GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
I worried and worried about moving them from house > house.
To be fair, it was more Biscuit i was concerned about, as he can be a real stress head. We knew Ginger would just run around in the new place without a care in the world, just excited to be alive for another day, thats the way she lives her live.
Biscuit however is the kind of bun that refuses to eat if he feels stressed.
I should never have worried. I can't believe how well they settled.
The first night, they had to stay in the dog crate in our bedroom as it was the only room available really. Biscuit stamped a couple of times in the middle of the night, but apart from that, both were keen to explore the dog crate and were periscoping to see their surroundings and generally being curious little rabbits.
After a few days, we moved them into what was to become my office, which was always the plan to share this room with them.
It's a good sized room, without measuring i believe it is ~15ft x ~10ft which for a pair of bunnies, is an awesome space. Yes, there is the space taken up by my desk, and their crate, but the rest of the floor is theirs.
They've both taken to it like a duck to water, for want of a better phrase. Both exploring, chinning, nibbling (Biscuit....) and generally being rabbits. It's so lovely to see. On the first day we let them out of the dog crate for a few hours, they were being so cheeky. The best thing, i have to admit, is seeing Biscuit do some absolutely HUGE binkies and i mean HUGE - we're talking 2ft from the floor several in a row. That's really special.
Ginger also hasn't marked at all, which is really unusual. Her litter habbits have been absolutely 100% perfect, something they never were in the old house. I wonder if thats possibly to do with the fact it is mutually neutral territory?
Also, this house seems to really suite Ginger. Her respiratory condition has become better since being in here. Something in the house just 'works' for her, yes, she's not 'better' but its an improvement, and its notable.
Our rabbits always seem to surprise us. They are so special.
Ginger:
Biscuit (yes, he was grooming the stool.... :roll
:
Pair of them exploring:
Sorry for the gush
To be fair, it was more Biscuit i was concerned about, as he can be a real stress head. We knew Ginger would just run around in the new place without a care in the world, just excited to be alive for another day, thats the way she lives her live.
Biscuit however is the kind of bun that refuses to eat if he feels stressed.
I should never have worried. I can't believe how well they settled.
The first night, they had to stay in the dog crate in our bedroom as it was the only room available really. Biscuit stamped a couple of times in the middle of the night, but apart from that, both were keen to explore the dog crate and were periscoping to see their surroundings and generally being curious little rabbits.
After a few days, we moved them into what was to become my office, which was always the plan to share this room with them.
It's a good sized room, without measuring i believe it is ~15ft x ~10ft which for a pair of bunnies, is an awesome space. Yes, there is the space taken up by my desk, and their crate, but the rest of the floor is theirs.
They've both taken to it like a duck to water, for want of a better phrase. Both exploring, chinning, nibbling (Biscuit....) and generally being rabbits. It's so lovely to see. On the first day we let them out of the dog crate for a few hours, they were being so cheeky. The best thing, i have to admit, is seeing Biscuit do some absolutely HUGE binkies and i mean HUGE - we're talking 2ft from the floor several in a row. That's really special.
Ginger also hasn't marked at all, which is really unusual. Her litter habbits have been absolutely 100% perfect, something they never were in the old house. I wonder if thats possibly to do with the fact it is mutually neutral territory?
Also, this house seems to really suite Ginger. Her respiratory condition has become better since being in here. Something in the house just 'works' for her, yes, she's not 'better' but its an improvement, and its notable.
Our rabbits always seem to surprise us. They are so special.
Ginger:
Biscuit (yes, he was grooming the stool.... :roll
:
Pair of them exploring:
Sorry for the gush
