I have a male rabbit (muffin) he's only 4 months old I am planning on getting him neutered in December or January
He is a very laid back rabbit and loved being petted and didn't mind being held when I had to bring him in and out of his cage for free range time and loves being brushed ,but a couple of days ago he suddenly has become frightened of me .
when he is free ranging and I come in the room he would just go and run and hid under the wardrobe and won't come out until I'm gone
he runs away when I pet him and i can't think of anything Iv done wrong for him to all of a sudden hate me so I'm trying to win over his trust again and this is a real challenge ! I have started by just feeding his pellets in my hand rather then put it in his food bowl same with his veggies .. He takes forever to come out to eat his pellets and veggies in my hand and when he finally come out he is so alert his ears constantly twitching to ever sound he hears and normally he would not care and is extremely hesitant towards everything now?
I also have a female rabbit that's muffins sister they are separated until I get them both neuterd but in the meantime I let muffin out in the morning and nibbles in the afternoon and I can't give nibbles a turn to free rang cause muffin won't let me pick him up or even let me pet him to go back to his cage and i don't want to run after him cause i know that would only make the situation worse and probably won't trust again after that
I don't think there's anything wrong with him health wise cause he is still eating and drinks and going to the toilet like normal
So I'm very confused on what happend and how can i get him back into his cage for nibbles to free range also .. his cage is shared with his sister but one half is hers the other is his and it's off the floor so he can't just hop in and there's no way i can put in on the floor
Pleas anyone help me !
Any advise would be greatfull !
Thxs micaela
He is a very laid back rabbit and loved being petted and didn't mind being held when I had to bring him in and out of his cage for free range time and loves being brushed ,but a couple of days ago he suddenly has become frightened of me .
when he is free ranging and I come in the room he would just go and run and hid under the wardrobe and won't come out until I'm gone
he runs away when I pet him and i can't think of anything Iv done wrong for him to all of a sudden hate me so I'm trying to win over his trust again and this is a real challenge ! I have started by just feeding his pellets in my hand rather then put it in his food bowl same with his veggies .. He takes forever to come out to eat his pellets and veggies in my hand and when he finally come out he is so alert his ears constantly twitching to ever sound he hears and normally he would not care and is extremely hesitant towards everything now?
I also have a female rabbit that's muffins sister they are separated until I get them both neuterd but in the meantime I let muffin out in the morning and nibbles in the afternoon and I can't give nibbles a turn to free rang cause muffin won't let me pick him up or even let me pet him to go back to his cage and i don't want to run after him cause i know that would only make the situation worse and probably won't trust again after that
I don't think there's anything wrong with him health wise cause he is still eating and drinks and going to the toilet like normal
So I'm very confused on what happend and how can i get him back into his cage for nibbles to free range also .. his cage is shared with his sister but one half is hers the other is his and it's off the floor so he can't just hop in and there's no way i can put in on the floor
Pleas anyone help me !
Any advise would be greatfull !
Thxs micaela