About 5 months ago I got my first rabbit, a male mini-lop who was 18 months old at the time and I named him Rumple. I'm his second home so at first I figured him being wary of me was just normal and I'd give it some time but it hasn't seemed to have improved much (except now he'll let me pet him in the cage and doesn't thump whenever I come near him, sometimes he'll follow me around while I clean his cage and whatnot). I lay on the floor while he has play time and just do my homework for an hour or so and let him come up to me and sniff around but the second I try to pet him however slow I go he bolts. I figured maybe he's afraid I'll put him back in the cage, so I try to pick him up and sit him on my lap at least once during his floor time and pet him and give him treats and then let him run around again so he doesn't associate interacting with me as going back to the cage.
He's very well litter trained too (except for the occasional poop pile in the cage, but spot on with his peeing) but he's found a corner of my room where he poops and pees constantly which he never used to do. He loves my dogs, I just cant seem to get him to love me haha. The girl I got him from said he was very cuddly so I'm not sure what the deal is, he'll tolerate being held just fine for a little bit anyways. Do any of you have experience with this kind of thing/ have any tips on building good relationships with your rabbits? I'm not sure where/if I'm going wrong
He's very well litter trained too (except for the occasional poop pile in the cage, but spot on with his peeing) but he's found a corner of my room where he poops and pees constantly which he never used to do. He loves my dogs, I just cant seem to get him to love me haha. The girl I got him from said he was very cuddly so I'm not sure what the deal is, he'll tolerate being held just fine for a little bit anyways. Do any of you have experience with this kind of thing/ have any tips on building good relationships with your rabbits? I'm not sure where/if I'm going wrong