I have three Rabbits, two females (Nugget and Egg) and one male (Winter). The two females are lionhead rabbits,I think, and I'm unsure about the male, although I don't think this has anything to do with the fact that they're not allowed indoors.
My Mom agreed to get the three rabbits as everything was free. The rabbits, the hutch, the run, the food, the bedding, even brushes and a mat to put on top of the run when it was sunny, was all free. This is the only reason she's agreed, and these rabbits are my first (mammal) pets ever. We got these rabbits three weeks ago, and Nugget and Winter are already warming up to me, although Egg is pregnant, and doesn't enjoy being touched, she will come over to you if you open the door to the hutch and have food in your hand. We can't afford to spay them. :cry1:
Anyway, the problem is that my mom won't allow the rabbits in the house. We don't have a garage, or a shed, or really any room with enough space that we could keep them in. Even if we did, my mom wouldn't allow them in. I've tried convincing her that they could roam around the house like cats or dogs, but she says no. That's it. All she says is "no", and when I ask why she replies with "because I said so". When I ask her calmly she tells me to stop 'whining'. When I ask her any other way she'll tell me to stop having an attitude.
I've told her that they'll get cold, or over heat. She believes that they belong outside because they're "outdoor animals", but I feel so bad for them. I can't bond with them because the only way I can come face to face with them is if I stand at their hutch and hope that they're on the top floor, otherwise I'm towering over them. With the run, the "door" is at the top, so I can't open it and allow them to come over. I can't sit down anywhere and let them walk around me so they can trust me, and I can't play with them in any way.
I really hate myself for it. I feel like it's my fault that I can't play with them, or that they're not allowed in the house. I feel like it's my fault that they have to endure freezing temperatures at night, and have to endure storms. I really don't know what to do. I don't know how I could even become 'friends' with my rabbits, because the only way I can 'play' with them is by holding them and putting them on my lap. Even then I feel bad for it. :cry1:
I really don't know what to do or how to convince her. Just letting them indoors inside of a large dog crate in the kitchen at night would make me feel better, because I know that they wouldn't have to be sitting outside in a hutch with cats trying to get in and dogs barking from all sides.
Please help
My Mom agreed to get the three rabbits as everything was free. The rabbits, the hutch, the run, the food, the bedding, even brushes and a mat to put on top of the run when it was sunny, was all free. This is the only reason she's agreed, and these rabbits are my first (mammal) pets ever. We got these rabbits three weeks ago, and Nugget and Winter are already warming up to me, although Egg is pregnant, and doesn't enjoy being touched, she will come over to you if you open the door to the hutch and have food in your hand. We can't afford to spay them. :cry1:
Anyway, the problem is that my mom won't allow the rabbits in the house. We don't have a garage, or a shed, or really any room with enough space that we could keep them in. Even if we did, my mom wouldn't allow them in. I've tried convincing her that they could roam around the house like cats or dogs, but she says no. That's it. All she says is "no", and when I ask why she replies with "because I said so". When I ask her calmly she tells me to stop 'whining'. When I ask her any other way she'll tell me to stop having an attitude.
I've told her that they'll get cold, or over heat. She believes that they belong outside because they're "outdoor animals", but I feel so bad for them. I can't bond with them because the only way I can come face to face with them is if I stand at their hutch and hope that they're on the top floor, otherwise I'm towering over them. With the run, the "door" is at the top, so I can't open it and allow them to come over. I can't sit down anywhere and let them walk around me so they can trust me, and I can't play with them in any way.
I really hate myself for it. I feel like it's my fault that I can't play with them, or that they're not allowed in the house. I feel like it's my fault that they have to endure freezing temperatures at night, and have to endure storms. I really don't know what to do. I don't know how I could even become 'friends' with my rabbits, because the only way I can 'play' with them is by holding them and putting them on my lap. Even then I feel bad for it. :cry1:
I really don't know what to do or how to convince her. Just letting them indoors inside of a large dog crate in the kitchen at night would make me feel better, because I know that they wouldn't have to be sitting outside in a hutch with cats trying to get in and dogs barking from all sides.
Please help