female moody rabbit

[what..the?]

I have had the rabbit for about 10 months and she is very loving and intelligent. But she is very moody, she is an indoor rabbit and due the the heat at the moment a have her cage a the coolest pert of the house but her run is best kept in our lounge so we can keep an eye on her(she eats everything) and so we can bond with her as much as possible. As the cage and the run are apart I have to pick her up to move her and she becomes very moody and thumps her feet. I try to lift her from behind so to be away from her teeth but she can whip around and bite me. When I have hold of her she goes mad making grutting/duck noises but when I have lifted her and start kissing her she is fine.

I do not know whether 'getting her done' will help her mood as I have read different things and she lives alone. I would hate to put her through an operation which may kill her as she is so special. I am so scared of her though everyday when I have to lift her and avoiding handling her will only make her worse.

[Briar_x]

Female rabbits are renowned for being moody sods. getting her spayed will stop the moodiness, but may not stop the thumping which could be due to her being scared by something. Alternatively you will just have to get used to the thumping. My old rabbit used to launch herself at your arm when you tried to clean her out, she had a male (neutered companion, which she frequently tried to mate with - her doing the 'humping' of his head) I think its just a female thing. The anesthetic for small animals is much less risky now, but if you find that she resigns herself eventually to being petted after the grunting, launching and eventual sinking of teeth in to flesh can you deal with that?

But in all honesty there is no hard and fast rule about behaviour of female rabbits, spaying her might calm her 'tude, but then again it might not. Don't you know some women who are moody ALL the time?

[kittenlittle]

My rabbit used to grunt and throw her food bowl around. She got a better over time. We never had her done. Try wrapping a tea towel around your arm before you pick her up.
Try interactions which don't end up in her only being picked up to go in her cage, ie offer her a bit of lettuce or something and let her come to you. Progress to stroking her while she's eating it. Sit on the floor and let her explore you. She will want to climb up on your legs etc.
Good luck.