Hello..
I need some advice and some honest opinions on how well I’m looking after my bun.
Me and my husband are concerned that we are not looking after him properly. He is six months old and we have had him since he was two months. He has his own bedroom in our two bedroom flat although he doesn’t get free reign in there all of the time. His ‘home’ when we are asleep is the Ferplast 120 cage. As soon as we wake up, we open this up into his own ‘run’ with places to hide, climb, scratch etc. Then for about an hour a day, one of us goes in the bedroom with him and lets him run around the whole room which he gets very excited about… binkies etc. Although he always ends up going back to his run/cage before we put him there. The bedroom is in the middle of the flat, so we are always walking past and can see him so he knows we are there…. but sometimes we can’t help but feel that he would be so much happier with a friend but there is no way we can get another bunny in our rented flat. Which begs the question… what can we do?!
Also, we are concerned that he is starting to pee in random places… is this just due to his sexual maturity? Me and my husband are quite sensitive and think its because he hates us haha! Silly I know! He went through a period of being really good, only peeing and pooping in his litter but now that’s changed. He eats and drinks well. Only give him Excel food and hay and fresh kale/parsley/spinach which he loves!
Is it normal for a bunny to be quite detached? Me and my husband have only ever grown up with dogs and cats, never rabbits. Obviously, dogs and cats are a bit more personable and come to you for smoothing, cuddles and rubs but Petri doesn’t seem to want any of this. If this is normal, then that is totally fine but if it’s not… again… makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong. I want to point out that he is never violent or aggressive, just wont sit still for more than a few seconds. My instincts tell me this is because he is a young bun and just wants to explore? but I could be wrong. Sometimes when I smooth his head softly and his back he sits there loafing for a bit, but the minute I stop, he’s gone.
I’m quite a paranoid bunny Mum because I just want to make sure I’m doing right by him. If that means he needs a friend and we can’t provide this… I don’t know what that will mean and it doesn’t bare thinking about… but at the end of the day, it’s what is best for HIM that I want which is why I need honesty from the experts.
I hope you can help. You all seem so knowledgeable and loving towards bunnies.
Thankyou
Leanne