foreverblue127
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So my new bunny peanut is very,very shy. I tried the same things that I did with my first bun. And so far they haven't really worked. I tried just sitting and ignoring him. But he does NOT get curious about me at all. So I decided to try something different. I got him out of his cage and sat with him on the couch. I put him on my chest nuzzled against my neck. He was pretty scared, he was shaking. But then he would calm down and at one point looked like he was falling asleep. I spoke to him calmly a petted him. We sat like that for an hour! Then he started to get restless and I put him back. Today I did the same thing and at first he was scared, but he calmed much quicker. He even got a little more curious and started looking around. At one point my dog walked by and spooked him. He ran straight up to my neck and nuzzled me. Then he started to kind of play around. Digging on my jacket and zipper. Whenever he is spooked he runs up to my neck again. He sits with me for about an hour before he gets restless. What do you think? It seems like it's working. Do you think that 1 hour is too long for him to sit with me?
Sorry for such a long post.
Sorry for such a long post.
We'd worked hard on bonding with our girl and believe me, our girl took quite some time to get used to us as well. Be patient and trust your baby boy. Let him getting to know you and get used to your environment and one day, I'm sure, he will be a loving bunny boy. With my experience, bonding time should be in a quiet place, no other distraction, just you and him. It will help your bun being more calm. 
