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Anyone around for advice or moral support?
- Thread starter OliveTree
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Yes, absolutely. They've got to trust one another afresh in this new space. Brief episodes of humping and chasing are to be anticipated.
Don't worry about the grooming and requests for grooming. They'll settle into a grooming pattern which feels right for them. With my two each of them does the grooming on the other and quite often they each groom the other bunny at the same time.
Hope it continues to go well.
keletkezes
Wise Old Thumper
Lopsy groomed Aboleth briefly and occasionally, and Chibbs I've only seen him groom once. He gets groomed all the time. He's very much bottom bun. I like to say he doesn't understand bunny behavioural cues :lol: He is also not very smart at all :lol:
:lol: I'm finding the whole bunny behaviour thing really interesting. How do they know how to groom and thump and all the rest? I mean, I know it's instinct, but I think it's pretty amazing
keletkezes
Wise Old Thumper
You know how they're supposed to be taught by their mums which food is which? We accidentally picked up some hemlock one day and wondered why Lopsy wouldn't touch that particular bit of cowparsely :lol: Then he and Aboleth would actively seek out the rhubarb leaves :lol: No consistency!:lol: I'm finding the whole bunny behaviour thing really interesting. How do they know how to groom and thump and all the rest? I mean, I know it's instinct, but I think it's pretty amazing
All of our chickens have desperately tried to get at the Rhubarb leaves :lol: They must be really tasty.
Clever! Well, mostly :lol:
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
I always believed bunnies (well my bunnies) were really clever in deciphering what foods are good for them until Boo came in from the garden clearly high on something. I forget what it was but it was on the toxic list & subsequently removed.
Bunny interactions are fasinating . I should understand them better given I spend hours each day watching them & have done for over 20 years
Bunny interactions are fasinating . I should understand them better given I spend hours each day watching them & have done for over 20 years
Scrappy's Little Helper
Mama Doe
How are the dynamic duo getting on? Hopefully they've settled down again now that they're outside.
Thank you for asking! Yes, they do seem to have settled down, which is a relief! Still competing for food :lol: and I haven’t seen much truly relaxed/happy behaviour yet, but nothing negative either. I’m thinking of giving them a box filled with hay soon, as it suddenly seems to have got much colder and they might like a little extra insulation.
