Tinsel
Wise Old Thumper
A while ago I adoped two rescue rabbits, Pascal from BARC and Falcon from Honeybunnies. Initially Falcon, who had spent about 5 years in a cat carrier :evil:, was a very well-behaved, compliant little boy, who was very good about going back to his hutch at night. Pascal, who was picked up as a stray, is totally uncatchable at night and runs round the garden as fast as a wildie, hiding under the shed if he feels like it. Recently these two have become friendly, which I was really pleased about, as Falcon has never had a friend here, and just used to hover on the edge of Pascal's group.
However.....
In the last few weeks Falcon has become more and more naughty about going in and night, seemingly because he wants to stay out with his friend Pascal. Last night, after chasing him for twenty minutes, I had to give up temporarily when he copied Pascal and ran and hid under the shed. :shock: I went out an hour later and found them both hanging out together trying to look cool and smirking about the fact they were still out when all law-abiding buns were asleep in their hutches.
I do not propose to indulge this naughtiness, and tonight will block the shed off before trying to catch Falcon, as he was not a rabbit I would ever allow to remain outside at night. He's 7 in June, quite slow (though not THAT slow, unfortunately) and is usually okay about being handled. Pascal, on the other hand is young, fast, and really stressed about being caught. He was previously in a hutch with unneutered males and was badly bitten before being released as a stray, so I really do need to let him have the freedom he wants, and he's enjoyed over a year of utter happiness already.
What I was NOT prepared for, though, was him turning Falcon into such a naughty boy! So I wanted to ask: is he the only naughty BARC bunny or are there others?
However.....
In the last few weeks Falcon has become more and more naughty about going in and night, seemingly because he wants to stay out with his friend Pascal. Last night, after chasing him for twenty minutes, I had to give up temporarily when he copied Pascal and ran and hid under the shed. :shock: I went out an hour later and found them both hanging out together trying to look cool and smirking about the fact they were still out when all law-abiding buns were asleep in their hutches.
I do not propose to indulge this naughtiness, and tonight will block the shed off before trying to catch Falcon, as he was not a rabbit I would ever allow to remain outside at night. He's 7 in June, quite slow (though not THAT slow, unfortunately) and is usually okay about being handled. Pascal, on the other hand is young, fast, and really stressed about being caught. He was previously in a hutch with unneutered males and was badly bitten before being released as a stray, so I really do need to let him have the freedom he wants, and he's enjoyed over a year of utter happiness already.
What I was NOT prepared for, though, was him turning Falcon into such a naughty boy! So I wanted to ask: is he the only naughty BARC bunny or are there others?