puddlejumperfarm
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Hi,
We just adopted a year old Dutch. We have a mini lop of our own, that we also adopted and he settled in right away...friendly, happy, etc within a day. The Dutch has been with us two days...so I know it's still early! But he is thumping his feet, running around in circles, chewing everything in site, etc. He seems very unsettled still. We got him from a home with 3 kids and he was in a very small cage. He was already neutered by them, before we got him My guess though is he probably has been stir crazy from lack of handling, lack of room, boredom, etc. So my question is...we gave him a dog sized crate, litter box, a wiffle ball and have left him on his own to settle in. Will he get better personality wise? How much longer do you think to relax from all his previous experiences. Also he seems really inquisitive and a super alert compared to the minilop. Are the dutch much more alert, need more stimulation, etc. I put a wiffle ball in our mini lop cage and he just kind of looked at it and chilled out like his normal self. The dutch picks everything up with his teeth, explores the new cage constantly, hyper alert, etc. So from this long question...any advice . . .will he settle in soon (even coming from being trapped in a too small cage for a year). I'm just hoping for some less thumping of the foot and running in circles around the new area we gave him. Thanks!!!!! :bunnyhop: We were told he was sweet and easy before picking him up, but he's been more challenging than the minilop. We are hoping for him to be happy and settled soon though
We just adopted a year old Dutch. We have a mini lop of our own, that we also adopted and he settled in right away...friendly, happy, etc within a day. The Dutch has been with us two days...so I know it's still early! But he is thumping his feet, running around in circles, chewing everything in site, etc. He seems very unsettled still. We got him from a home with 3 kids and he was in a very small cage. He was already neutered by them, before we got him My guess though is he probably has been stir crazy from lack of handling, lack of room, boredom, etc. So my question is...we gave him a dog sized crate, litter box, a wiffle ball and have left him on his own to settle in. Will he get better personality wise? How much longer do you think to relax from all his previous experiences. Also he seems really inquisitive and a super alert compared to the minilop. Are the dutch much more alert, need more stimulation, etc. I put a wiffle ball in our mini lop cage and he just kind of looked at it and chilled out like his normal self. The dutch picks everything up with his teeth, explores the new cage constantly, hyper alert, etc. So from this long question...any advice . . .will he settle in soon (even coming from being trapped in a too small cage for a year). I'm just hoping for some less thumping of the foot and running in circles around the new area we gave him. Thanks!!!!! :bunnyhop: We were told he was sweet and easy before picking him up, but he's been more challenging than the minilop. We are hoping for him to be happy and settled soon though