Introducing Hazel baby..

Would like to introduce you to 11 wk. old Hazel. 

 

 

So I felt like my Boo (his nickname) was sad

with the loss of Gwennie

 

 

All he did was hang out in her cage...

 

 

Even when I would force to  him downstairs, he

would hop back upstairs to his comfort zone.

 

So I looked at rescues for a

female Flemish giant and

 there were none to be found.

Benny is different from any other

 bun I've ever had. He's just very timid of 

everything.  It's just his personality.

  I didn't want a dominant female that

was set in her ways.  So I was thinking a

baby female Flemish Giant

might be easiest for the bonding process.

Giants are known for their gentleness.

 

 

This is the view from the top of her cage when they first met

 

 

Time will tell if I made the right choice. She has odd coloring,

brown and charcoal grey.  She came from 2 all white, pink eyed

parents.  Weird eh?

 

 

She's a smart little girl and has already learned her name

and will come when I call her. She's sweet

and affectionate with bunny licks.

 

 

She wants to bond with him, but

I have to say Benny has surprised me

and is showing that he's being territorial.

Which scares me due to his size, compared to hers.

I'm a nervous Nelly about the whole bonding thing.

I've had some serious bunny fighting injuries

in the past with other buns and don't

want to see it repeated. 

 

Just when I think "oh this will be a piece of cake," Benny shows

some displeasure and I have to swoop Hazel up.

Argh! Stressfull!   Wish I could just load them up,

drop them off to a professional bonder, and let them handle it

in an different location where they don't feel is

their territory and be done with it.

 

I'm going out of my way to make sure Ben knows he's the

top boy.  With cooler temps he got to go out in my

veggie garden for a change of scenery.

 

 

 

 

Hazel is all potty trained and yesterday was her first

day of being allowed out of her house all day

while I went to work. She will be spayed when she is old enough.

  She is in my art room, while

Benny has free reign of the house.  Like I said though

he just spends his day in his comfort zone, the bunny bedroom.

 

Fingers crossed on the whole bonding thing...

Any tips or input from you would be greatly

welcomed and appreciated!