Bunny Buddy
Wise Old Thumper
He lives alone outdoors (I know not ideal but he's only been here 8 weeks, had the snip 6 weeks ago, so looking for companion). He's the calmest, most placid bunny during the day - never heard him thump during the daytime.:?
Sometimes it's just a couple of thumps then it stops. I'd recently decided he did it for attention so ignored him unless it was really bad. Last night I think he must have woken the whole town :shock: I went out to pacify him but he kept on thumping and running around looking alarmed. He was even doing a moany groany noise when he thumped - he was really upset I've no idea what set him off - I couldn't see so much as a frog or mouse moving about! I'm 99.9% sure we don't have foxes and I cat proofed the garden and I've never seen a cat in my back garden since ... so I don't know what triggers it or how to stop it. (When I move him indoors at night he sometimes thumps as well - could be be scared of the dark??)
What do other people do? Does putting a cover over make any difference?
I have the option of moving him in and if he bonds with existing rabbits he can live indoors.
I can get him a companion and leave him outdoors (it would be harder to move him indoors with his own companion but it could be done if it gets to this stage. I don't want a group of four and the space the two live in would also accommodate a mini-lop also but be a bit small for four).... Is a companion likely to make any difference? Rudy often has thumping sessions and Tink sits calmly ignoring him, it doesn't seem to matter to him that his companion is calm!
Nobody's complained yet but I bet the neighbours are getting a bit sick of him .... I know my sleep cycle is suffering.
Any words of wisdom would be appreciated :wave:
Just a little moan - as soon as my head touched the pillow last night again at about 3.10 am Rudy started thumping :roll:
Sometimes it's just a couple of thumps then it stops. I'd recently decided he did it for attention so ignored him unless it was really bad. Last night I think he must have woken the whole town :shock: I went out to pacify him but he kept on thumping and running around looking alarmed. He was even doing a moany groany noise when he thumped - he was really upset I've no idea what set him off - I couldn't see so much as a frog or mouse moving about! I'm 99.9% sure we don't have foxes and I cat proofed the garden and I've never seen a cat in my back garden since ... so I don't know what triggers it or how to stop it. (When I move him indoors at night he sometimes thumps as well - could be be scared of the dark??)
What do other people do? Does putting a cover over make any difference?
I have the option of moving him in and if he bonds with existing rabbits he can live indoors.
I can get him a companion and leave him outdoors (it would be harder to move him indoors with his own companion but it could be done if it gets to this stage. I don't want a group of four and the space the two live in would also accommodate a mini-lop also but be a bit small for four).... Is a companion likely to make any difference? Rudy often has thumping sessions and Tink sits calmly ignoring him, it doesn't seem to matter to him that his companion is calm!
Nobody's complained yet but I bet the neighbours are getting a bit sick of him .... I know my sleep cycle is suffering.
Any words of wisdom would be appreciated :wave:
Just a little moan - as soon as my head touched the pillow last night again at about 3.10 am Rudy started thumping :roll: