youthnovels
Wise Old Thumper
I'm at a bit of a loss what to do with regards to Leo right now.
This weekend we took him to some local rescuses to see if he fancied any of the single ladies there. At the first place he didn't immeadiatly take to any of them (and they all seemed a little too large/old for him) nor did he seem terrified either. At the second place he was placed with a female baby, only 10weeks old. My little man was absolutely terrified and within 30seconds I was in tears because it was so horrible to watch. He couldn't get away fast enough from this tiny bundle of fluff; he was literally climbing the walls. I took him out straight away and gave him lots of cuddles and nose rubs and he calmed down straight away.
After his incident with Archie I knew it would be very unlikely that he'll take to another rabbit but when he's out free ranging he's constantly going over to Archie/Blanches set up and trying to make friends with them. It's actually Archie who scares him off. This is what gave me the hope to try him out with a new lady.
I'm genuinely confused because after this weekend he was straight back out in the garden binkying around and once again he went over to A&Bs bit and lay down next to their hutch. :?
He doesn't seem to be scared of other rabbits as such ... but the way he reacted to this baby bunny has terrified me.
We've also just moved him from his indoor set up in the kitchen to outside so although I still spend as much time as possible with him, throughout the day when I'm at work he won't see as much as my people pottering round the kitchen talking to him.
In your opinion would you accept that ...
- After his horrific ordeal he is now unbondable and is quite content alone
- Leave him for say six months and see if he "forgets" (it has only been 4/5months since the incident)
As much as I'd love another bun and also a friend for Leo I want to do what is best by my beautiful man.
This weekend we took him to some local rescuses to see if he fancied any of the single ladies there. At the first place he didn't immeadiatly take to any of them (and they all seemed a little too large/old for him) nor did he seem terrified either. At the second place he was placed with a female baby, only 10weeks old. My little man was absolutely terrified and within 30seconds I was in tears because it was so horrible to watch. He couldn't get away fast enough from this tiny bundle of fluff; he was literally climbing the walls. I took him out straight away and gave him lots of cuddles and nose rubs and he calmed down straight away.
After his incident with Archie I knew it would be very unlikely that he'll take to another rabbit but when he's out free ranging he's constantly going over to Archie/Blanches set up and trying to make friends with them. It's actually Archie who scares him off. This is what gave me the hope to try him out with a new lady.
I'm genuinely confused because after this weekend he was straight back out in the garden binkying around and once again he went over to A&Bs bit and lay down next to their hutch. :?
He doesn't seem to be scared of other rabbits as such ... but the way he reacted to this baby bunny has terrified me.
We've also just moved him from his indoor set up in the kitchen to outside so although I still spend as much time as possible with him, throughout the day when I'm at work he won't see as much as my people pottering round the kitchen talking to him.
In your opinion would you accept that ...
- After his horrific ordeal he is now unbondable and is quite content alone
- Leave him for say six months and see if he "forgets" (it has only been 4/5months since the incident)
As much as I'd love another bun and also a friend for Leo I want to do what is best by my beautiful man.