Considering a bunny move

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This topic has 10sd replies, 8 voices, and was last updated 17 years, 2 months ago by kimberleyanddarren.

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- 03/03/2008 at 12:53 PM
  Sage Cat
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  Hey y’all,
  
  Right now Kay & Winston’s pen is in the kitchen – cause I have always considered the kitchen the center of my home.
  
  However, They are only about 4 or 5 feet from the stove.
  
  And, I cook – A LOT! Hey, it is what chefs do.
  
  Yea, they DO NOT like it when I cook.
  
  Cooked Vegetables are bad enough – such disapproving looks – “Why would you do such a thing?” But meat – they just hide – the whole time I’m cooking. Especially if it is something that sizzles. Oh the dreaded sizzle!
  
  It seems to me to be the sound – not the smell. Because once the sounds stop – they come out. Even thought the smell can linger for quite a while.
  
  Therefore, I am thinking about moving them to the Dining Room. There is an open doorway between the 2 rooms. So, we can still see each other while I am in the kitchen. It is a brighter room. I think it is bigger – more play room. And we could still eat our meals together.
  
  oh yea, dining room is a big rug on top of hard wood.
  
  What do y’all think?
- 03/03/2008 at 1:56 PM
  MarkBun
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  I’d say absolutely.
- 03/03/2008 at 2:06 PM
  babybunsmum
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  how dare you cook things that sizzle! offending their delicate sensibilities… the nerve! lol!
  
  i think that move sounds like a good idea. if they can see you & hear you when they’re enclosed for the majority of your waking hours at home, then its a great setup.
- 03/03/2008 at 2:43 PM
  JK
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  I agree – move em! There was a whole thread dedicated to cooking and smells and how some rabbits go crazy! Sounds like an excellent idea.
- 03/03/2008 at 4:11 PM
  Scarlet_Rose
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  The dining room sounds like an excellent compromise, you can enjoy your cooking and they can have more room to roam and a sunnier space, yet you all get to spend time together. : )
- 03/05/2008 at 2:45 PM
  Sage Cat
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  Okay thy are officially in the dining room!
  
  I put them in their carrier while I made the switch.
  
  Right now they are running around the dining room – to the kitchen – to the dining room – and back to the kitchen. They are checking out everything!
  
  I even caught Winston in the bed room a while ago. Guess I need to start keeping doors closed!
- 03/05/2008 at 2:53 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  LOL great!! My buns are lucky, I don’t eat meat and my boyfriend does-so we really don’t cook!!
- 03/07/2008 at 11:52 PM
  BinkyBunny
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  Oh, that’s great. I think the dining room would be better. Actually we had discussion about this a while back. It seems that many bunnies freak out when cooking meat. Understandable. It may be the “sizzle” or it could be a smell that is terribly offensive to a “prey” animal. Maybe the scent ignites their fear instincts.
- 03/08/2008 at 2:35 AM
  kimberleyanddarren
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  yes sounds like a bunny move is in order!
- 03/08/2008 at 2:40 PM
  Scarlet_Rose
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  Awe, it sounds like they LOVE it!!! Congrats and oh yes another look at bunny proofing will be in order as they are officially making it their home too.
- 03/09/2008 at 3:23 AM
  kimberleyanddarren
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  my bun loves running up the stairs and can do it in lightening speed so i really have to keep a close eye!
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