Hey!

I find buns generally handle moving pretty well and maybe show signs of stress for a couple days if its their first or second time. I’ve moved my buns many times when I was a student and I always found the key to settling them in is familiarity over anything else.

I would put your buns cage and home base in the location where you want it to be permanently, so if you want to continue having him in the lounge just put it in there. Fill and surround it with all his fimilar belongings as much as possible. I would just allow him to explore as he pleases in the room that his base is in with the door shut if possible. You can keep him in his home base room for the first night or two as to not overwhelm him and get him to feel safe there before letting him explore the rest of the areas he will have access to.

It can really just depend on how confident he is. One of my boys I’ve had for over 5 years is a seasoned traveller and in our most recent couple moves we’ve just set up his area, popped him in it and left it open and the first thing he does is check out the house and binky everywhere. .. I think he understands that if his stuff moves to a new place thats now our territory so he’s excited to explore… But on the other hand, the first couple times he moved we kept him to his home based as he was very stressed by it all. So its really a matter of seeing if your bun is feeling stressed. If he is grooming, eating, flopping and otherwise unphased he’s probably ready to explore. If he is quite and withdrawn give him more time to settle in his home base.

Yes, I would put his cage where you plan to permanently keep it. Let him adjust on his own, but definitely keep your routine so at least something is familiar.

I’ve always pretty much done things the same way when moving, put the buns in their long-term travel cage on moving day. It’s one of those plastic-based wire cages, just big enough for a small litter tray and laying down area. Then I move their big cage and all their stuff over and put it in position. I keep the litter trays with some soiled litter in them and set up their cage in the new place before bringing them over. Then when I bring them to the new house I can just let them out into their cage (if the playpen is set up I will allow them access to that to), and just let them out. That way they have their familiar things and it’s as normal as possible. I always try to make sure they get set up in what is going to be their permanent location so that there’s as few changes as possible.

I think keeping things as familiar as possible would be the best thing you could do. If he is an already nervous bun, then it is understandable to be worried about the move. It may take him a bit of time to get used to the new surroundings. Keeping his routine will help too. That way he will know when to expect food, etc.