A friend for Boobly Bear

joey&boo said:

Indeed! Have you tried handling Scipio yet? Eddy is insane - never had an unhandleable bun & never really understood what it meant til now :lol: He has actually approached her more gently already & given her ears a few kisses. When he lies by her side he burrows under her less & no incessant nudging tonight.

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Scrappy's Little Helper said:

Now that's encouraging! Hopefully he's a fast learner!

Oh yes, Scipio is the most difficult bunny I've had to handle to date. To be fair, the rescue did warn me about that! I don't pick him up unless I have to but he doesn't make it easy. He's very strong and kicks and bucks so hard it's a real challenge to keep hold of him.

I was dreading having to cut his nails and expected him to be an absolute nightmare. I knew I wouldn't be able to carry him safely to the bathroom so, after a bit of a chase, I put him in the carrier and carried him in using that.

Amazingly, my fears were unfounded. He was very well behaved for the actual claw clipping. He did escape the towel a few times to explore the bathroom but otherwise it went like a dream. He even let me sit him on my lap so I could do the back ones.

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Scrappy's Little Helper said:

Oh good girl Boobie! It really does give you a boost when they take small steps forward. Fudgie was very begrudging with her kisses but is much more enthusiastic now.

Actually, their bond seemed to stagnate for a while. They co-existed quite peacefully but definitely weren't loved up. Something in my gut told me that this was a slow burn and I just needed to be patient and let them get on with it. Fingers crossed Eddy and Boo progress a bit more quickly but don't get disheartened if they seem to friend zone each other for a while.

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Scrappy's Little Helper said:

Actually, their bond seemed to stagnate for a while. They co-existed quite peacefully but definitely weren't loved up. Something in my gut told me that this was a slow burn and I just needed to be patient and let them get on with it. Fingers crossed Eddy and Boo progress a bit more quickly but don't get disheartened if they seem to friend zone each other for a while.

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Omi said:

I think Boo's behaviour could be put down to not trusting him enough yet, made worse because she can't see or hear him. Froe only once attempted to hump Tui, but he did chase her a lot for about 24 hours. Her reaction was to grunt, thump and run away. Then it seemed that she started to realise that he didn't want to harm her and things got a lot calmer after that.

In short, I think Boo's reaction is completely understandable. As you say it's a positive that there is no aggression. Has Eddy made any attempt to groom Boo?

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keletkezes said:

The only reason I separated Chibbs and Barrie was because Chibbs got all aggressive, I wouldn't have otherwise: face nipping is Not On, especially as she's an eye groomer and even Barrie couldn't tell if he was getting an eye wash or a nip. Just not worth risking another bunny with fewer eyes than normal :S A certain amount of chasing (with space to leave) and no more than a few fur-only pulls were par for the course (I feel like I'm a bit hash?! :lol. I was super proud of Barrie yesterday because he tried to hump Chibbs :lol: I was also a bit proud of Chibbs because she didn't retaliate.

Did you get strawberries?

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