Sexual maturity is the firs, when rabbits reach this age hormones start to kick in. In males this appears as mounting another rabbit or some ones legs or arms. Sometimes biting as well, when mating for real the back of the does neck is held by the buck.With the does its territorial behaviour protecting their space. Castration and spaying will make a lot of difference.
Territory protection is mainly doe behaviour this can mean aggression, boxing, lunging at you, nipping. The best way to deal with this is to get the doe spayed. The earlier this is done the better before bad habits start. 6 mths is the normal age to get a doe spayed. To carry out the tasks like feeding place your hand on the rabbits neck with enough pressure to hold her still while you remove the bowl not letting go till you remove your hand.
Dominance usually is problem with bonded pairs. One can easily be more protective of their partner. The best way to handle this is to always start of any attention with the more dominate rabbit. If there is any treatment needed for the more submissive rabbit remove the dominant rabbit first. when feeding put the bowl nearer to the dominant one so there's not a fight over who gets the first mouth full.
Pain can lead to a variety of responses, it can be aggression, withdrawal and hunched up appearance. If your rabbits is aggressive for no reason then a quick check over is in order to check for wounds or similar problems.
Vision, rabbits dont like being dropped on from above or directly in front of their faces. When putting your hand in then try to enter from the side of the rabbit and slowly.
Handling. When rabbits are young they should be accustomed to being handled. This should be done correctly so the rabbit feels secure at all times.If this has not been done then you need to spend time reeducating your rabbit on being picked up. Discipline is usual counter productive the best thing is to have patience.
