secretsinrain
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We have had Quill since November (5 months). We have:
We also do the following:
We are having trouble with the hay as it turns out that I am very allergic to timothy hay. It is just plain timothy hay, though- the pellets don't seem to bother me. To rectify this problem we have tried feeding her orchard grass and alfalfa hay- along with timothy hay pellets. She will not touch the grass or alfalfa hay. They have just been sitting in her cage.
She, additionally, almost never comes out of her cage- or even hangs out in the open area. She stays in her hidey hole 75% of the time. We took it away for five minutes once, trying to get her more used to us, and she panicked so hard we were afraid she would have a heart attack. Obviously we returned it immediately, and she did not emerge for the rest of the night.
We made a very large pen by putting two pens together, and it spans almost the entire living room. We have lots of toys for her- chew blocks, chew tubes, alfalfa tunnel, teething ring. She almost never comes out to play with her toys,.
Most of the time when she sees us, she is frightened. We can't figure out why, as when she was a baby and first came home, she loved to cuddle us. Please help! We really love our bunny and can't figure out why she is behaving this way.
- Had her spayed
- Given her her shots
- Got her a huge cage and plenty of toys
- Attached a HUGE pen to her cage
We also do the following:
- Feed her fresh vegetables (usually a spring mix) twice a day
- Give her 1 cup of kibbles a day
- Give her unlimited hay
- Sit in the pen until she comes out to sniff us, several times a week
- Talk to her a little every day, trying never to sneak up on her
- Pet her on occasion
We are having trouble with the hay as it turns out that I am very allergic to timothy hay. It is just plain timothy hay, though- the pellets don't seem to bother me. To rectify this problem we have tried feeding her orchard grass and alfalfa hay- along with timothy hay pellets. She will not touch the grass or alfalfa hay. They have just been sitting in her cage.
She, additionally, almost never comes out of her cage- or even hangs out in the open area. She stays in her hidey hole 75% of the time. We took it away for five minutes once, trying to get her more used to us, and she panicked so hard we were afraid she would have a heart attack. Obviously we returned it immediately, and she did not emerge for the rest of the night.
We made a very large pen by putting two pens together, and it spans almost the entire living room. We have lots of toys for her- chew blocks, chew tubes, alfalfa tunnel, teething ring. She almost never comes out to play with her toys,.
Most of the time when she sees us, she is frightened. We can't figure out why, as when she was a baby and first came home, she loved to cuddle us. Please help! We really love our bunny and can't figure out why she is behaving this way.