Bunnies surprise me every time

I have purposefully not fallen head over heels for the Brunei buns. I am trying not to get too attached as we have a finite time together and it will be hard enough to give them up after 3 years without being head over heels.

I think as a result, or possibly just due to their start in life, they are quite standoffish. They aren't like my Brit buns who not only tolerate but soemtimes enjoy cuddles. These guys will stand there for the odd nose rub once in a blue moon but more often than not they will leg it under their table and hide until I've done whatever I'm doing. They come out for feeding but if I try to stroke them they leg it and try again when it's safe.

I had to give them their monthly mani-pedis today. They hate it. I have to flip them onto their backs for me and they just hate it.

But today, I went into their pen, sat on their stool and did them one by one (except for Jasper who still hasn't forgiven me for stealing his nadgers ) and afterwards, each one was coming up and nuzzling my foot, eating my skirt (which they used to do when they were babies :luv:) and trying to jump on me, even if I was clipping someone else's tootsies.

I was so touched that they wanted to be around me that I stayed there a full half hour before they got bored and went outside.

So I guess I'm trying to say - even the most grumpy buns can sometimes surprise you with love and affection you never knew they held for you :luv: Even Hazel

Do you think Chance might love me one day then? Lol! They sound adorable H x

you will have to sit in there on your stool more often!

I will do. I often go in there but they never seem interested. Apparently when I scare the pants off them, tip them upside down and come at them with scissors, THEN they turn affectionate. Talk about Stockholm syndrome

buddabun wrote:I will do. I often go in there but they never seem interested. Apparently when I scare the pants off them, tip them upside down and come at them with scissors, THEN they turn affectionate. Talk about Stockholm syndrome

Gloria always looks at me out of the corner of her eye. She never takes her eyes off me as if I am going to do something dreadful to her, like take her to the vet. She is very very very slowly getting better, but it is a bit like watching mountains grow!

It's so comforting though! My two black bunnies act like I have beaten them or something they just dont let me touch them and thump at me! I am doing everything I can to win them over. I had a breakthrough today when I knelt down in front of Celeste and reached my hand out for him to sniff it and he did! and then didnt run away!!!

awww.

my lot usually scurry away, you get that awful scrabbling noise as if tey'd rather die than stay with you.

Jasper is still very anxious but I did manage to catch him the other day. We just had a cuddle and i let him go. I feel like whenever i pick him up it's either to get his nads lopped off, to turn him upside down and check them etc etc so I thought we'd jsut stay with a simple cuddle and let him remember that not the nasties

buddabun wrote:I will do. I often go in there but they never seem interested. Apparently when I scare the pants off them, tip them upside down and come at them with scissors, THEN they turn affectionate. Talk about Stockholm syndrome

There's nothing like finally getting a bunny to trust you is there. It's taken 18 months but finally Bella seems to like to be stroked and I can cuddle her when she's on the bed. Still not happy about being picked up, but compared to the demon she was, she's a little angel now (though she can still be one scary bunny ).

That sounds lovely. Perhaps they are getting used to their little beauty treatments. :p