The Duchess
Wise Old Thumper
Can those of you who have rabbits and who smoke tell me if you have noticed your bunnies being less likely to take treats from your hands than from those of your family members who don't smoke?
I am dealing with a lady who adopted a bunny, where the bunny will not take treats from her, whereas her original rabbit will.
She smokes (heavily I guess as I can smell her from a few paces away) and the adopted rabbit will approach, get so far and run off without the treat being offered.
I have tried to be tactful about the issues around her not having bonded with this new addition to their family (despite the boy rabbit liking her) but I do wonder if the heavy cigarette smell on her, and in particular on her hands, is preventing the relationship from working.
Any experiences, ideas, please share.
Thanks
Helen
I am dealing with a lady who adopted a bunny, where the bunny will not take treats from her, whereas her original rabbit will.
She smokes (heavily I guess as I can smell her from a few paces away) and the adopted rabbit will approach, get so far and run off without the treat being offered.
I have tried to be tactful about the issues around her not having bonded with this new addition to their family (despite the boy rabbit liking her) but I do wonder if the heavy cigarette smell on her, and in particular on her hands, is preventing the relationship from working.
Any experiences, ideas, please share.
Thanks
Helen