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Forum DIET & CARE Do You Think This Is Ok To Do

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    • mindy10
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        So I have had Blossom for about 2 months now.  She is not a very friendly rabbit.  She likes to stay in her cage or under the tv when she does come out.  She has access to our family room 24/7.  She does not like to come out of her cage when we are in the room.  The only time she will come out is when we go to bed.  I thought about putting a litter box outside her cage and closing her cage for about 1/2 hour a day with us in the room to get her use to us.  I will not try to touch her at first I will just sit on the floor.  I was hoping that will make her more comfortable around us when we are in the family room.  Dont get me wrong she will come up to us sometimes and will let me pet her when she feels safe (in her cage, under the table)   I realize some rabbits are friendly than others and im not trying to make her something she isnt I just dont want her to live her life with us scared all the time.    Any thoughts? 


      • Monkeybun
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          I honestly wouldn’t, she might panic if she realizes she can’t get back to her safe spot.


        • Sarita
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            I agree. I think it’s just a matter of trust and you may lose her trust if she cannot get where she feels safe.

            Honestly, she sounds like my rabbit Bobby. He’s extremely independent and while he runs from me most of the time, sometimes, he lets me pet him and I do pick him up (he hates it, I love it though). He is now jumping up on the ottoman as well in my living room. I’ve had him for about maybe 2 years now and he’s just now coming to trust me (sometimes). He still runs from me the majority of the time. He does run to me though when I shake the treat bag.


          • Stickerbunny
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              I wouldn’t close the cage. Just sit in the room with you her, on the floor – but ignore her. Completely. Read a book, or anything other than pay attention to her, don’t even look at her. She probably will come over to investigate eventually that way, rabbits hate being ignored, even the anti-social ones.


            • mindy10
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                Well she does have some safe spots in the family room she can go to besides her cage. I have to get her use to coming out of the cage for periods at a time so I can clean her cage out. I clean it a few times a week.


              • Sam and Lady's Human
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                  Don’t close her cage, you can really freak her out that way. Just give her time. She’ll eventually come out of hiding, rabbits aren’t always a super social pet. Samson hides most of the day in my bedroom under the bed, and rarely truly interacts with us. Occasionally she’ll run around and binky in the living room(now that we’ve added a rug), but mostly, I let her out, she runs to the bedroom, sleeps all day, comes out when my husband gets home and either hangs out in her open pen or lays on the rug, then goes to bed. She doesn’t ever cuddle or kiss or anything. She’s happy though, she’s just her own bun. Its what they do.


                • Elrohwen
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                    I used to force Otto to come out sometimes – he would sit in his maze haven all day and the only way to get him to interact with us was to drag the maze out into the living room. Does she have a favorite box or anything that you can move around to where you are? I wouldn’t recommend completely closing off her cage, but giving her a nudge to come out and visit you won’t hurt. I find having lots of treats helps too – I keep a little dish of pellets on the coffee table and when the bunnies come by I’ll often give them one.


                  • Sam and Lady's Human
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                      I just saw your other post, its just because your husband is her person. Its the same with Samson. I wonder if its a lionhead thing to be completely ungrateful to the caregiver and loving toward the one who is never there
                      Samson has her days, she does let me love on her occasionally, but its taken months. Its not that she doesn’t like me, she just prefers my husband.


                    • bunnyfriend
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                        Some bunnies take a long time to completely warm up. Don’t give up yet I agree though, closing the cage will most likely make her panic and will also cause her to lose trust in you, rather than become more comfortable. Ignoring her is a great idea, works for my buns. Oh and when she does come up to you when you are ignoring her, remain ignoring her until you have done this many times so she won’t be scared off. Just let everything be on her terms, and everything should work out eventually


                      • Stickerbunny
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                          2 months really isn’t that long. It took me that much just to get Stickers to let me walk in the same room as her, let alone be near her. Don’t think of Blossom as an animal like a dog or cat, they are predators and are easier to earn the trust of. Rabbits are PREY and as such, it’s a long process to earn their trust and they are a bit more wary. You can’t force a prey species to accept you, you have to slowly earn it through much bribery and patience.


                        • kamdynandsunshinesmom
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                            Some rabbits are like that. There are days where my sunshine won’t come out of her cage. I can sit there for the door open for hours and she wont come out. That is just my buns personality. She loves the comfort of her cage!

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