StellaPoppy
New Kit
Hi everyone :wave: ,
so I just adopted a little lionhead and dutch cross buck (he is really cute!), he is about 15 weeks old and absolutely adorable. When I went to view him he was really chilled and all the staff said he was really friendly and relaxed. The guy got him out for me to hold him and when he put him pack Blu (the rabbit) hopped after him as if he wanted to come out again. So I bought him and took him home. For his first day he stayed in the carrier but was very chilled, he flopped all of the time and happily ate hay in there, when he came out he would explore quite freely. I took the carrier out the next morning. When I'm not in the room he is fine, exploring and playing but when I enter the room he just goes into hiding. He has been here for three days now so I decided to take some fresh veggies and sit in his cage. I sat there quietly, didn't look at him and held out a vegetable, he ran to a corner of his cage under a hammock sort of thing far away from me, I moved a bit closer to him and he just ran away. I understand that building trust can take a very long time but i was just wondering if anyone had any tips. I should also add that he dosen't mind being picked up and he likes being held. I know he is still settling in and that every rabbit is different but my female mini lop, Poppy definitely didn't go into hiding and she is a rather stressy rabbit, no where near as relaxed as him. Do you think that he just needs to settle in properly and then he will become less scared?
Anyway, sorry this has been such a long post I am just really worried about him.
Thanks, Stella.
P.S. I adopted him for Poppy and their cages are next to each other but he doesn't seem bothered by her at all.
so I just adopted a little lionhead and dutch cross buck (he is really cute!), he is about 15 weeks old and absolutely adorable. When I went to view him he was really chilled and all the staff said he was really friendly and relaxed. The guy got him out for me to hold him and when he put him pack Blu (the rabbit) hopped after him as if he wanted to come out again. So I bought him and took him home. For his first day he stayed in the carrier but was very chilled, he flopped all of the time and happily ate hay in there, when he came out he would explore quite freely. I took the carrier out the next morning. When I'm not in the room he is fine, exploring and playing but when I enter the room he just goes into hiding. He has been here for three days now so I decided to take some fresh veggies and sit in his cage. I sat there quietly, didn't look at him and held out a vegetable, he ran to a corner of his cage under a hammock sort of thing far away from me, I moved a bit closer to him and he just ran away. I understand that building trust can take a very long time but i was just wondering if anyone had any tips. I should also add that he dosen't mind being picked up and he likes being held. I know he is still settling in and that every rabbit is different but my female mini lop, Poppy definitely didn't go into hiding and she is a rather stressy rabbit, no where near as relaxed as him. Do you think that he just needs to settle in properly and then he will become less scared?
Anyway, sorry this has been such a long post I am just really worried about him.
Thanks, Stella.
P.S. I adopted him for Poppy and their cages are next to each other but he doesn't seem bothered by her at all.
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