MagikalKat
New Kit
Hi all,
I have a bit of an odd problem or question rather. About a year ago, we got my bun "Brownie" a stuffed realistic looking Tan rabbit and put the stuffed rabbit in his cage with him. Well, He fell in love with it literally and began humping it grooming and licking it and some days we would find the stuffed bun's head in the food bowl or over by the water bottle. Or we would find brownie snuggled up next to the stuffed bun. We thought it was cute that he had a "mate".
Well, now after a whole year of chewing, humping, licking and grooming, the stuffed bun has come to look rather ratty-looking and is almost completely destroyed. So i went on-line and found another stuffed bun which is brown this time just like "Brownie". So i put the new stuffed bun in with him and his old stuffed bun and at first he wasn't sure of it, and kept himself and his "mate" to one side of the cage while "new bunny" was at the other end. Then last night i noticed him over by the new bun and he was chewing on it and then he started humping it. And i thought, "Great! he's accepted the new rabbit!"
Now my problem is this. How the heck do i get his old ratty stuffed bun away from him, without him getting all upset and depressed. Is it even a good idea to take away the old bun or should i jsut let things be? His old bun is all disgusting and tattered and i'm dying to toss it, but i don't want to break brownie's heart. Any ideas on this?
I have a bit of an odd problem or question rather. About a year ago, we got my bun "Brownie" a stuffed realistic looking Tan rabbit and put the stuffed rabbit in his cage with him. Well, He fell in love with it literally and began humping it grooming and licking it and some days we would find the stuffed bun's head in the food bowl or over by the water bottle. Or we would find brownie snuggled up next to the stuffed bun. We thought it was cute that he had a "mate".
Well, now after a whole year of chewing, humping, licking and grooming, the stuffed bun has come to look rather ratty-looking and is almost completely destroyed. So i went on-line and found another stuffed bun which is brown this time just like "Brownie". So i put the new stuffed bun in with him and his old stuffed bun and at first he wasn't sure of it, and kept himself and his "mate" to one side of the cage while "new bunny" was at the other end. Then last night i noticed him over by the new bun and he was chewing on it and then he started humping it. And i thought, "Great! he's accepted the new rabbit!"
Now my problem is this. How the heck do i get his old ratty stuffed bun away from him, without him getting all upset and depressed. Is it even a good idea to take away the old bun or should i jsut let things be? His old bun is all disgusting and tattered and i'm dying to toss it, but i don't want to break brownie's heart. Any ideas on this?