Liz47
Wise Old Thumper
Some of you may know we had to split Bigwig (female) from the trio with my older pair Jake and Jasmine as she was fighting with them/guarding food etc. We finally got the blood test to check for ovarian remnant syndrome and to our surprise her progesterone levels came back normal so she was spayed fully despite her behaviour. For the time being she is being kept in an XXL dog crate with attached pen but this isn't a permanent solution, she does get let out which she enjoys but she also pulls up the carpet and scent poo/wee's and gets very aggressive with us so this time often can be a bit difficult. She has already destroyed the lino and carpet underneath in our spare bedroom (where she was kept in the trio) and our landlord is obviously very unhappy about this. We have of course agreed to have the carpet replaced when we move out but can't have her destroying it elsewhere.
We are now thinking of her future, ideally I think Bigwig would suite a very secure outdoor home, but our current garden is not big enough (just a small gravel area) with an equally confident male who could cope with her bullyish behaviour! Until then, we are thinking of giving her more space by having her free range in our kitchen which is lino which she hopefully won't be able to damage. The kitchen is big, we would easily be able to block off our fridge the rest is all secure/she can't get underneath anything else. Is there any dangers to keeping a rabbit in a kitchen, ie around cooking or anything like that? We do have our dining table in there but since that belongs to us we are not too worried that she will no doubt chew it :lol: She gets plenty of enrichment and we have been working on her behaviour etc and use pet remedy spray.
We are now thinking of her future, ideally I think Bigwig would suite a very secure outdoor home, but our current garden is not big enough (just a small gravel area) with an equally confident male who could cope with her bullyish behaviour! Until then, we are thinking of giving her more space by having her free range in our kitchen which is lino which she hopefully won't be able to damage. The kitchen is big, we would easily be able to block off our fridge the rest is all secure/she can't get underneath anything else. Is there any dangers to keeping a rabbit in a kitchen, ie around cooking or anything like that? We do have our dining table in there but since that belongs to us we are not too worried that she will no doubt chew it :lol: She gets plenty of enrichment and we have been working on her behaviour etc and use pet remedy spray.