Bun won't touch hard floors :(

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- 09/06/2018 at 8:14 AM
  Heather
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  Hi everyone!
  
  We recently adopted a second mini-rex into our family. We already had a mini-rex just shy of a year old.
  
  The new little guy (Reeces) will not touch our hard floors. We have tile and hardwood in 75% of our first floor and he wants nothing to do with it. Even in his cage he will hop from mat to towel to not touch the floor (We currently have linoleum down until bonding toilet habits are better established.)
  
  We were hoping this little guy would be free roaming while we are home like our other bun…but we can’t have him trapped in the only room with carpet if he refuses to traverse over the hard floor back to his litter box!
  
  He is quite the hefty fellow so I don’t think he has ever had access to free roam.
  
  We have tried offering all of the usual favorites to coax him onto the floor. I have even gently guided him to the hardwood floor and
  he just plops down immediately.
  
  Any suggestions??
  
  The difficult bonding of these two is a whole other topic…but I’d love to help this guy learn to enjoy his new home!
- 09/06/2018 at 8:19 AM
  Asriel and Bombur
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  Most bunnies really don’t like hardwood. It’s really hard for them to navigate on it. Could you lay down some fleece or something for him to hop on? It’ll really help him to feel more at ease.
  
  How long have you had your new bun? It’s recommended you wait at least a month to let your new bun settle, then prebond for another month, then you can begin short bonding sessions.
- 09/06/2018 at 8:19 AM
  Sirius&Luna
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  Lots of rabbits have a floor-is-lava attitude to wooden and tile floors. In my opinion, it’s best to just get more rugs for them to make them feel secure. They can be extremely stubborn!
  
  Especially as rexes are prone to sore hocks, it would be best to make sure he has lots of padding to rest on anyway
- 09/06/2018 at 2:21 PM
  Yilina
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  Hi, unfortunately, bunnies have their little quirks when it comes to flooring. Mine likes tiles and hates/is scared of fleece or other soft surfaces.
  
  As we fear that he can hurt his paws, we’re introducing fleece slowly. Maybe you could do that with hard floors? Maybe put his food bowl on hard floors only during feeding times (or even only once a day), so that he looses his fear of them? It’s working with Tambor when nothing else did
- 09/06/2018 at 2:24 PM
  Yilina
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  Btw, as others suggested hard floors are hard to navigate and slippery to bunnies, so it makes sense he doesn’t take to them much..
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