Chinook

[Mervinius]

The last 2 nights Eddy is back to being v chasey & is pulling fur. The fur pulls are worse for her when she is in small space. No positives really - ie no lying next to each other or successfully entering the others litter tray. i sat down with eddy last night & apologised for getting grumpy & trying to stop him doing what he must (chase0 & have promised to try & back off more if he sticks to chasing without the fur pulling.

What I want to do, to allow him to get some of the chasing out of his system is to give them the whole room again. I can't bare to see her lose fur all the time & if I'm to let him chase her as much as he wants (within reason, so long as she doesn't fight back or get too stressed) she has a much better history of getting away with no fur pull if she more space & things to jump on to.

She is such an elegant jumper last night Bob was trying to round her up & put a hand out to stop her but she just leapt straight over it. He said he just felt a brief rush of air over his hand as she was gone

Oh Eddy you naughty chasy boy, but yes I understand wanting to give her room to escape. It's hard seeing the fur pulls isnt it? I always worry they've been hurt but its hard to tell.
I love the rush of air. Lol. They are amazing jumpers aren't they, it always suprises me how little effort they need to leviate upwards.

 

[joey&boo]

Oh Eddy you naughty chasy boy, but yes I understand wanting to give her room to escape. It's hard seeing the fur pulls isnt it? I always worry they've been hurt but its hard to tell.
I love the rush of air. Lol. They are amazing jumpers aren't they, it always suprises me how little effort they need to leviate upwards.

I think she might be my best jumper yet thanks - will try full lounge & report back. first I have to decide whether to block of fireplace . I know he can getup there now but not as fast as her. I just worry it might not be as safe to jump on or exit off when things are fraught.

I wish I'd got one of those decision balls. There are far to many decisions to be made & I'm terrible at them

 

[Mervinius]

I think she might be my best jumper yet thanks - will try full lounge & report back. first I have to decide whether to block of fireplace . I know he can getup there now but not as fast as her. I just worry it might not be as safe to jump on or exit off when things are fraught.

I wish I'd got one of those decision balls. There are far to many decisions to be made & I'm terrible at them

Maybe you can train her to jump over things for treats. I recon she'd like that.
Hmmm yes I'd be worried about one for them getting hurt if they were chasing and jumped up there. Can you provide her something safer that she can jump on that isn't so hazardous?
I expect there's a decision ball app you can download. Lol give it a try.

 

[joey&boo]

I couldn't block off the fireplace, the divide is to tall, so when Chinook is up there I'm not letting Eddy approach her, for H&S reasons. She is making good use of her stove as a place of refuge & Eddy seems happy for her to be up there. Its not as chasey as when I first gave them the lounge & stopped interfering though. He is very happy to be exploring the whole lounge & has been binkying. I just hope he starts to tolerate her at ground floor soon, to up the interaction side of things. Luckily she likes being up there anyway.

i did til 11:30pm yesterday & back in straight after coffee this morning

 

[Mervinius]

I couldn't block off the fireplace, the divide is to tall, so when Chinook is up there I'm not letting Eddy approach her, for H&S reasons. She is making good use of her stove as a place of refuge & Eddy seems happy for her to be up there. Its not as chasey as when I first gave them the lounge & stopped interfering though. He is very happy to be exploring the whole lounge & has been binkying. I just hope he starts to tolerate her at ground floor soon, to up the interaction side of things. Luckily she likes being up there anyway.

i did til 11:30pm yesterday & back in straight after coffee this morning

Maybe she's going to have to live on a different level. Lol. You could create a terrace around the room for her.

 

[joey&boo]

a mezzanine just for Chinook eddy would then decide he liked being up high

 

[joey&boo]

So 5 plus hours but mostly sleeping. Past hour or so he is approaching more slowly and often stops to watch her. She is fleeing less far. It feels like a little hop in the right direction

 

[Pets mum]

So 5 plus hours but mostly sleeping. Past hour or so he is approaching more slowly and often stops to watch her. She is fleeing less far. It feels like a little hop in the right direction

Ooh this sounds more positive, paws crossed it continues, well done bunnies

 

[joey&boo]

Ooh this sounds more positive, paws crossed it continues, well done bunnies

Thanks PM. Its the first day when I've been brave enough to leave them - only for a few minutes at a time but still

 

[Mervinius]

Thanks PM. Its the first day when I've been brave enough to leave them - only for a few minutes at a time but still

Oh that's great you felt you could leave them a bit. When you've finished with them, you can come visit Bumble and Pip and sort them out for me.

