Tracybeakerisland
Mama Doe
Any suggestions for dealing with a stroppy doe?
The only thing Doodee is willing to do is take food. If she could extend her lips any further to increase the distance between her head and my hand I am sure she would.
She really does not like me cleaning her cage; stamps and goes into the aggresive rabbit pose on the other side of the room. She even tried edging close with her body well down ears back, muttering and yawning but I suspect that was so she could show me what a nice set of choppers she has.
I have provided rugs, vet bed, hidey holes, tunnels you name it around the lounge so she does have access to an enriched envioronment but right now she has staked a serious claim on that cage to the point she will fight over it. I suspect this may be because any where new has quickly become a battle ground for her. I would like to keept my fingers in one piece.
Touching of any sort is something she will NOT tolerate at this stage and I am not going to force this.
Any ideas on how to help her feel more settled and safer. Previous attempts at rehoming this bun have failed - she was more settled in her RSPCA home but it took her time to settle there too. From her behaviour she does not appear to feel safe, she has been spayed, efforts to introduce her to male buns in her past have failed.
Any ideas on getting through to her I do not see her as bun on toast or that I intend to hurt her. She is behaving like she has been dropped or hurt in the past and learnt humans are really not nice. She is not directly attacking but she is still sending out 'I will have you if you come near me' body signals.
Going to deliver another peace offering of munchy hay and buy more parsnips as those seem to be the unresistable treat. Hoping those of you who have had very unhappy rescue buns might have some suggestions I have not thought of or know about I can try.
She is lovely rabbit in lots of ways but I can see why she can be a handful and was considered to be unsuitable as a pet for a home with children. I just wish she could relax a little.
Thankfully my lot are teens and have grown up with buns and are old enough and bun friendly so can let her sit and grumble in peace and keep the noise levels down.
The only thing Doodee is willing to do is take food. If she could extend her lips any further to increase the distance between her head and my hand I am sure she would.
She really does not like me cleaning her cage; stamps and goes into the aggresive rabbit pose on the other side of the room. She even tried edging close with her body well down ears back, muttering and yawning but I suspect that was so she could show me what a nice set of choppers she has.
I have provided rugs, vet bed, hidey holes, tunnels you name it around the lounge so she does have access to an enriched envioronment but right now she has staked a serious claim on that cage to the point she will fight over it. I suspect this may be because any where new has quickly become a battle ground for her. I would like to keept my fingers in one piece.
Touching of any sort is something she will NOT tolerate at this stage and I am not going to force this.
Any ideas on how to help her feel more settled and safer. Previous attempts at rehoming this bun have failed - she was more settled in her RSPCA home but it took her time to settle there too. From her behaviour she does not appear to feel safe, she has been spayed, efforts to introduce her to male buns in her past have failed.
Any ideas on getting through to her I do not see her as bun on toast or that I intend to hurt her. She is behaving like she has been dropped or hurt in the past and learnt humans are really not nice. She is not directly attacking but she is still sending out 'I will have you if you come near me' body signals.
Going to deliver another peace offering of munchy hay and buy more parsnips as those seem to be the unresistable treat. Hoping those of you who have had very unhappy rescue buns might have some suggestions I have not thought of or know about I can try.
She is lovely rabbit in lots of ways but I can see why she can be a handful and was considered to be unsuitable as a pet for a home with children. I just wish she could relax a little.
Thankfully my lot are teens and have grown up with buns and are old enough and bun friendly so can let her sit and grumble in peace and keep the noise levels down.