aatkin
Warren Scout
Hi all. We brought home our two new bunnies this week and they are getting settled into their new home. These are our first ever bunnies, so it's new for everyone involved. I just thought I would ask for people's tips and advice for bonding with our new bunnies. Their 'homebase' in my office, so at the moment I'm not working in there until they are settled in completely.
Each day I am spending time with them in their space, sitting or laying down - letting them come up to investigate me in their own time. They seem very interested in me when I am tidying, moving things around, changing the litter, etc. And of course when I feed them! This morning I gently stroked them while they devoured their pellets. They seemed content with it while they were eating, but at soon as they stopped eating they'd move away, so I didn't push it (Peabody came back and forth to the bowl, Emerson sat it out).
Next week we're going to let them out of their area to explore the hallway as we've bunny-proofed the downstairs and would like to welcome them down here in the evenings. I am planning to use a big deep tub of hay for them in the living room, as I think they'll prefer it in here to the kitchen (since we have rugs in the living room and none in the kitchen - and Emerson has made it aparent he's no good at traversing a great lino expanse)! Any tips for introducing them to new areas? Or bonding with them in general?
Each day I am spending time with them in their space, sitting or laying down - letting them come up to investigate me in their own time. They seem very interested in me when I am tidying, moving things around, changing the litter, etc. And of course when I feed them! This morning I gently stroked them while they devoured their pellets. They seemed content with it while they were eating, but at soon as they stopped eating they'd move away, so I didn't push it (Peabody came back and forth to the bowl, Emerson sat it out).
Next week we're going to let them out of their area to explore the hallway as we've bunny-proofed the downstairs and would like to welcome them down here in the evenings. I am planning to use a big deep tub of hay for them in the living room, as I think they'll prefer it in here to the kitchen (since we have rugs in the living room and none in the kitchen - and Emerson has made it aparent he's no good at traversing a great lino expanse)! Any tips for introducing them to new areas? Or bonding with them in general?