Kitt
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Hello! I'm new here and I have a few questions about adjusting a bun-bun to a new home.
I got my rabbit a little over a week ago off of Craigslist. He's super sweet and adjusted pretty fast (I think, at least. I'm a first-time rabbit owner.) me and to his new home. I had him roaming free in my bathroom in the basement with the small dog cage I had gotten from his owner with the door kept open until I could get him a proper bunny house. Now that I have one, I have him out of the bathroom and into a big new cage out in the main part of my living space. I've had him in there for a few hours now, and he hasn't really moved at all. He's hopped around the bottom level a little but hasn't even investigated the other platforms. He's been thumping his unhappy back leg thump, and hasn't really eaten anything or drank anything since the move. I have his litterbox, food bowl, and chew toy from his old cage. I know it's a really big change for him and I know he's super stressed out. I guess my question is, what can I do to make the adjustment easier for him? Will he start to explore his other levels in the cage? I had his food and water on the second level originally but I moved them down to the first floor because I was afraid he wouldn't make it up there and I didn't want him to like, starve or anything.
My mom has cats, too, and they bothered him a little bit before I chased them away, so he's no doubt terrified of them, too. Will he eventually adjust or should I make other arrangements so that he's in a closed room away from them?
Sorry for packing so many questions into one post, and I hope I don't seem like a bad rabbit mommy :/
EDIT: This is the cage I built for him, if that helps. http://www.rabbitcondo.com/moredetails.htm
I got my rabbit a little over a week ago off of Craigslist. He's super sweet and adjusted pretty fast (I think, at least. I'm a first-time rabbit owner.) me and to his new home. I had him roaming free in my bathroom in the basement with the small dog cage I had gotten from his owner with the door kept open until I could get him a proper bunny house. Now that I have one, I have him out of the bathroom and into a big new cage out in the main part of my living space. I've had him in there for a few hours now, and he hasn't really moved at all. He's hopped around the bottom level a little but hasn't even investigated the other platforms. He's been thumping his unhappy back leg thump, and hasn't really eaten anything or drank anything since the move. I have his litterbox, food bowl, and chew toy from his old cage. I know it's a really big change for him and I know he's super stressed out. I guess my question is, what can I do to make the adjustment easier for him? Will he start to explore his other levels in the cage? I had his food and water on the second level originally but I moved them down to the first floor because I was afraid he wouldn't make it up there and I didn't want him to like, starve or anything.
My mom has cats, too, and they bothered him a little bit before I chased them away, so he's no doubt terrified of them, too. Will he eventually adjust or should I make other arrangements so that he's in a closed room away from them?
Sorry for packing so many questions into one post, and I hope I don't seem like a bad rabbit mommy :/
EDIT: This is the cage I built for him, if that helps. http://www.rabbitcondo.com/moredetails.htm