the_fedex_guy
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Hi all,
I have a Netherland Cross rabbit thats was 8-9 weeks old at the time.
Her name is Spock and for the first week she did not want to be touched or bothered.
Before I bought her I did weeks of research to make sure I could care for a rabbit and the whats and what nots.
Towards the end of her first week she allowed me to pet her for short periods of time, but then she would run into her hideaway and kick/thump her feet.
She is a indoor rabbit and has a cage and a whole room to herself. But here is one of the problems.
She does not come out of her cage, she will come up to the edge of the cage and peer over and then think twice about getting out.
On the 8th day I really had to clean her cage it was a mess!
So I tried to pick her up, it didnt work, she would run. I read online that you must be confidant when holding a rabbit. I tried the towel trick where I wrapped a towel around her and supported her front feet and her bum.
I put her into the cardboard box she came in and I cleaned her cage.
Before I put her back, I wanted her to get used to the rest of the room. So I put her on a Toy Story fleece blanket and she tried to walk but kept very low to the ground.
And I tried putting her on the laminate floor and she was struggling to stand/manuver. So I put her back on the fleece and wrapped it all around her so she was nice and snug.
She seemed to calm down at that point.
I didnt keep her in it long, and went to pick her up and put her close to my chest she tried to wriggle out but I kept hold of her and I slowly put her back in the cage.
She went into to her hidey whole and thumpped.
The next week she didnt like want to be touched and she was very jumpy. She wouldnt eat her pellets from my hand so I left her alone.
I bought some treats that she went mad over and she kept wanting more, she comes up to me and sniffs my hand and is now allowing me to pet her.
But she still wont come out of her cage, it will be cage cleaning time again in a couple of days and I do not want to start all over again.
She is now slightly less jumpy, but I dont think she wants to be picked up.
What can I do to make her get out and play. I am worried she is not getting enough exercise.
Some days she eats all of her hay and some days she just eats her pellets. She doesnt eat hay from her hay holder so I have stopped using it and just put the hay in the cage. She wont always drink water.
She potty trained herself within the first couple of days.
Thanks for any help
I have a Netherland Cross rabbit thats was 8-9 weeks old at the time.
Her name is Spock and for the first week she did not want to be touched or bothered.
Before I bought her I did weeks of research to make sure I could care for a rabbit and the whats and what nots.
Towards the end of her first week she allowed me to pet her for short periods of time, but then she would run into her hideaway and kick/thump her feet.
She is a indoor rabbit and has a cage and a whole room to herself. But here is one of the problems.
She does not come out of her cage, she will come up to the edge of the cage and peer over and then think twice about getting out.
On the 8th day I really had to clean her cage it was a mess!
So I tried to pick her up, it didnt work, she would run. I read online that you must be confidant when holding a rabbit. I tried the towel trick where I wrapped a towel around her and supported her front feet and her bum.
I put her into the cardboard box she came in and I cleaned her cage.
Before I put her back, I wanted her to get used to the rest of the room. So I put her on a Toy Story fleece blanket and she tried to walk but kept very low to the ground.
And I tried putting her on the laminate floor and she was struggling to stand/manuver. So I put her back on the fleece and wrapped it all around her so she was nice and snug.
She seemed to calm down at that point.
I didnt keep her in it long, and went to pick her up and put her close to my chest she tried to wriggle out but I kept hold of her and I slowly put her back in the cage.
She went into to her hidey whole and thumpped.
The next week she didnt like want to be touched and she was very jumpy. She wouldnt eat her pellets from my hand so I left her alone.
I bought some treats that she went mad over and she kept wanting more, she comes up to me and sniffs my hand and is now allowing me to pet her.
But she still wont come out of her cage, it will be cage cleaning time again in a couple of days and I do not want to start all over again.
She is now slightly less jumpy, but I dont think she wants to be picked up.
What can I do to make her get out and play. I am worried she is not getting enough exercise.
Some days she eats all of her hay and some days she just eats her pellets. She doesnt eat hay from her hay holder so I have stopped using it and just put the hay in the cage. She wont always drink water.
She potty trained herself within the first couple of days.
Thanks for any help