indigoroses
Young Bun
We've just adopted two male rabbits, from an animal home, used to being outside, not overly friendly to humans, but quite easy to pick up and cuddle. They have a big hutch, in a large shed, and the run of the whole garden, which is completely enclosed and stonewalled, has lots of bushes and weeds, and yummy things. Our previous rabbits lived there no problem, and came in every night (Well nearly, but not in the rain) and came in for their feeding etc. Went to bed in the hay mostly.
However, Chester and Cody having actually come out of the shed for longer than five minutes are now refusing to go back in, and nothing seems to tempt them back. Not even for food or shelter.
I'm away, my housemates are there, but they won't come to them and run if they come in the garden, I ahve no advice because they really were just ignoring me, not running from me. We hope their eating the vegetation and therefore are all right for food, but we don't want them really left out in the night. Just in case. We live in the city, but still.
Any suggestions on how to get them in, at least to their hutch sometimes, or so we can get them to check (And to take them home at christmas etc) would be ever so welcome. Will they be okay having the run of the place until they get used to being around humans again, will they get too cold?(I assumed if they were too cold they'd find their way back inside to the hutch and the straw/hay. )
Argh!!
My housemates are worrying and thinking we should just catch them and take them back to the sanctuary, which i really don't want to do, beause they have so much more freedom and should have a better life. Provided they will be safe in the garden really. Any suggestions/reassurances?
However, Chester and Cody having actually come out of the shed for longer than five minutes are now refusing to go back in, and nothing seems to tempt them back. Not even for food or shelter.
I'm away, my housemates are there, but they won't come to them and run if they come in the garden, I ahve no advice because they really were just ignoring me, not running from me. We hope their eating the vegetation and therefore are all right for food, but we don't want them really left out in the night. Just in case. We live in the city, but still.
Any suggestions on how to get them in, at least to their hutch sometimes, or so we can get them to check (And to take them home at christmas etc) would be ever so welcome. Will they be okay having the run of the place until they get used to being around humans again, will they get too cold?(I assumed if they were too cold they'd find their way back inside to the hutch and the straw/hay. )
Argh!!
My housemates are worrying and thinking we should just catch them and take them back to the sanctuary, which i really don't want to do, beause they have so much more freedom and should have a better life. Provided they will be safe in the garden really. Any suggestions/reassurances?