Something not right with Junior...?

Something's bothering me about him and I can't seem to shake it.

In the beginning, he was the one that would come to us and Molly would run a mile to avoid being touched. Over the last week, Molly has turned into a complete nutter She runs about like a lunatic, all round the living room, up and down the stairs and if a door has been left open, she is off like a shot.

Junior on the other hand has become very quiet. He's happy to be left alone and will just sit in the same spot unless given a nudge by Molly. Which happens frequently. In the morning or when I come home from work, Molly is straight to the pen door to greet me but Junior either stays where he is or has a slow walk over, purely because Molly is there.

He's not ill. He's got a heathy appetite and could poop for Britain. It's like he's just in his own little world.

He was such a sweet boy in the beginning, I don't know what we've done to him

Should I be concerned or do I just need to stop being stupid?

He's probably still settling in. I'm sure he's fine

Florence from the start was a little live wire, she's always been lively, interested in everything, and a real nutter. Dougal is the complete opposite. He will show you interest if he wants a tickle, or there's food about. If the pen is open Florence is out within seconds, Dougal isn't bothered at all. He's ventured out of the pen once, and I think that was only because he was missing Florence.

It might just be everything was new to begin with but now he's settling in in his own way. He's probably still finding it all a bit weird.

Trouble is with bunnies once you start thinking there is a problem you can't shake that idea off can you.

I'm really sure you've done nothing wrong! Joey took weeks to settle in and weeks to become comfortable with us and his surroundings. Even now he's not the most 'live wire' bun you'll meet. They all have different personalities.

I'm sure he's fine.

it may be because molly is so lively you see him as not lively at all, when in fact she may just be hyper and hes just being as he always was. I find marshall goes through days where he seems a little more touchy than usual or more frightened and it can be a number of things from scary noise [our neighbours love to slam their doors all day and their kids are really noisy] to something in the room being different or even hes just not fussed about humans that day. I wouldn't worry too much im sure after he has settled properly he will be absolutely fine

You are all probably right on all counts!

It's maybe me that's struggling more than him. These two would rather do their own thing, albeit in very different ways, whereas I could have taken Thumper literally anywhere and she would have been fine, because I was there with her.

And Carla, you are so right about it being difficult to shake the bunny worry when it sets in.

Perhaps he is finding his feet hun. At first its all an adventure and now he is prob just wondering where he fits into it all. Im positive its not something you have done.

Sending him some nose rubs x x

Try sitting on the floor with a book and completely ignoring him... that always entices me over no matter how disinterested I am pretending to be

Does he actually seem timid / scared or just not bothered?

It maybe that he's just a wee bit tired as he may have been playing when you have been out and young buns like them tire so easily, so when you get home he's shattered I wouldn't worry unless he stops eating

Katieb wrote:Perhaps he is finding his feet hun. At first its all an adventure and now he is prob just wondering where he fits into it all. Im positive its not something you have done.

Sending him some nose rubs x x

Thanks Katie

Sparky wrote:Try sitting on the floor with a book and completely ignoring him... that always entices me over no matter how disinterested I am pretending to be

Does he actually seem timid / scared or just not bothered?

I do sit on the floor with them sometimes he will come over, other times he doesn't bother.

All of the above really He doesn't like the noise of anything! Be it the hoover, the washing machine or cutlery on plates when we are having dinner. If he hears anything like that, he's scared. Other times he just lies down and watches Molly run around like a loon. He does join in with her sometimes, not even half the time though.

Maybe Maysie is right and he's tired from playing all day.

I've also started wondering since my first post if its anything to do with him being in the pen all day now, whereas last week they were out of it all day

Tuckerbunnies wrote:It maybe that he's just a wee bit tired as he may have been playing when you have been out and young buns like them tire so easily, so when you get home he's shattered I wouldn't worry unless he stops eating

The way he goes at it, I don't see that happening

Thumper2001 wrote:

Katieb wrote:Perhaps he is finding his feet hun. At first its all an adventure and now he is prob just wondering where he fits into it all. Im positive its not something you have done.

Sending him some nose rubs x x

Thanks Katie

Sparky wrote:Try sitting on the floor with a book and completely ignoring him... that always entices me over no matter how disinterested I am pretending to be

Does he actually seem timid / scared or just not bothered?

I do sit on the floor with them sometimes he will come over, other times he doesn't bother.

All of the above really He doesn't like the noise of anything! Be it the hoover, the washing machine or cutlery on plates when we are having dinner. If he hears anything like that, he's scared. Other times he just lies down and watches Molly run around like a loon. He does join in with her sometimes, not even half the time though.

Joey was like this (and still is to an extent). Packets, cutlery, peeling a banana(!) - any slight noise and he was majorly freaked out. He's only ickle and had a big change, what with moving to a new enviroment. Give him a bit more time x

Thumper2001 wrote:
All of the above really He doesn't like the noise of anything! Be it the hoover, the washing machine or cutlery on plates when we are having dinner. If he hears anything like that, he's scared. Other times he just lies down and watches Molly run around like a loon. He does join in with her sometimes, not even half the time though.

Marshall was like this, and also still is a little. He is only just getting used to inside noises and i have had him for just about a year. He just has a more cautious personality and will not leave the room he lives in even if you left the door open and rattled the nuggie bag around ..... he just likes to be where he feels safer. It maybe that junior will be like that too and it will just take him much longer to get used to things that happen around the house.

In a way having molly too may help him as shes curious and will help him loose his fears, that maybe why he only comes over after her. the thinking well she has checked it out and its safe so now i can go over too.

Since she has come out of her shell, Molly may be wearing him out playing when you aren't there. From the sounds of it he may get tired just watching her little Energizer Bunny antics!

Dougal hates the hoover, whereas Florence comes right up to it and watches. I reckon I could probably hoover her (not that I would) and she wouldn't care.

Florence isn't scared of anything, except the washing machine If that's on she will not go into the kitchen! Other than that she's a bolshy so and so, but then I should have realised that as the first time I saw her when she ran over to us periscoping

I'm sure he's fine, just still adjusting

agree with the ladies,spike is the crazy one and snowflake is the grumpy cautious one,give him more time

i think sometimes just like us they have to settle longer and what you see the first week could have been his natural self but has now decided he would be calm and take it all in.
give him another few days and i rekon he will be like a little dynamo and you will get dizzy with his excitement.
it's not you it's just him chilling

I'd say it may be because they're so young and their personalities are changing.

When Tigger was their age she used to love sitting on my lap, she would happily be picked up without a fight, would be fairly quiet yet inquisitive.

Now though, she's absolutely mad and will run around like mad shaking her head, she won't come anywhere near my lap and will not be picked up. She has also started pulling around at my clothes if I get in the way and all the toys and hay box cop it too if they're in her path. She certainly makes her presence heard but has turned a bit cowardly!

I'd say its nothing to worry about

Thanks for your thoughts guys.

Bless little Joey being scared of banana peeling! It's such a quiet noise

He is still pretty quiet. He likes to eat and then lie down Molly is currently running around like a nutter and he's hopping around at a slower speed! Having just peed on my rug. Right at the edge so it's leaked on to the carpet

We had no accidents last night at all! And already we have a pee

They are doing binkies together!!! Its good to see because I've not seen him do it since the weekend!

Molly was just eating a picture frame

She's clean off the top shelf that one

She's definitely a live wire isn't she I love a bunny with character



We need some videos!

Ha ha, he is probably deciding what sort of bun he wants to be love, please let us know how they get on.

Hugs

JO xx