We have a 5 mth old flemish giant rabbit she's so aggressive she will nip at you if you try to hold her.?

we are tryign to socialize our flemmish giant rabbit and make her more friendly etc we've tried so many things to make her more affectionate we don't know what to do. she's made nip marks all over my husbands shoulder. how can we calm her other then fixing her at this moment. any times to make her more affectionate? or tips to make her more relaxed on someones lap?We have a 5 mth old flemish giant rabbit she's so aggressive she will nip at you if you try to hold her.?
Rabbits usually hate to be held. They are prey animals and being held and restrained is an equivalent experience to being grabbed by a predator. It is unreasonable to expect her to sit calmly on a lap. Don't pick her up unless you need to, they aren't 'cuddly' pets, and they aren't 'lap pets'. If you wanted something to be held and cuddled, a guinea pig, cat, or dog would have been a more appropriate choice. They're good pets, for the right people with the right expectations. Let her hop about while you sit on the floor, at her level. She will investigate, they are curious. Don't grab her or restrain her, that only teaches that you are scary and will grab at her and make her afraid and uncomfortable. Offer healthy treats for her approaching, with patience, she will let you pet her. Do things like nail trimming on the floor rather than picking her up. Leaving her little feet on the floor will go a long way towards improving her attitude. In addition, spaying around this age will help to calm her, she's reaching full maturity and they will get cranky, nippy, territorial and just plain mean around this point in life if not spayed.We have a 5 mth old flemish giant rabbit she's so aggressive she will nip at you if you try to hold her.?
pet her while wearing gloves and if she bites then do a verry high shriek. This will show her that it hurts (even though you cant feel it with the gloves). Get her use to being petted without her biting then you should try putting her in your lap. She will be closer to you but you wont be really holding her. When she is comfortable with being held and sitting in your lap then mostg likely it wont be hard to pick her up. When picking her up put one hand over her ribs and pick her putting her back against your breastbone. Then with your other hand support her bottom, so that she feels secure. She wont be able to bite or sratch. When she does try to get away hold her firmly and put her down a few seconds later. This will take a very long time to acomplish and because they are prey animals it wont be easy. I have taught my animals to like being picked up. It is not good to wait until you need to pick her up because if it is an emergency it might hurt her well being.





-hope this helps :) good luck





- she is also going through ';bodily changes'; at that age so because she is maturing that could be the problem