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Hi everyone, my wife and I adopted a 3-year-old lionhead 2 days ago. He’s a real cutie and very affectionate, although he seems to laid off that now.
When I opened his cage the first time, he jumped directly onto our bed. He seemed fairly content to be stroked up there but didn’t like being picked up and put down much (I didn’t want any injuries).
At the moment he spends most of day his day in his cage (with the door open) and I worry that he’s getting lonely or bored but I guess he’s probably just adjusting to a new environment. I think my wife is a little disappointed that he’s on his own schedule as far as affection goes (mainly, I think, because she was out until 9pm and missed his peak moments).
Aside from a few instances with a chest of mine (until I moved it away) he hasn’t demonstrated a penchant for chewing our belongings but it’s early days! He also seems to be toilet trained and hasn’t even dropped pellets around the room (although he chin bumps anything and everything).
I’ve been avoiding stroking him in his cage to give him space, except for one time when I was sitting near and he started head bumping my hand until he got the strokes he was after. He’s also sought out strokes two other times, so off to a good start.
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