 

[bunny momma]

Your update sounds promising! Sending more bonding vibes!

 

[joey&boo]

Thanks everyone Not much to report really. Its so nice I can now release the beasts & leave the room to pee & do productive things although TBF I spend half my home life on the sofa anyway Last night I was busy so didn't watch them closely (in the same room, just not scrutinising their every move. I tried again to sleep on the sofa last night but that boy just gets ridiculously boisterous & chasey around 1am.Wonder if its cos he knows I'm half asleep. I think they are making progress though - depends on the time of day (if I put them in together in the morning they are pretty calm right up til evening )& Eddy's mood. Getting there with tolerance I guess. One of the problems is she is skittish even when he approaches calmly & her running away activates his chase button. They are lying closer during calm times. Maybe we'll have cuddles for Christmas

 

[Mervinius]

Thanks everyone Not much to report really. Its so nice I can now release the beasts & leave the room to pee & do productive things although TBF I spend half my home life on the sofa anyway Last night I was busy so didn't watch them closely (in the same room, just not scrutinising their every move. I tried again to sleep on the sofa last night but that boy just gets ridiculously boisterous & chasey around 1am.Wonder if its cos he knows I'm half asleep. I think they are making progress though - depends on the time of day (if I put them in together in the morning they are pretty calm right up til evening )& Eddy's mood. Getting there with tolerance I guess. One of the problems is she is skittish even when he approaches calmly & her running away activates his chase button. They are lying closer during calm times. Maybe we'll have cuddles for Christmas

Cuddles for Christmas would be wonderful. I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope he stops the 1am chases.

 

[joey&boo]

Cuddles for Christmas would be wonderful. I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope he stops the 1am chases.

Thanks I'm not at work tomorrow so will try sofa again, failing that will try at weekend when I could have a massive evening snooze with Bob watching them, then take over when all alert around midnight. We'll see. If I have stopped caring so much

 

[Mervinius]

Thanks I'm not at work tomorrow so will try sofa again, failing that will try at weekend when I could have a massive evening snooze with Bob watching them, then take over when all alert around midnight. We'll see. If I have stopped caring so much

A massive evening snooze sounds good anyway to be honest. . Can you put some extra forage or something in around midnight to distract Mr chasey pants

 

[joey&boo]

A massive evening snooze sounds good anyway to be honest. . Can you put some extra forage or something in around midnight to distract Mr chasey pants

yeah I should try that - good idea

 

[Pets mum]

Ooh this all sounds very promising, sounds like they are getting used to the idea that the other bun is here to stay Yes I'm sure Eddy waits until you are asleep, I have a cat that decides 1.30am would be a good time for a bit of breakfast Good job we love them

 

[joey&boo]

Ooh this all sounds very promising, sounds like they are getting used to the idea that the other bun is here to stay Yes I'm sure Eddy waits until you are asleep, I have a cat that decides 1.30am would be a good time for a bit of breakfast Good job we love them

Ha, ha - Georgie is allowed though

Thanks - though I do feel like this is taking forever

 

[joey&boo]

Omg. Need help explaining this one. So most regulars know about b&w, the stuffed toy bun thats always hanging round. Well its been trapped under the fireplace for weeks but chinook lies close to it and i have seen her nuzzle and

So i thought i would place b&w next to where she was sat. What does she do? Only give it the humping of its life i thought it was only unneutered boy buns that humped inanimate objects?

 

[Mervinius]

Omg. Need help explaining this one. So most regulars know about b&w, the stuffed toy bun thats always hanging round. Well its been trapped under the fireplace for weeks but chinook lies close to it and i have seen her nuzzle and

So i thought i would place b&w next to where she was sat. What does she do? Only give it the humping of its life i thought it was only unneutered boy buns that humped inanimate objects?

Lol that's hilarious. My buns have never been interested in toy animals. Couldn't care less if they are there or not. I guess Chinook is the boss of b and w