When Bournville wasn't very well on Thursday I brought him indoors so that I could watch his behaviour. Of course Floss came too for company! Because of the difference in temperatures I decided they'd better stay out in the hall as it's cooler there, and I shut the door to the lounge(where they always go on summer nights). I brought in an old mat 5'x3' for them to sit on and put their stuff on and put Bournville down. He didn't move from there all day, and Floss only left it to go into the bathroom where I'd put their litter tray. Even though he'd perked up a bit yesterday he never moved off the mat except to use the tray and then this morning he went to investigate the tunnel, one end of which was on the mat and the other on the woodblock floor. He went scooting up the tunnel and then instead of coming out the other end he reversed all the way back! :? Floss watched him come out backwards and then did exactly the same. A light bulb went off in my head as that remaining brain cell fired into action and i turned the tunnel so that the end was on the lounge carpet. Bingo
Both went shooting through the tunnel and had their normal 10 mins dashing around in the lounge. So now they are both absolutely chilled out in their very favourite place under the coffee table. I wonder if the high polish on the flooring(varnish, not elbow grease..life's just too short
) put them off. I think both will be staying indoors now..they are so much easier to look after as housebunnies..all I have to do is empty a litter tray every day! Just got to work on my O/H, though they can't go out yet anyway till the weather's a lot warmer now that they are used to the house temperature....what do you think?