Anybody else have an overly cuddly buck?

[Shayanna]

As I'm sure you know, I breed for meat. Our hutch is three sections, the two outer ones for the does and the middle for our buck. They are separated by a wire wall. I've noticed more and more recently that our buck has become "Cuddly" with the does. If they are laying against the wall, he lays there too. Or he will sniff and lick them and try to share green treats with them through the wall. And when we breed them, he actually cuddles with them afterwards. They both climb into his little "nest box house" thing and lay down with each other. He will even lick their fur and kind of groom them. Does anybody else have a cuddly buck?
Our last buck was nothing but business.

[pancho]

My buck gets along great with the doe and new litters, and me. So far the only thing he didn't get along with was a chicken who kept pecking him. Even then he ignored it as much as possible and only went after it when he got tired of being pecked.

[a7736100]

I've had both sexes that groom and lay against each other. One thing that surprised me was that they often pile on a big pile of bunnies during heat waves. You'd think all that body heat would be unbearable.

[Narshalla]

Yes, an unfrixed, subordinate pet buck who thought I was the bee's knees -- and the boss.

After he was fixed (he was a pet, remember,) he was the same, only more so.

He was still willing to "do the job," though, even thought that wasn't his job, you know? That's why we got him fixed!

Amongst pets, it's very common for two rabbits to get along well with each other, grooming and snuggling each other.

[arnie]

My young buck is frendly as are my does .meeting me at the wire for a smaller carrot or apple slice he wants to groom and play after his work ic done but the does will have none of that .so back home for him soon as posable ,with the oldest doe it may be for his own ptotection .the older buck who is over 4 years old just sired a litter of 11 :-) .from a 1/2 cal -NZW that are all opening there eyes all are even in size and chubbie :-) .but he will just ignore a doe or me after his job is compleated .

[FlaGuitarGrl]

When I read the name of this thread, I thought - "oh, someone with an overly cuddly buck like me!" We have two bucks and both are incredibly friendly. One -who I call Malcom - is more friendly than the other. Malcom likes attention, begs for his nose to rubbed, and plays (dances around the cage and does that "flip" that they talk about on HT) in the morning when I come out to see him. He is so loving with the does, too.
The does, on the other hand, are incredibly standoffish. They come to the front of the cage to tell me they are hungry, but the moment I open their door, they walk to the back of the cage where I can't reach them very well.
I'm going to continue working with the does and hope persistence pays off.
But I love my overly cuddly buck.

[Shayanna]

Flaguitargrl, my does were both real standoffish for quite some time, until I started giving them treats. Somebody on this forum referred to them as "cage door stalkers" and its true, but every time I walk by the cages they are begging for treats, and will let me pet them now as they eat. I give them each a twig off of the apple tree a day, a handful of dandelion greens, and a couple stalks of chicory (the blue flowered weeds that grow everywhere. Also, because I feed them whole oats mixed with their pellets, the oats that drop out of their cage start growing underneath, so I rinse those off and feed it right back to them. Once they realize that YOU are the treatholder, you will be their best friend. Put the treats in and stand there for a bit while they eat it. Then eventually you could probably keep your hand in their cage while they eat it. Eventually you should be able to pet them. Just take it a step at a time.

[FlaGuitarGrl]

Shayanna, thanks for this advice! So there is hope! :-)