esupi
Warren Veteran
I currently have two rabbits staying in a hutch in the shed, with attached external run.
One of my house rabbits, Fudge, is still venturing outside in the mornings (she doesn't seem to notice the cold and can come in and out as she pleases). She's very interested in the 'new' rabbits, and has been over to the run to investigate. This was fine when just one of the other rabbits was the other side of the mesh - they were just sniffing each other. But this morning both of the other rabbits were there, and it set them off chasing/fur pulling.
It's not an issue for the mornings, as I can just keep the outside rabbits in the hutch for the 10 minutes Fudge is outside, but on the weekends (and more importantly next summer) she'll be out for longer and I don't want to have to keep them in all that time. I don't want Fudge's routing to suffer because there are other buns around.
Does anyone have tips how to deal with this? Is it triggered by sight or smell or both? I'm wondering about putting perspex around the bottom of the run, but that won't work if just seeing Fudge will set them off. Would draping a blanket over while she's out work? Do I need something more robust - like a wooden screen, or maybe a second mesh several inches further back?
Any thoughts/ideas very welcome!
Thanks!
One of my house rabbits, Fudge, is still venturing outside in the mornings (she doesn't seem to notice the cold and can come in and out as she pleases). She's very interested in the 'new' rabbits, and has been over to the run to investigate. This was fine when just one of the other rabbits was the other side of the mesh - they were just sniffing each other. But this morning both of the other rabbits were there, and it set them off chasing/fur pulling.
It's not an issue for the mornings, as I can just keep the outside rabbits in the hutch for the 10 minutes Fudge is outside, but on the weekends (and more importantly next summer) she'll be out for longer and I don't want to have to keep them in all that time. I don't want Fudge's routing to suffer because there are other buns around.
Does anyone have tips how to deal with this? Is it triggered by sight or smell or both? I'm wondering about putting perspex around the bottom of the run, but that won't work if just seeing Fudge will set them off. Would draping a blanket over while she's out work? Do I need something more robust - like a wooden screen, or maybe a second mesh several inches further back?
Any thoughts/ideas very welcome!
Thanks!