Does anyone have any advice with how to deal with territoriality in bunnies?
Smirnoff has recently started getting very territorial towards me over certain places. First, it was just her cage. Which was alright, as it's her cage and she needs to be able to feel safe in there. Then it was the bottom shelf of my bookcase, where she likes to sit. I don't use that shelf, as it's in bunny reach, and so only really noticed this when I went to move her back into her cage one day.
Now, it's become my bed. Which is very annoying. She'll jump up as soon as she's let out of her cage and if I try and move her off she'll grunt and box at my hands and try and nip me. Sometimes, she's lovely and she'll jump up beside me as I'm in bed and ask for pets and lie lovely and still and other times if I try and get anywhere near her at all she'll get very moody with me and warn me away.
So far I've basically been moving her off the bed anytime she gets territorial over it, trying to get through to her that when she gets cross up there she's not allowed up there anymore.
Is that the right thing to do or should I be trying something else?
Any advice at all?
Anecdotes of your moody buns will be just as appreciated!
Thank you in advance!
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