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Originally Posted by dashtherabbit I got a rabbit from an animal shelter last saturday, the woman said she was told the babies mother was a dwarf lop (looking at the rabbit it looks nothing like a lop) but the thing is she wouldnt or couldnt say what the dad was, my concern is that by looking at the baby I have, I think it may have been a domestic rabbit that has been made pregnant by a wild one, the baby looks just like a wild one. |
I'm sure it wasn't a wild rabbit. The father is most likely a brown or brown agouti colored rabbit. Some rabbits of these colorations look just like wild rabbits
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Originally Posted by dashtherabbit Also the way it is behaving, it is ok about being picked up but wont sit for long, and when in its cage it tries to escape with quite alarming force that its quite distressing to watch, for me and my two boys, she pulls at the bottom, moving the whole cage, I have had to pull the coroplast out of the way as she is distorying it through the bar and she also climbs up the sides and tries to escape by pushing the lid (it is as secure as is possible) |
Most rabbits don't like being picked up and will tolerate it for only short times. Their hints to put them down and leave them alone can vary from wiggling to nudging to biting....it's normal
He's trying to escape from his cage because he would rather be out having free run. I bet you sometimes let him out when he acts that naughty? right? By doing that you are reinforcing his behavior and he will keep doing it because he gets results!
He is young with lots of energy. You are as new to him as he is to you and both of you are trying to figure out how to interact with each other. It will take some time to work it all out.
Everything sounds normal. Bunnies can make you crazy...welcome to crazy bunny land.