and cages:
YouTube Vid