indianavex
Well-Known Member
Hey all! I have not so much a problem, but more a question. I put it in this group because it's about her behavior rather than the cage itself.
My bun Cassie is in a two level wooden hutch, but won't use the upper level. Like, at all. She might stand at the bottom of the ramp, paws on it, looking up, but she won't climb up it. Shy of putting her up there and gently shoving her down the ramp, I'm not sure how to encourage her to utilize the entirety of her cage. Maybe it's not a real issue, but I wanted to ask if anyone else has had this with their rabbits and how they dealt with it?
For background, she was a breeding doe and spent her whole life in a small-ish single level cage in a barn. This is her first two level. She's not a terribly adventurous rabbit and given the option to roam out of her cage, she usually stays inside anyway. If taken out, she hops back in. I can leave her unsupervised with the door open any time, any day, because she just doesn't come out.
My bun Cassie is in a two level wooden hutch, but won't use the upper level. Like, at all. She might stand at the bottom of the ramp, paws on it, looking up, but she won't climb up it. Shy of putting her up there and gently shoving her down the ramp, I'm not sure how to encourage her to utilize the entirety of her cage. Maybe it's not a real issue, but I wanted to ask if anyone else has had this with their rabbits and how they dealt with it?
For background, she was a breeding doe and spent her whole life in a small-ish single level cage in a barn. This is her first two level. She's not a terribly adventurous rabbit and given the option to roam out of her cage, she usually stays inside anyway. If taken out, she hops back in. I can leave her unsupervised with the door open any time, any day, because she just doesn't come out.