My male rabbit, Chandler, was purchased from a pet shop about two months ago now.
I wasn't sure how old he was when I bought him; he was pretty much full grown.
He's finally starting to warm up to me I think: he lets me pick him up and doesn't try to resist ( he used to kick and scratch a lot) and he lets me pet him a lot more.
But I have started noticing that he usually twitches his nose while I stroke his forehead. He seems relaxed to me, and he doesn't try to escape, but I read somewhere that when they twitch their noses it means that they aren't happy. Sometimes he clicks his teeth at me too, but I can't tell whether it's grinding or not. Would I definitely be able to tell if it was grinding instead of clicking?
Whenever I'm walking around the room, he'll run around my feet and look up at me too.
Also, whenever I try to get him to go back in his cage at night: he used to jump right in when I crinkled a treat bag. Now, he'll run up to his cage, look then run away and hide from me. I've never had a problem with this until now. Are there any suggestions?
Thanks!
I wasn't sure how old he was when I bought him; he was pretty much full grown.
He's finally starting to warm up to me I think: he lets me pick him up and doesn't try to resist ( he used to kick and scratch a lot) and he lets me pet him a lot more.
But I have started noticing that he usually twitches his nose while I stroke his forehead. He seems relaxed to me, and he doesn't try to escape, but I read somewhere that when they twitch their noses it means that they aren't happy. Sometimes he clicks his teeth at me too, but I can't tell whether it's grinding or not. Would I definitely be able to tell if it was grinding instead of clicking?
Whenever I'm walking around the room, he'll run around my feet and look up at me too.
Also, whenever I try to get him to go back in his cage at night: he used to jump right in when I crinkled a treat bag. Now, he'll run up to his cage, look then run away and hide from me. I've never had a problem with this until now. Are there any suggestions?
Thanks!