This is becoming a full time job. This is how it is going now: Baileys & Lemon are becoming more interactive. If these were dogs, it would be so much easier for me, but I am not that fluid in bunny language, yet… This is also going to be a real test on my English: Today we had two sessions. One in the morning in which I let Lemon out in Baileys’ garden. First she was in her cage, he chinned the corners as usual, but seemed to be indifferent. Then when she was out there was a loooooot more sniffing than in the previous sessions. What surprises me is that Lemon, who is super shy, comes out of her cage happily in front of him, maybe he has the looks of Brad Pitt! LOL! This sniffing concentrated on their backs and their lower backs…. you know…. But it stopped at that. Then they would both be munching their stuff, oblivious of the other one. From time to time, Baileys would look at her and put her ears forward, with a stretched neck, which, according to what I read in ‘The Language of Lagomorphs’, means he is curious, not aggressive. Is that so? They both ran and binkied. Then, the second session was in absolutely neutral territory. A bathroom. They, interacted even more. Baileys followed her a bit and sniffed her a lot more. HE delved his nose in her fur in different places on her back, literally pushing her a bit. She was quite stiff at the time. There was also some nose to nose sniffing. She lowered her body when he sniffed her so much. Lemon also came to sniff him a couple of times. Is that pushing aggression? Then, they ended up, cuddled in a corner. They were both in the same position, a lot of body contact. Resting, but expectant.
Baileys live in a room that has a bathroom. He has free run of that room, which is adapted to his needs (yes, I know I am nuts). It also has a door that leads o his bahroom. DO you think it would be ok for me to place Lemon in the bathroom in his room, or would she be seen as a cheecky poacher? I think it might be good for them to be sniffing each other through doors, but I do not want Baileys to feel threatened in his territory. Advice?
Experts, please translate. To me, a mere ‘dog whisperer’ this is ok, but I don’t know if I am misunderstanding some signs! Thank you guys!!! i promise I will get picture pretty soon!!!