Wiserabbit
Young Bun
Hello!
My bump is now officially overdue and all this time hanging around is driving me crackers! Too huge to be comfortable! It means my brain is in overdrive and I'm starting to wonder how best to introduce our animals to baby and vice versa.
Up until last year I pretty much swore that I wouldn't have children and so didn't ever think this would come up (curse that biological clock and it's infernal ticking).:lol:
We have degu, a chinnie, the two girls and a canary and will soon have three chickens too. Now the goos and the chinchilla aren't really a problem as they are caged most of the time with supervised play runs, but Juno and Verity are both house buns and one of them is always loose (they don't get on, hence having separate playtime, taking it turns to have a loose day and a cage day).
Both my rabbits are Dutch-crosses. Verity is nimble to the point where she can clear a baby gate easily (I wish she would sumbit to a bunny harness - she's cleared obstacles that are larger than the world champion rabbit showjumping courses and could be a star) so blocking off is not an option. Plus, as a strict veggie I want the new baby to understand that we share this world rather than own it, and there is no such thing as "just an animal".
How have you dealt with introducing pets to new babies, and ensuring that new babies grow up to be respectful and caring of their furry siblings?
My bump is now officially overdue and all this time hanging around is driving me crackers! Too huge to be comfortable! It means my brain is in overdrive and I'm starting to wonder how best to introduce our animals to baby and vice versa.
Up until last year I pretty much swore that I wouldn't have children and so didn't ever think this would come up (curse that biological clock and it's infernal ticking).:lol:
We have degu, a chinnie, the two girls and a canary and will soon have three chickens too. Now the goos and the chinchilla aren't really a problem as they are caged most of the time with supervised play runs, but Juno and Verity are both house buns and one of them is always loose (they don't get on, hence having separate playtime, taking it turns to have a loose day and a cage day).
Both my rabbits are Dutch-crosses. Verity is nimble to the point where she can clear a baby gate easily (I wish she would sumbit to a bunny harness - she's cleared obstacles that are larger than the world champion rabbit showjumping courses and could be a star) so blocking off is not an option. Plus, as a strict veggie I want the new baby to understand that we share this world rather than own it, and there is no such thing as "just an animal".
How have you dealt with introducing pets to new babies, and ensuring that new babies grow up to be respectful and caring of their furry siblings?