LittleEskimo
Mama Doe
Hello, I recently came back from a 5 week trip away and my rabbit has started to act very different.
I adopted him last April and he's just turned a year old this month. I got him vaccinated and neutered and he was an awesome house rabbit, completely free range. He learnt to use his litter tray quickly, was very relaxed and loves cuddles. Not to say we didn't have one or two accidents with pee and phone cables being ruined.
But anyway. I went away for 5 weeks recently and just got back the other week. I had my sister (who also has rabbits) look after him for me. She said he was very frustrated with having to be put into a cage at night but she let him run around certain areas of the house everyday. Her rabbits did end up meeting him through the cage bars once or twice while they were having floor time, and he didn't seem to like one of them, but she tried to keep them separate so they wouldn't get stressed.
Apart from that he seemed fine while he was there. But since I brought him home he seems a little off. He seems agitated and on edge. But only sometimes. Particularly on my bed. He's happy to flop down next to me in bed, sleep by my side or feet, have big cuddles and head pat's, flop down next to my feet while I'm sat at my desk etc etc. He follows me around lots. But the issue is he seems to get agitated and he digs and bites furiously at my bedding and mattress and pees on it. When I try to stop him, pick him up and out him on the floor, he grunts and tries to nip at me. It's gotten quite bad now and I've been bruised by him on my hands and wrists. After he exhausts himself digging he will lay down for a few minutes before starting up again.
I just don't know what's gotten into him. He seems obsessed with doing it when he's never done anything like this before.
He's eating and drinking fine, gets the zoomies still, flops over and sleeps happily on the carpet. It's just this.
I'm wondering if switching environments or having met other rabbits has upset him a bit. Or maybe he's bored and lonely which is why he follows me around and looks for cuddles. I have plans to adopt him a girlfriend but I'm having to convince my mum still so it's an ongoing process. I'm just so very confused and becoming very concerned.
I adopted him last April and he's just turned a year old this month. I got him vaccinated and neutered and he was an awesome house rabbit, completely free range. He learnt to use his litter tray quickly, was very relaxed and loves cuddles. Not to say we didn't have one or two accidents with pee and phone cables being ruined.
But anyway. I went away for 5 weeks recently and just got back the other week. I had my sister (who also has rabbits) look after him for me. She said he was very frustrated with having to be put into a cage at night but she let him run around certain areas of the house everyday. Her rabbits did end up meeting him through the cage bars once or twice while they were having floor time, and he didn't seem to like one of them, but she tried to keep them separate so they wouldn't get stressed.
Apart from that he seemed fine while he was there. But since I brought him home he seems a little off. He seems agitated and on edge. But only sometimes. Particularly on my bed. He's happy to flop down next to me in bed, sleep by my side or feet, have big cuddles and head pat's, flop down next to my feet while I'm sat at my desk etc etc. He follows me around lots. But the issue is he seems to get agitated and he digs and bites furiously at my bedding and mattress and pees on it. When I try to stop him, pick him up and out him on the floor, he grunts and tries to nip at me. It's gotten quite bad now and I've been bruised by him on my hands and wrists. After he exhausts himself digging he will lay down for a few minutes before starting up again.
I just don't know what's gotten into him. He seems obsessed with doing it when he's never done anything like this before.
He's eating and drinking fine, gets the zoomies still, flops over and sleeps happily on the carpet. It's just this.
I'm wondering if switching environments or having met other rabbits has upset him a bit. Or maybe he's bored and lonely which is why he follows me around and looks for cuddles. I have plans to adopt him a girlfriend but I'm having to convince my mum still so it's an ongoing process. I'm just so very confused and becoming very concerned.
