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My wife and I recently became bunny parents. Meet Lexi and Travis!
Travis is on the left, and Lexi is on the right. We adopted them from a rescue a few days ago. They’re still getting used to their new home, so they’re a little bit shy. They are a bonded pair, and they are very sweet together.
Travis is more outgoing, so that’s why have more photos of him. Even though Lexi is more withdrawn, she is actually the dominant one and will occasionally hump Travis to remind him (even though they are spayed/neutered)!
We’re new to bunnies, but we’ve been doing our best to be responsible bunny parents. We have been learning a lot about diet, behavior, housing, etc. Here is the pen they stay in when we’re asleep or not home:
The pen gives them roughly 25 sq. ft. of space. But when we’re home, we open the pen up and give them access to the bunny-proofed portion of our apartment – around 175 sq. ft.!
You can’t see the full space in these photos, but they have access to the bunny room, kitchen, and hallway. Doors and pet gates keep them away from dangerous areas (electric cords, etc.).
Even though they’re shy, they seem to really love their new home. They like to explore and do binkies! They usually retreat when we try to touch them, though. So we’re being patient and giving them time to get comfortable with everything. Each day, we try to make a little more contact. We want them to get used to us, too!
Since we’re new to bunnies, we’re also new to this site. It seems like a friendly community, and I’ve already found some useful tips on here. I’m sure you’ll all be hearing a lot about Lexi and Travis from us.
~Noah and Rhonda
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Welcome to BB
What a cute pair you have! make sure to try the floor ignore technique to get them more comfortable with you. Thats when you just sit or lay on the floor, and pretend to ignore them. Don’t try to pet or anything, just let them come to you to investigate. Once they figure out you aren’t gonna pounce on them, they will be more relaxed with you -
Thank you all for welcoming us!
We ordered the pen from amazon, and we LOVE it. It is here – but after you click that link, you have to choose the “8 panel” size – it is not the “4 panel” one that shows by default. Actually, we ordered this pen a couple of weeks ago when amazon was out of stock, so we purchased it from another seller for $82. Now amazon has it for $59.23 with free shipping. I highly recommend it! We chose this pen because it is roughly 5’x5′, whereas most other pens are 4’x4′. But if you need it to be smaller, you could always just use 6 or 7 of the 8 panels.
Sorry if I sounded like an advertisement for a second there!
When we’re home, we’ve started opening the pen WIDE open, like this:
So you see, when we set it up like that, the pen is really just there to keep them from chewing on the walls. The white “tunnel” you see is a PVC pipe we got at Lowe’s. It’s fairly heavy and won’t move around if they run through it. Some other things seen in the photo include a ceramic tile (to lie on when the when the weather is hot), a grass hut, and toys from Binky Bunny. You can’t see in the photo, but there is a hay bin and water bowl behind the pet carrier. They also get pellets and salad veggies in the evening.
Here’s another photo of Lexi, just because I didn’t have as many photos of her:
They will approach us and sniff us if we lie on the floor, but they still don’t like to be touched. It would help if we could figure out a treat to entice them, but they don’t seem interested in sweets. They will usually eat raisins and pieces of apples, but they don’t get very excited and won’t come to us for those. They have ZERO interest in peaches, blueberries, or rasperries. So, we’re going to keep trying different things until we find something that they love. I think we will try banana later. All in moderation, of course… just small pieces!
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Thanks again for the welcomes! I just wanted to give an update. When I originally posted, Lexi and Travis had only been with us for 4 or 5 days. Now it has been a couple of weeks, and they’re warming up to us. Travis is much better about letting us pet him now! Lexi still doesn’t like being touched. We don’t know what her history is, so we’re just going to give her as much time as she needs to get used to us. Right now, the only time we really touch her is to pull out loose tufts of hair.
Travis is a little bit of a troublemaker, but we’re learning his habits and keeping him away from anything harmful. He wants to chew on walls, and he seems interested in digging/chewing our carpet… but he doesn’t dig/chew the area rug, which is much shorter (see photos above). So, we’re just making sure they are confined to the area rug unless we’re REALLY watching them. We’re in the process of getting a second area rug and changing their area around a little bit.
They’re so sweet together. They like to snuggle and groom each other, and they never fight.
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) Furbabies there! What a wonderful set-up!
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