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Original poster

i am so f**king angry, all because my rabbit got its leg over!!!!!!

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kerryk · 14/03/2008 19:35

i have no idea if iamu or not but i am fuming

dd1 got a lovely rabbit for her 6th birthday, he is her first pet (and the first one we have had as a family) and we are all really fond of him, he is a really gentle little thing who does not mind both dd's poking at him.

someone who stays near me has the same kind of rabbit and had asked if she could bred of him but we said no, he is only a baby and we dont want to do anything to upset his nature (iykwim) plus dd over heard this and was horrified, she said its her rabbit (which it is) and she did not want him to be a daddy.

i spent a few days at my mums last week and on our first day back the rabbit bit dd1, she was gutted as he has never done this before but i put it down to her maybe being rough. one of my friends was popping over to feed him and when i mentioned it to her she said that one day she had come over and found this person in my garden with her female rabbit in our rabbits hutch

she had thought it strange at the time but this person had told her that i had agreed to it.

what would you do about this? i am furious that she has gone behind my back and will be making a tidy profit from my flippin rabbit. how dare she come into my garden and do this.

i have yet to see her and the way i am feling just now i think that is a good thing.

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fingerwoman · 14/03/2008 20:37

mmm but if she didn't actually break anything to get in it won't stand.
ie, if she climbed over the top, and there is no sign of forced entry they won't do anything.

I honestly think that police won't give you the time of day (IME of them) but it's worth phoning and asking.
she technically has taken your property, and will profit from it- maybe there is something they could do?

and telling her that you are reporting it will scare her as well hopefully

itsahardknocklife · 14/03/2008 20:40

yes I would threaten her with it anyway. It's unbelievable.

missymousie · 14/03/2008 20:43

If your bunny has discovered the joys of being a boy bunny rather than thinking he is a family pet bunny it could well make him much more aggressive - you will have to watch your bunny as he could well start biting and scratching more.

Sorry for bad news - what an AWFUL woman!

What next?? - let's hope she doesn't want another baby for herself!

cheesesarnie · 14/03/2008 20:45

id go mad!thats just unbelievable!!!.

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kerryk · 14/03/2008 20:45

so will i have to send him in for the chop now to get him back to way he was?

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funnyhaha · 14/03/2008 20:49

Absolutely outrageous behaviour - and yes, I think it could well generate a change in your bunny.
Totally appropriate to ask her to pay for neutering (worth doing anyway ime, esp with male bunnies) & to ensure she can't ever do it again.
And yes, ask for half the bunnies (apart from anything else, your dd will have a lovely time with baby bunnies!)
I would absolutely mention the police as well - she needs the wind put up her

funnyhaha · 14/03/2008 20:50

neutering will defn help - makes male rabbits less aggressive & less likely to wee on things

missymousie · 14/03/2008 20:55

Oh kerryk I'm sorry I don't know - mine had it a bit late after bunny puberty and meeting a female and had real problems (and sulked for a year after) - then 4 mths of happy bunnydom then got myxi (sadly I'd thought they were safe) - I'd find out though from the vet as boy bunnies are lovely unless they are sexually frustrated then it is all nipping, scrabbling and humping

that woman needs an anti social bunny order

Flynnie · 14/03/2008 20:55

for you. She sounds like a loon!
Getting yur bunny done should calm him down. When we had one he became a little darling after he got the chop.

allgonebellyup · 14/03/2008 21:52

Now your poor rabbit has been tricked into being a dad when he probably wasnt ready for children... a bit like my eh-dh

And she should certainly pay you for the semen sample and use of rabbit's hutch for sexual activities.

Blu · 14/03/2008 21:58

What a cheek! Outrageous behaviour!

Does mating actually make a male rabbit more aggressive?

Triathlete · 14/03/2008 22:19

Burn her rabbit hutch down.

Skin her rabbit in front of her.

Then ask her not to do it again.

The Kaiser Sose way.

lou33 · 14/03/2008 22:21

yes blu

we used to have a lovely docile male rabbit , and he got really nasty when he got his end away, used to bite all the time afterwards

itsahardknocklife · 14/03/2008 22:25

Kerry K have you spoken to the neighbour since it happened?

Original poster
kerryk · 14/03/2008 22:26

oh great lou33 i knew it was to much of a coincidence that he bit for the first time after this happened

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kerryk · 14/03/2008 22:27

no have not seen her yet, going to go and knock on her door tomorrow

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choccypig · 14/03/2008 22:28

Tell her your rabbit has become suddenly aggressive, and you'd like to swap him for a new little one from the litter you've heard she's expecting; and ask innocently how much would be reasonable for her to pay you "Because a successful buck is worth a lot more than a baby rabbit isn't it?"

itsahardknocklife · 14/03/2008 22:30

let us know what happens. Take a large scary looking man with you !

Blu · 14/03/2008 22:36
itsahardknocklife · 14/03/2008 22:37

lol

dingdong05 · 14/03/2008 22:40

I'm not sure about this, but if there is money to be made out of the litter then maybe the law should be involved. Just think if this happened between pedigree dogs, or horses, for eg, I'm pretty sure it's theft of a kind.

I can't believe people sometimes. What a frikking cheeky twat

duchesse · 14/03/2008 22:54

Have him neutered. With any luck this time won't have worked, and she'll be repeatedly breaking into your garden with her wee girl bunny for nothing... while you photograph her from the upstairs windows. tee hee

MINNIE1 · 14/03/2008 23:01

cheeky twat is right.. You had said no and she let herself in and helped herself! Would not be happy about this what so ever!

lou33 · 14/03/2008 23:33

yes kerry, it was shame, the kids couldnt play with him any more and he would even try to bite me when i put food in his hutch

williamsmummy · 14/03/2008 23:34

I wouldnt mind that woman coming over with her bunny to meet our bunny.
He could do with a big of a fling.

Our rabbit is owned by my 14 yr old.
however, over the last couple of weeks, worn out 14 yr old complained that the rabbit ( called peanut) had 'fallen in love with my arm'

and with observation I can agree.
after 3 or 4 bouts of frenzy, ( the rabbit , i mean) peanut then flops on floor and looks at my son with a strange kind of adoration.

we have tried a teddy, but soft toys just dont apeal to peanut.

14 yr old is getting worried about the scratches on his arm, as he doesnt want to be called an 'emo' at school.

Should i fork out some money and have rabbits bits lopped off?
should I find a friendly rabbit , or will he feel cross about his teritory and bit him/rape him? or both..................

I thought rabbits would be an easy pet.................how wrong could I be?