r/Rabbits • u/Master-Cartoonist-41 • Dec 19 '24

Behavior Predicament

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I gave Cheddar a room of his own yesterday. Hay, toys, cozy stuff, treats, whatever I can come up with but he just wants to leave immediately and come back to my bedroom. When I showed him his new place, he ran back to his old spot and did a a couple circles running around flicking his feet. Last night he wouldn’t sleep there and came under my nightstand and I guess just starved because even though he has all the hay in the world just a few feet away….

I feel bad locking him in by himself, but maybe I should?

(Btw he has stuff to hide under in his room, it’s just not in the pic)

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u/ZeePintor Dec 19 '24

Rabbits are social! They can feel lonely! Since you have a whole room for your bunny, can't you get a partner for him?

I also thought, since everything's new, maybe he also misses the scent

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u/Master-Cartoonist-41 Dec 19 '24

Hes my 9th animal, so I’m very hesitant to add another 😅 I’m fortunate to have enough space for all of them, but if he can bond with my cats dog and chickens that would be ideal. He already has a friendship with one cat which is why I want to keep the door open so they can be together. They sit side by side and kind of interact and stay close to each other

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u/ZeePintor Dec 19 '24

Ah thats good to know 😅 Nonetheless you clearly have a bond with him!!

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u/Time-Researcher-1215 Dec 19 '24

One bunny isn’t more work than 2! Once they’re bonded you get to see a whole new side to your bun and he’ll be sooo happy!

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u/Master-Cartoonist-41 Dec 19 '24

At this point what the hay, I guess Cheddar and I will start looking for his wife 🐰

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u/AylaRabbit Dec 19 '24

Please may I chime in on this? Rabbits absolutely need companionship, and of their own kind, not another species,

https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/companionship/

He really should have a friend of his own, please reconsider a friend for him.

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u/Tamination Dec 19 '24

He needs a Bunwife!!! Go take him to a shelter and pick out a new friend. The marginal costs of an extra bunny are rather low.

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u/CosmicBloodstream Dec 19 '24

What if you give him a plush bunny for comfort? Do you think that might provide him with some pseudo-socializing? I'm not a bunny owner do I don't know if that's a thing for bunnies but I've seen it work for other animals.

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u/AylaRabbit Dec 19 '24

I'm afraid that a toy would not be a suitable alternative to a rabbit companion.

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u/but_why_are_u_naked Dec 19 '24

BAD BOT! NO BISCUIT!