Candiflare
Mama Doe
Well.. the buns have been indoors since Ruby's spay and we've all been having a whale of a time, my OH included. I was hoping that I could just keep them in after they've been in for a while (worst case scenario is that I'll take them back out but in a heated shed...)
My OH got back from work just now and pointed at them and said "when are they going to go back out?" and I said "Well I was hoping that they could stay in now?"
And the answer was "No WAY." I show him that it's actually cleaner to have them indoors - no hay/straw everywhere, just contained in a hay rack and a litter tray, they are fully litter trained, they are always lying out and looking cute and they've got the full run of the spare room and the living room when we're in it... they look genuinely happier and they're binkying around and not getting in anyone's way.
My OH can't deny that any of these things are the case, but his BIG thing is that he can "smell" them. Now... I can't smell them.... In the past when I've dog sat dogs, my OH says he can "smell" the dog when he gets back even if it's not there anymore. He seems to have a really sensitive nose for animal smell, even though we have wooden floors covered with rugs all over the house.
My friend who has 6 labradors says she just burns scented candles all the time to get rid of the smells, and my OH is a big incense person and quite likes the smell of it, so.... I don't see why he can't just do that.
What do you think about this whole debate? Do those of you with house rabbits smell them all the time? Do you think it's offputting to guests?
My OH got back from work just now and pointed at them and said "when are they going to go back out?" and I said "Well I was hoping that they could stay in now?"
And the answer was "No WAY." I show him that it's actually cleaner to have them indoors - no hay/straw everywhere, just contained in a hay rack and a litter tray, they are fully litter trained, they are always lying out and looking cute and they've got the full run of the spare room and the living room when we're in it... they look genuinely happier and they're binkying around and not getting in anyone's way.
My OH can't deny that any of these things are the case, but his BIG thing is that he can "smell" them. Now... I can't smell them.... In the past when I've dog sat dogs, my OH says he can "smell" the dog when he gets back even if it's not there anymore. He seems to have a really sensitive nose for animal smell, even though we have wooden floors covered with rugs all over the house.
My friend who has 6 labradors says she just burns scented candles all the time to get rid of the smells, and my OH is a big incense person and quite likes the smell of it, so.... I don't see why he can't just do that.
What do you think about this whole debate? Do those of you with house rabbits smell them all the time? Do you think it's offputting to guests?