garfieldette
Young Bun
Please can I ask for some advice, I am out of ideas on what I can do.
I adopted a bonded pair of lionhead rabbits from RSPCA 5 weeks ago. They are both neutered and around 12 months old. They are living in a 12ftx10ft bedroom. They are my first rabbits. They have a 6ft puppy pen as their base with the door permanently open. The rest of the room is full of cardboard boxes, tunnels, chew toys.
I have been following advice online and taking it slowly with bonding with them. I have not forced any interactions with them, have not picked them up or forced stroking on them and have spent time sat or lying on the floor with them so they can approach me. George has been doing well. He will come up to me and beg for treats, when I spend time on the floor he will come over and have a sniff, chin me and be interested, but if I try to stoke him he will run away.
Millie on the other hand, it totally miserable. She will not come near me, will sit in the far corner with her ears flat back looking so upset. She hates the sound of the TV, shes distressed whenever I go in their room, she seems so unhappy and I do not know what to do. Shes also been eating the carpet. I am blocking up each area she has a go at but am at a loss as why she is doing it given she isn't bothering with any of the chewable toys I have provided.
Sorry for the long post but I am really at a loss on what to do. She looks so unhappy, which is upsetting and its getting so I stay out of their room, knowing it upsets her if I go in but that's not sustainable going forward.
Any advice please? Do some rabbits just not like indoor life or am I doing it all wrong.
Thank you
I adopted a bonded pair of lionhead rabbits from RSPCA 5 weeks ago. They are both neutered and around 12 months old. They are living in a 12ftx10ft bedroom. They are my first rabbits. They have a 6ft puppy pen as their base with the door permanently open. The rest of the room is full of cardboard boxes, tunnels, chew toys.
I have been following advice online and taking it slowly with bonding with them. I have not forced any interactions with them, have not picked them up or forced stroking on them and have spent time sat or lying on the floor with them so they can approach me. George has been doing well. He will come up to me and beg for treats, when I spend time on the floor he will come over and have a sniff, chin me and be interested, but if I try to stoke him he will run away.
Millie on the other hand, it totally miserable. She will not come near me, will sit in the far corner with her ears flat back looking so upset. She hates the sound of the TV, shes distressed whenever I go in their room, she seems so unhappy and I do not know what to do. Shes also been eating the carpet. I am blocking up each area she has a go at but am at a loss as why she is doing it given she isn't bothering with any of the chewable toys I have provided.
Sorry for the long post but I am really at a loss on what to do. She looks so unhappy, which is upsetting and its getting so I stay out of their room, knowing it upsets her if I go in but that's not sustainable going forward.
Any advice please? Do some rabbits just not like indoor life or am I doing it all wrong.
Thank you