Hello everyone,
I adopted two adorable bunnies (Dakko-f and Chaplin-m) early January. They're both about 1 year old. They were already a pair and were getting along very well. Gradually I let them out of their cage end eventually I let them free roam in my room. Casualties: 2 cables.
Ten days later, I had 2 adult rabbits and 9 baby rabbits :lol:. Then 4 weeks after I was fortunate to find a person running a shelter who took them all under her wing. As they were still too young, she took mummy as well until we could separate them. But just before that time, she gave birth to 5 more babies.. So she had to stay there for 6 more weeks. Right now, two weeks to go. I miss her
Anyway, what I'm concerned about is their behaviour, especially Chaplin's. When I adopted them they weren't too shy and it was easy to approach and stroke them. They explored their new environment slowly but surely until they got acquainted to it. However once they had access to the space under my bed, they would stay there for a very long time. That didn't concern me.
But now, I find Chaplin very inactive. He would stay under the bed literally all day long. I feed him when I get up, then I don't see him all day apart from the occasional bathroom and some hay munching. Even when he's out and free during his active times (dusk and dawn), he just sits there. Also he doesn't want to play, ever, although I tried quite a few different toys. Recently he got a nice 10m2 run in the garden, I hoped he would hop around a bit more, but he doesn't and just sits in a corner or behind, or in, his palace of a hutch. He never runs.
Ah, and he's neutered now.
Should this be considered normal behaviour and Chaplin is just an extremely chill rabbit? Or am I right to be concerned?
I adopted two adorable bunnies (Dakko-f and Chaplin-m) early January. They're both about 1 year old. They were already a pair and were getting along very well. Gradually I let them out of their cage end eventually I let them free roam in my room. Casualties: 2 cables.
Ten days later, I had 2 adult rabbits and 9 baby rabbits :lol:. Then 4 weeks after I was fortunate to find a person running a shelter who took them all under her wing. As they were still too young, she took mummy as well until we could separate them. But just before that time, she gave birth to 5 more babies.. So she had to stay there for 6 more weeks. Right now, two weeks to go. I miss her
Anyway, what I'm concerned about is their behaviour, especially Chaplin's. When I adopted them they weren't too shy and it was easy to approach and stroke them. They explored their new environment slowly but surely until they got acquainted to it. However once they had access to the space under my bed, they would stay there for a very long time. That didn't concern me.
But now, I find Chaplin very inactive. He would stay under the bed literally all day long. I feed him when I get up, then I don't see him all day apart from the occasional bathroom and some hay munching. Even when he's out and free during his active times (dusk and dawn), he just sits there. Also he doesn't want to play, ever, although I tried quite a few different toys. Recently he got a nice 10m2 run in the garden, I hoped he would hop around a bit more, but he doesn't and just sits in a corner or behind, or in, his palace of a hutch. He never runs.
Ah, and he's neutered now.
Should this be considered normal behaviour and Chaplin is just an extremely chill rabbit? Or am I right to be concerned?
