So, as sweet and lovely as my Ponyo is, he’s a very cheeky little thing.
He mostly plays in my bedroom when I’m around, but now and then we’ve started having him in the living room for a bit of wide open space, and to get used to it (If I lived alone, which I will be soon, I would probably keep his home in the living room).
Ultimately though, most of his time is spent in my room at the moment, because we figured he may start spraying if we gave him too much space before his chopchop. Sadly though, I feel I may have to restrict him to the bedroom until I find a big place to myself where he can roam a little more freely, as when he’s not allowed in the living room, he pulls at the carpet under my door, and then just sits there looking sad. : <
Also, when I put him in his home for various reasons, like I need to go and cook, or I need to clean, or I just need to be in and out doing things for a little bit (He can get on my bed otherwise, so it’s supervised play all the way) he’s fine. He’ll sit and chew his hay, nibble some pellets, play with his toys or just flop on top of the food bowl completely (Silly bun).
And bedtime is usually fine too.
Unless my boyfriend is over.
If Aubrey is staying, our bedtime shufflings of pyjama grabbing and quilt arranging catch his attention, and the second the lights go off…
GRN GRN GRN GRN. BANGBANGBANGBANG! GRN GRN GRN! CHINGCHINGCHING!
He’s tearing so hard at his door and bars that it’s unreal how much strength he has! Usually we try to ignore him, but it does nothing. He’ll go all night.
We’ve done squirt bottles but he won’t stop until he’s drenched, so I can’t rightly bring myself to soak him every evening!
The only thing that has ever helped is chasing him around for about ten minutes before bed, and not leaving him alone, tiring him out and making him a bit “Ugh, go away mama, you’re annoying”.
This doesn’t ALWAYS work, but even so, I’d rather not have to grump him up and probably stress him a little! D:
It’s ONLY when Aubrey stays, really, and he will happily go into his cage for “Bedtime” and sit there quietly, doing what he does, but as I said, the MOMENT it’s OUR bedtime…
I know this is a stuuuupidly long post for such a general question, but does anyone know any secret tips for me? Haha.
Will he calm down a bit when he’s had his op? (19th July).
Is he just jealous that we dissapear together into that tall thing (bed) that he’s never allowed onto?
He does this at about 5am too, but ONLY when Aubrey is here. Otherwise it’s a lie in for mama until about 8-9 when it’s GET UP AND PLAY time.
Am I going to have to enforce a no Aubrey rule? He’ll be so sad, haha.
I don’t want to make Ponyo think he’s top bun around here though. We’re not going to give him what he wants every time he shakes, rattles and rolls, but I don’t want him to be so unhappy when he stays over (just at bedtime though).
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