Have had the buns almost a week now. Ben, the buck, is full of character and seems to change between very grumpy and snappy one minute to being very friendly and adorable the next! (Have to secretly admit he's my fav!)
The two girls, Pippin and Jess, are much more timid. They come and take food from my hands, and like having a good sniff around my hands and feet, but if I go to stroke them they run! They also totally panic if I try to pick them up, so I'm trying not to do that, but this day next week all three will be going off to the vet's for their jabs, and they'll have to be handled then! I was hoping they'd be a little tamer before that.
Basically what I'm asking is, how far should I let the buns dictate how close they get to me? Should I just be patient and wait until they are comfortable in being handled, or I should make a point of getting them used to being handled and picked up, even though they hate it :? .
The two girls, Pippin and Jess, are much more timid. They come and take food from my hands, and like having a good sniff around my hands and feet, but if I go to stroke them they run! They also totally panic if I try to pick them up, so I'm trying not to do that, but this day next week all three will be going off to the vet's for their jabs, and they'll have to be handled then! I was hoping they'd be a little tamer before that.
Basically what I'm asking is, how far should I let the buns dictate how close they get to me? Should I just be patient and wait until they are comfortable in being handled, or I should make a point of getting them used to being handled and picked up, even though they hate it :? .