Innocent rabbits, but not to hubby

[KatnipCrzy]

The rabbits are so darn cute and funny that when they do something annoying or naughty- it really does not phaze me- but hubby gets so annoyed, big sighs, etc.  They are such minor things- little territory poos, knocking the NIC barrier to stairs over, running under the bed and not wanting to come out.  Cotton even jumped into her new hay bin and poo’d in it on top of the hay.  I laughed and flipped it so the open top was facing the NIC cubes instead of being open to able to refill without unclipping.   Hubby gets all grumpy and says “well, that can’t happen all the time.”  How can he not look at those furry little faces and forgive ANYTHING???? 

We have had Cotton since she was little- and I have been bitten twice (once while bonding to Penny and once for no reason)- well, he told me he prefers Cotton over Penny.  He said he is scared of Penny.  What?!?!  She is 3 1/4 lbs to Cotton’s 5-6 lbs and since I got her in October she has never bitten.  She dig at blankets a lot so he won’t let her sit on his lap- he is afraid she will dig on his “lap” and it will hurt- he won’t put a blanket on his lap like I do.  I was worried about getting another bunny because I did not want Cotton to prefer the other bun over me (no fear of that anytime soon) but I never thought hubby would not “bond” as well to an adult rabbit as opposed to a baby bun.

Well, at least he will never ask me to get rid of her or any of the other pets.  I am tempted to start a “Penny Campaign” with him- take a bunch of photos of Penny, print all the different ones and put them in places only he would find- his lunchbox, visor in car, coat pocket, wallet, etc- maybe even make small pics and tape them on all his stuff- hair gel, deodorant, snacks- maybe make a Penny keyring for his keys.  I wonder if I would be wasting my time or if he would realize how much I want him to LIKE Penny?  It is either too obvious or not obvious enough- he is a guy after all, so I can’t decide which.

Julie

 

[BunnyMuffin]

Haha – he’s afraid she’ll dig on his “lap” – classic guy concern. I know that it doesn’t seem to matter what the bunnies do – I just can’t stay mad at those fuzzy little faces either. I like the Penny Campaign idea. Although he might just get annoyed with pictures popping up everywhere and then associate her fuzzy face with his annoyance. Might backfire on ya!

I’m pretty lucky that Jason seems to like both of the bunnies. He helps me trim Wally’s nails and likes picking them up and figuring out how to rub their heads to get tooth purrs. He’s super good at it! Noelle is a cheeks girl and Wally is a base of the ears kinda guy.

You’ll have to let us know if you implement the Penny Campaign.

[Lightchick]

I’d be a little afraid of the Penny Campaign…might just annoy him into resenting her more. Maybe if you could get Penny to act nicer to him somehow? (I know, right–good luck getting a rabbit to do anything on command!) My BF was only mildly accepting of Lizzy, until she decided that he could be her second human, and started asking him for pets. He was (secretly!) so flattered that he loves her now, and is totally protective of her… I wonder if you gave her treats when hubby is around, so she associates him with good things? (I have more of a background with training dogs than bunnies, so that may be a silly dog-person’s pipe-dream, but who knows…)

[BunnyMuffin]

I figure if classical conditioning can work for pigeons, it can work for rabbits too! Not a bad idea, actually. Maybe even trick the hubby into giving some treats!

[bunnytowne]

good thought.  Have hubby give her some of her fav treats.  They might warm up to each other.

My hubby does not like my 2.  He is scared of Cotton and Cotton is scared of him. Cotton doesn’t like anyone but me.  That is obvious even my neighbors say so. HE doesnt’ do anything with Ruby either. He does not pet them not even HB.  Weird.

Cotton won’t even take his fav the papaya from oxbow from my hubby.  HE smells it looks at hubby and runs.  I laughed at that. But poor hubby looked so sad.

