We have had our new bunny Lukas for about a month. He is adorable, but he is causing a lot of trouble. Our bathroom is on the other side of the bedroom. From our bedroom there is a big hole where the bathtub underside is. There are all kinds of pipes and wires under there, as well as the wood structure around the bottom of the tub. Anyway even though we try everything to keep him out, somehow Lukas got in our room in the middle of the night when I got up to go pee. He got in there and chewed wood and I don't know what else, but it sounds bad.
I kept telling him no in a loud voice, but he would look up at me and keep doing it. He knows I can't get him in there. Then I got in the tub and banged on the sides to scare him out. He stayed in and didn't leave until we got up and left the room. Now he is terrified of me!!! Usually when he is in his cage he is pretty social, this morning I went towards the cage and he ran under the couch. He was eating and kept looking up at us to make sure we aren't coming at him. I feel really sad that he is scared. I was finally starting to bond with him and now I have to start at square one again.
He has chewed through my cell phone wire, digital cable wire, and landline phone wire. He has also chewed on the cable wire but not through yet. Yesterday I went and bought him all kinds of stuff to chew on. He has salt treats for chewing, sea sponges, fruit flavored wood, and all the veggies he wants. Will neutering curb that behavior? Would it make it easier to bond with him? He is a really cool bunny and gets along with our cat and dog and we love him. We just wish he was less destructive.
Any suggestions welcomed.
I kept telling him no in a loud voice, but he would look up at me and keep doing it. He knows I can't get him in there. Then I got in the tub and banged on the sides to scare him out. He stayed in and didn't leave until we got up and left the room. Now he is terrified of me!!! Usually when he is in his cage he is pretty social, this morning I went towards the cage and he ran under the couch. He was eating and kept looking up at us to make sure we aren't coming at him. I feel really sad that he is scared. I was finally starting to bond with him and now I have to start at square one again.
He has chewed through my cell phone wire, digital cable wire, and landline phone wire. He has also chewed on the cable wire but not through yet. Yesterday I went and bought him all kinds of stuff to chew on. He has salt treats for chewing, sea sponges, fruit flavored wood, and all the veggies he wants. Will neutering curb that behavior? Would it make it easier to bond with him? He is a really cool bunny and gets along with our cat and dog and we love him. We just wish he was less destructive.
Any suggestions welcomed.