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Damo122
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I adopted Malcolm and Sandy about 6 weeks ago and having read around the subject i knew that it would take some time to earn their trust, but I'm really becoming disheartened now.
Malcolm will take food from my hand and will let me stroke him while he eats but he hops away as soon as the food is gone. He will let me stroke him at other times but sits huddled up and makes it clear that he is tolerating rather than enjoying it.
Sandy will approach me if i sit with them for a while but is much more
timid and runs away if i move to touch her.
Picking them up is almost pointless as they run away at the first opportunity. Sandy started kicking and biting but I had her spayed last week and haven't tried picking her up since as i don't want her to pull her stitches.
While i was prepared for it to take time it is very demoralising. They clamber to get back into their cage when ever i enter the room, and will quite happily spend the whole day and night there doing nothing at all.
At the moment it just seems like a whole lot of cage cleaning for nothing in return.
I really am attached to them but a guy can only take so much rejection
Seriously though I really am starting to wonder if they do make good pets after all.
Am i just expecting to much to soon? They are five and six months old now.
Damien
Malcolm will take food from my hand and will let me stroke him while he eats but he hops away as soon as the food is gone. He will let me stroke him at other times but sits huddled up and makes it clear that he is tolerating rather than enjoying it.
Sandy will approach me if i sit with them for a while but is much more
timid and runs away if i move to touch her.
Picking them up is almost pointless as they run away at the first opportunity. Sandy started kicking and biting but I had her spayed last week and haven't tried picking her up since as i don't want her to pull her stitches.
While i was prepared for it to take time it is very demoralising. They clamber to get back into their cage when ever i enter the room, and will quite happily spend the whole day and night there doing nothing at all.
At the moment it just seems like a whole lot of cage cleaning for nothing in return.
I really am attached to them but a guy can only take so much rejection
Seriously though I really am starting to wonder if they do make good pets after all.
Am i just expecting to much to soon? They are five and six months old now.
Damien