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You guys sound like really nice folks! I can't wait to see pictures.
If you want to keep her I would really work on getting her tamed down.
Harry Harlow started looking at the effect nurturing has on behaviour by doing studies with baby monkeys back in the 50's or 60's. You can look it up. Basically he demonstrated in a pretty cruel way that monkeys deprived of mothering grew into social rejects while those allowed to cuddle terrycloth monkey faux-mothers were more socially normal.
I would highly recommend to spend a lot of time with her getting her to feel secure. I am guessing she is insecure and acting out. Feel free to pm me if you want some ideas to help socialize her. At the very least I would recommend putting a stuffed animal (poultry looking one would be nice) in the rabbit cage with her and maybe a mirror so she wont be so lonely. Handle her often, put her down when she relaxes/stops struggling. Its pretty simple stuff.
I certainly wouldn't give up on such a young chick at this point. I have seen some pretty wild animals tamed down with patience. Check out the Extreme Mustang Makeover if you want to see some amazing animal taming/training.
Good luck! I am sure with your dedication and kindness, you are going to succeed!
You guys sound like really nice folks! I can't wait to see pictures.
If you want to keep her I would really work on getting her tamed down.
Harry Harlow started looking at the effect nurturing has on behaviour by doing studies with baby monkeys back in the 50's or 60's. You can look it up. Basically he demonstrated in a pretty cruel way that monkeys deprived of mothering grew into social rejects while those allowed to cuddle terrycloth monkey faux-mothers were more socially normal.
I would highly recommend to spend a lot of time with her getting her to feel secure. I am guessing she is insecure and acting out. Feel free to pm me if you want some ideas to help socialize her. At the very least I would recommend putting a stuffed animal (poultry looking one would be nice) in the rabbit cage with her and maybe a mirror so she wont be so lonely. Handle her often, put her down when she relaxes/stops struggling. Its pretty simple stuff.
I certainly wouldn't give up on such a young chick at this point. I have seen some pretty wild animals tamed down with patience. Check out the Extreme Mustang Makeover if you want to see some amazing animal taming/training.
Good luck! I am sure with your dedication and kindness, you are going to succeed!