mdith4him
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
My husband and I think we've figured out this weird behavior from our rabbit, Nibbles. He's done this only a few times since we got him at the end of October:
-frozen in position, hunched in corner of cage
-wide eyes (can see the whites)
-ears straight up
-no response when offered toys, special treats, food, etc.
-stays seemingly wary for several hours
-allows petting
-this comes after an afternoon/day/evening of normal behavior
All this happened again just now while my husband was frying some bacon for BLTs. No amount of petting, soft talking, or treats seems to help. He only moved when I tried to pick him up (jumped away quickly, then returned to a frozen position). Could he be scared of the fizzing bacon cooking sounds? He's fine when we cook other things in the kitchen. His cage/xpen area is in our living room which is right next to the kitchen (apartment), so he can hear what's going on easily. It's a loud noise, but not uncomfortably loud (like the vacuum cleaner, and he doesn't seem to mind when that's going). Is anyone else's bunny(ies) afraid of popping/crackling kitchen noises or other noises? What do you do to calm your bunny down? We're thinking we may try to move him to another room next time and see if that helps. Poor little bun
My husband and I think we've figured out this weird behavior from our rabbit, Nibbles. He's done this only a few times since we got him at the end of October:
-frozen in position, hunched in corner of cage
-wide eyes (can see the whites)
-ears straight up
-no response when offered toys, special treats, food, etc.
-stays seemingly wary for several hours
-allows petting
-this comes after an afternoon/day/evening of normal behavior
All this happened again just now while my husband was frying some bacon for BLTs. No amount of petting, soft talking, or treats seems to help. He only moved when I tried to pick him up (jumped away quickly, then returned to a frozen position). Could he be scared of the fizzing bacon cooking sounds? He's fine when we cook other things in the kitchen. His cage/xpen area is in our living room which is right next to the kitchen (apartment), so he can hear what's going on easily. It's a loud noise, but not uncomfortably loud (like the vacuum cleaner, and he doesn't seem to mind when that's going). Is anyone else's bunny(ies) afraid of popping/crackling kitchen noises or other noises? What do you do to calm your bunny down? We're thinking we may try to move him to another room next time and see if that helps. Poor little bun