BinkyBunny
Well-Known Member
I know bonding with your rabbit takes time, but is it possible that Charlie just won't ever be friendly with me like my former bunnies? I get upset when I think that he won't be friendly with me and feel I have made some kind of mistake. I know that some people are perfectly content raising grumpy bunnies, but that was not and is not my hope.
Is there something I can do to help him feel warmer toward me? He seems to be much friendlier with me when he is hungry. He's hoping for a treat maybe? In general, I like to keep him well fed with free hay, so he never gets too hungry. He is by no means a mean bunny. He hasn't bitten, and I had my hand right in front of his mouth trimming his nails and cleaning out his scent gland. He just hates to be held/carried so much so that it makes it difficult to care for him because he struggles violently.
He won't hop in and out of the cage on his own no matter what I've gotten for him be it ramp or steps. I have been picking him up to take him out or put him back and he gets scared of this. After he is down on the floor with me he is very happy and binkies and comes to put his paws on me and noses me so I feel he must feel I'm safe and be comfortable - I MEAN BINKIES! Those only come when they don't feel death is imminent LOL :hbunnysmell:
I guess maybe I'm just venting, fretting, and missing my past bunnies I guess I just want him to at least accept being picked up or carried for a few seconds. He doesn't have to love it. That is ok. I understand bunnies don't love to me held and cuddled all the time, but this is so violently scared that it makes caring for him difficult.
Is there something I can do to help him feel warmer toward me? He seems to be much friendlier with me when he is hungry. He's hoping for a treat maybe? In general, I like to keep him well fed with free hay, so he never gets too hungry. He is by no means a mean bunny. He hasn't bitten, and I had my hand right in front of his mouth trimming his nails and cleaning out his scent gland. He just hates to be held/carried so much so that it makes it difficult to care for him because he struggles violently.
He won't hop in and out of the cage on his own no matter what I've gotten for him be it ramp or steps. I have been picking him up to take him out or put him back and he gets scared of this. After he is down on the floor with me he is very happy and binkies and comes to put his paws on me and noses me so I feel he must feel I'm safe and be comfortable - I MEAN BINKIES! Those only come when they don't feel death is imminent LOL :hbunnysmell:
I guess maybe I'm just venting, fretting, and missing my past bunnies I guess I just want him to at least accept being picked up or carried for a few seconds. He doesn't have to love it. That is ok. I understand bunnies don't love to me held and cuddled all the time, but this is so violently scared that it makes caring for him difficult.