daffodil.lemurs
Warren Scout
I picked up my new house bun last Thursday. When i went to meet him he was very docile but very cuddly and the fosterer said that he loved to be sat with people and was very much a 'people' bun.
The first evening he ran around the room like mad and whilst he was nervous around me he seemed quite happy in his new environment. On Friday he spent most of his time in his cage or sat on the rug in front of it but didn't run away when we walked past him and was happy to have us sit next to him. On Saturday/Sunday he again spent most of his time in his cage or the area around it but he was happy with us stroking him and he gave us a good sniff when we were sat with him and he seemed to having no issues apart from being a bit apprehensive about exploring the rest of the room. I thought it might be because we had laminate flooring and it was cold and slippy so I put more rugs and blankets down around the room. On Monday and Tuesday he sat in his cage (by choice) until mid afternoon and seemed a bit reluctant to come out, he was still happy with us stroking him though and didn't seem particularly 'off'. He'd been eating hay, herbs and pellets and drinking over this time.
Today I've noticed he's not eaten any hay. He's sat in his litter tray in the cage and he's eaten an eggcup of pellets and plenty of coriander and parsley. He's passed urine and there are some poos in the cage, they're a little on the dark side but he has been having readigrass which I know can make rabbit poo dark. I'm sat on the floor by the cage and he's let me stroke him and he let me touch his belly with no flinching - his stomach doesn't seem distended.
Should I be worried that there is some medical issue or is it just still early days and he's still settling in? I've put fresh timothy and alfafa hay, some herb forage and some readigrass in his cage in the hope that one of them will tempt him. And I know this is going to sound awful and I'd never not take a animal to the vets that is in need, if the general consensus is get him to the vets then I'll go straight away, but I took insurance out yesterday and it won't cover anything for 14 days so if this is just normal settling in behaviour then I don't want to panic and rush to the vets.
The first evening he ran around the room like mad and whilst he was nervous around me he seemed quite happy in his new environment. On Friday he spent most of his time in his cage or sat on the rug in front of it but didn't run away when we walked past him and was happy to have us sit next to him. On Saturday/Sunday he again spent most of his time in his cage or the area around it but he was happy with us stroking him and he gave us a good sniff when we were sat with him and he seemed to having no issues apart from being a bit apprehensive about exploring the rest of the room. I thought it might be because we had laminate flooring and it was cold and slippy so I put more rugs and blankets down around the room. On Monday and Tuesday he sat in his cage (by choice) until mid afternoon and seemed a bit reluctant to come out, he was still happy with us stroking him though and didn't seem particularly 'off'. He'd been eating hay, herbs and pellets and drinking over this time.
Today I've noticed he's not eaten any hay. He's sat in his litter tray in the cage and he's eaten an eggcup of pellets and plenty of coriander and parsley. He's passed urine and there are some poos in the cage, they're a little on the dark side but he has been having readigrass which I know can make rabbit poo dark. I'm sat on the floor by the cage and he's let me stroke him and he let me touch his belly with no flinching - his stomach doesn't seem distended.
Should I be worried that there is some medical issue or is it just still early days and he's still settling in? I've put fresh timothy and alfafa hay, some herb forage and some readigrass in his cage in the hope that one of them will tempt him. And I know this is going to sound awful and I'd never not take a animal to the vets that is in need, if the general consensus is get him to the vets then I'll go straight away, but I took insurance out yesterday and it won't cover anything for 14 days so if this is just normal settling in behaviour then I don't want to panic and rush to the vets.