Rabbit punishment?? How do YOU punish your rabbit when its doing something bad??

Rabbits do learn, and are very smart. You have to be smarter than them, and yes, they are harder to figure out than cats and dogs. Cats and dogs are for begginers, and if you want a challenge, you try something like a rabbit or other prey animal. Do you ever see people yelling at kids at grocery stores? they yell, kid screams, and starts over? instead of trying something that works, they will repeat this forever-you have to be observant, and see what is not working. BE careful too: as prey animals, I find that a lot of rabbits learn faster than other animals I have had, which makes some sense when you remember that it is to their advantage to be able to learn fast or die. Unfortunately, this can work against you if you mess up: they might remember what you did wrong, too! I have not found squirting to work...do you know when rabbits ';squirt';? They do this when they reach puberty, and happily drench anything and everything with urine...so for all they know, you are squirting them because you are happy. I do not even think about physical abuse, which is hitting in any form: simply not needed. Some people say to thump: again, that is not always a clear signal even in the bunny world, has more than one meaning. I find that redirecting bad behavior, and also simply removing problem is the way to go. Digging carpet? Put down a piece of tile there instead. Or whatever. Do not yell, as it may or may not have meaning to them, depending on how loud your home is. And if it does have meaning, then what is it to them? I also would rather reinforce good behavior than punish bad. Try to see how things look from their point of view. Are they locked into a little cage when they are supposed to be active, and then drug out to ';play'; when you have time...but might be their sleeping time? Things like that. That is what makes owning some of these pets so interesting, is trying to figure out what they are thinking. enjoy them, and have fun. This is a good reference site for health, and behavior issues (which can be related, too!)


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First of all, I have to say that physical punishments (flicking his nose, spraying him, etc) are NOT the best thing to use for a rabbit. They are a prey animal and naturally see you as a predator - if you hurt them they will never bond with you.





Rather than 'punishment' I recommend communication. In rabbit language, a foot thump is a signal of aggression or threat. If you hit your hand against the ground to make a 'thump' sound, you will get his attention. Then say ';No'; in a firm voice and if he doesn't stop, approach him and push him away from whatever he is doing.





If he keeps going back to it, it's time to put him in his cage for a time-out. Rabbits are very intelligent creatures and they can recognise that their loss of freedom is directly connected to the thing you just thumped at him for. The problem is they are also curious, and they like to test boundaries. That's why they need constant watching.





Also don't rely on training alone - you have to watch him or else he sees it as an opportunity to 'get away with' whatever it is that he normally gets punished for.





What I generally do with my Tsuki is after I make the thump to scare her away, I lay on my stomach near her and talk gently to her, explaining that I'm not mad at her but that she just can't do that. She can't understand the words but the tone is soothing and forgiving, and it shows that even though my boyfriend and I are the Dominant Rabbits in the house, we still love her and are simply asserting our dominance, rather than posing a predatory threat. Rabbits are hierarchial creatures and respect dominance, so long as you do it in a way they can understand.Rabbit punishment?? How do YOU punish your rabbit when its doing something bad??
Rabbit's aren't really trainable like that. What you may consider the rabbit doing as bad is just something they do naturally, so it's not necessarily bad. In this case, because rabbits are not like a dog where they can easily be trained, you sorta have to work around them. If they're chewing on the floor, give them extra stuff to chew on instead.





I've done a bit of research, and I read somewhere about how to talk to your rabbit. It's not a simple ';Nibbles, no.'; (Nibbles is my bunny's name) It's a ';Nibbles, no, Nibbles.'; So in the beginning I would say ';Nibbles no Nibbles no Nibbles no...'; and tap her lightly on the nose and pull her away. After all of that repetative stuff, she listens to no most of the time, but only when she's familiar with what shes not supposed to be doing.





Change your tone of voice when you speak to them. Make it more stern, and slightly louder. You can't really punish a rabbit because they're not smart enough to understand. Just try to do what training you can, and work around them with the rest.
don't punish, interrupt.





they don't get that they are bad, but if you stop them from doing it all the time they will get tired of it and stop trying.





vinegar on something they want to chew will make them not want to. also give them something like it, wood leg of a table, give them a 2x4. as for waste. get a litter box and train them.





put hay and litter in the box (1:3 ratio) this will entice them to get in the box, when they poo on the floor put the waste in the box so they get learn that it goes there. and they will eventually learn to go there to poo and pee.





punishment is scene as you just suddenly not being nice to them. they learn but not though pain and fear, they only will learn not to like you with the latter.
i have had a rabbit for 13 years I'm 15 and Wat works best for me is if you are a 4-her or maybe your not but when you carry your rabbit you gently! put its head between your side and armpit and you have its feet sitting on your hands you should do that it dosent harm them and its affective NEVER NEVER flick there nose or spray them cause if you touch there nose for one it makes them angry an it can actually kill them believe it or not just do that and it should work if you have any further questions email me at alb_amy4@yahoo.com and this is only for This person I DON'T WANT PRANK EMAILS OR YOU WILL PAY!!!!!
depending on what he is doing but a spray bottle could work if its chewing on stuuf then u can buythis bitter stuff at the pet store
put it in its cage and cover it with a blanket...it will feel isolated and eventually learn
I don't. If the rabbit is doing something ';bad'; it's my fault for not watching it better, handling it more, training it better. I'll tell a rabbit ';No'; and stop what it is doing - redirect it (move it, pick it up, put it in it's cage, handle it more) but it is not going to understand punishment.





Try occupying your rabbits time by clicker training it to do fun tricks and supervising it better.
Spray it with some water from a Windex bottle or tap it on the head and sya ';THAT'S A BAD MISTER KITTY!';
put it back in it's cage as soon as you catch it doing what it's not supposed to be doing . And do it everytime until it learns not to do it anymore. That's what I had to do to my rabbit
Well you can try a firm ';NO';, spray bottle, put the bunny in his/her pen, or treats (+ reinforcement) when good. Don't slap or spank, though, please. Also, check with a vet because he/she will have a better idea of an answer or direct you to somebody who can. That is a tough question to answer. Good luck.
rabbits don't really learn so it might be pointless, you'll just have to learn to live with poop pellets on your floor and chewed up things
PLEASE, it's not a human. Give it a nice life to live. Please, do not harm him/her, its not their fault they're hyper/rude..
Ooh. I have a rabbit that used to bite me. So what I did was flick it on the nose (not too hard) and now it doesn't bite me. Yelling won't work most rabbits don't really respond to that so flicking on the nose should work.
Rabbit???? R u kidding??


Ok, well, when he does something bad- either bump him on the nose or take a spray bottle and spray his face.