bananakarenina
New Kit
hey guys! earlier this year, about march, i got a new rabbit. i've had a few before so i thought she'd be similar (cuddly, warm and loving) and once she got used to my boyfriend and i, she did like to say hi and be pet and such, but she's never liked cuddling or being picked up. she's super playful and a pure lionhead if that helps. (she's not a house roaming bunny because we have dogs too, but i have her in my room and have her cage open from when i wake up to when i go to bed so she's free to run around.)
but we wanted to bond her so we got her spayed in may, and it took about a week until she would even acknowledge me. unfortunately two weeks after her spaying i had to leave town for a week and my parents took care of her for me. when i got back she was pretty cold, which i expected, but even after she warmed up to me again, it's been a month and it seems like she doesn't like me at all. she's completely different towards me since she was spayed, like she doesn't trust me. she won't approach me and rarely hangs out near me and when i reach in her cage to pet her, she runs into her hiding hole. the only way i can get her to stay for even a moment is with a treat, but she runs away immediately after again. when i'm lying in bed she'll jump over me a few times or sit on my back, and dig the blankets beside me, but she shies away whenever i try to make contact or say hi. i think it's because i picked her up a few times to go outside, but usually she forgets about it once we're out.
she loves my teen brother however, and will run to him for cuddles and being pet. he likes her but acts kind of neutral to her, which is confusing because i shower her with love and treats and affection and play with her and talk to her and she treats me like the food dispenser, and just kind of tolerates my presence. idunno, is there something i'm doing wrong? if i offended her that long ago, will she still dislike me? is there something i can do to win back her trust?
but we wanted to bond her so we got her spayed in may, and it took about a week until she would even acknowledge me. unfortunately two weeks after her spaying i had to leave town for a week and my parents took care of her for me. when i got back she was pretty cold, which i expected, but even after she warmed up to me again, it's been a month and it seems like she doesn't like me at all. she's completely different towards me since she was spayed, like she doesn't trust me. she won't approach me and rarely hangs out near me and when i reach in her cage to pet her, she runs into her hiding hole. the only way i can get her to stay for even a moment is with a treat, but she runs away immediately after again. when i'm lying in bed she'll jump over me a few times or sit on my back, and dig the blankets beside me, but she shies away whenever i try to make contact or say hi. i think it's because i picked her up a few times to go outside, but usually she forgets about it once we're out.
she loves my teen brother however, and will run to him for cuddles and being pet. he likes her but acts kind of neutral to her, which is confusing because i shower her with love and treats and affection and play with her and talk to her and she treats me like the food dispenser, and just kind of tolerates my presence. idunno, is there something i'm doing wrong? if i offended her that long ago, will she still dislike me? is there something i can do to win back her trust?