Hardwood floors

[Monzika]

Hi everyone!

After the passing of my sweet 10 year old male, Bunny, his bonded female, Harley, became very depressed. So I went to the shelter and found a neutered young (we think he’s 1 years old, abandoned at door of shelter) for her to bond with.

I set him up in the dining room in an xpen with a blanket on the floor and after three weeks he (Munchkin) and Harley have bonded successfully.

I removed the xpen but he simply will not step foot on the floor. When Harley comes by to visit him, he doesn’t follow her away from the blanket. Most of my large apartment is hardwood, with more carpeted areas in the bunny bedroom, which he hasn’t seen since he won’t leave that blanket area. I’ve waited a week, tired to lure him out with banana but he just won’t do it.

I’m thinking about just removing it completely tomorrow but I don’t want to traumatize him or for him to remember that I did this horrible thing to him.

Does anyone have experience with this? Thanks for your help!

[Doodler]

I am so sorry for your loss of Bunny.

My bunnies are very different when it comes to slippery flooring. My doe will go without a problem. My buck tries to avoid it whenever possible unless he’s on a mission. It’s not unusual for them to not like wood or tile flooring. Instead of removing the blanket I would give him something to walk on away from the blanket that gives him some grip. I know some people have used a lot of small area rugs for example. I can tell you I have had my buck for over a year and he hasn’t gotten any better with the tile so you may have to use more rugs than you’re used to in order to make the new guy comfortable. He still might take time to get used to the changes but I think you’ll have much better result than just removing the flooring he’s used to. I hope he does get better with it though!

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