[jerseygirl]

BT, he is scared of tiny widdle Cotton? lol

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Maybe you need another rabbit? Dave didn’t care for them at all until Rupert came along and something about him-they just clicked. I’ve seen him kiss Ruperts head, and he’s constantly toting Rupert around for cuddles and giving hiim way too many treats…(Maybe suggest he learn to love ’em or they’ll be more moving in?) LOL

[jerseygirl]

Ah ha ha! I love K&K’s solutions to things. Get another rabbit! he he he!

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

^^ It’s pretty much the solution to any problem though!!
For example:

-Car won’t start? Get another rabbit.
-Don’t like your job? Get another rabbit.
-Diet not working out? Get another rabbit.
-Computer slow? Get another rabbit.

……etc.

[Lightchick]

K&K, what about, 25% of your apartment is filled with rabbit?

[jerseygirl]

Alternately : –

-Car won’t start? Eat Chocolate.
-Don’t like your job?Eat Chocolate .
-Diet not working out?Eat Chocolate .
-Computer slow? Eat Chocolate.

[KatnipCrzy]

K&K- so all I have to do is print this thread with your answer and that ought to cure him!  I think he would rather do just about anything with our existing rabbits (aka Penny) than bring another bunny into the house!  She has learned to trust me and she will sit and cuddle and started giving kisses- if I can just  get her to kiss him it will be a done deal.  The one time Cotton gave him kisses he grinned like he was trying not to show how pleased he was.  Then she moved onto hair grooming on him as opposed to skin kisses- she will groom his hair and tug on it- he complains yet sits really still to let her do it.

[Beka27]

give it time. he might never really bond with Penny, and i wouldn’t want to force him into it. Max is still getting accustomed to us. he adores Meadow, but he’s still very shy. i know him better b/c i’m with them all day, but Mike works a ton of hours, so he has limited interaction with him. Meadow is more of an attention hog so she’s always around, plus we’ve had her almost 1.5 years (since she was approx. 4 months!) compared to Max’s 6 months with us…

hopefully, once they’re bonded they will explore more together and if he sees that Cotton loves Penny, that might open him up to her a bit more. i have found that it helps when Mike gives treats. he has to give them both treats equally, the only hard thing with us is limiting what he gives.

[RabbitPam]

K&K – LOL

Sorry Jerseygirl, but K&K’s solution is more nutritious. After all, you lose weight every time you get another bunny, from all the exercise. Quite a workout.

[Spacehopper]

Personally i’d ignore it. My other half says he hates Bettie as she makes Brian’s life hell. She doesn’t. It’s just him being an arse. He keeps threatening they get moved to the spare bedroom…”NO WAY”, IF HE HAS A PROBEM WITH STRAY POOPS THEN HE CAN GO INTO THE SPARE BEDROOM!… And just when you think he’s really lost all fatherly love for the little buggers, he’s in the bedroom getting upset because they don’t come out for a head rub and cuddle when HE taps the cushion by the bed. That’s the problem..it’s just jealousy. He says he doesn’t care…. but I know otherwise… 🙂

[Spacehopper]

I laugh when they chew the wall, and the doorframe, and chew through my new bedding. He goes mad! hehe

[Cassi&Charlie]

Charlie & bf don’t get along too well and prob never will. BF has finally accepted this and now completely ignores Charlie, which drives Charlie crazy, so bunny suddenly becomes very friendly when ignored. BF hasn’t quite worked this one out yet but I have faith that he will one day.

[Lightchick]

I love how we’re analyzing male behavior with just as much of a sense of mystified confusion as we analyze bunny behavior…

[Beka27]

^^^ i KNOW right?! ROTFLMAO…

the BB men are not great indicators b/c they love buns enough to post on a forum dedicated to bunnies! they’re a special breed of men… the normal, run-of-the-mill guys who “tolerate” buns and the ladies who love them… they’re the ones we’ve got to disect!

[jerseygirl]

ha ha Beka! Nice ‘disclaimer’ for the BB men! Should keep everyone happy

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