lilewis
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Our bunny has adapted well and we all spend a lot of time with him.
I often pick him up and sit in my living room chair, placing him at my side where he stays for up to 30 minutes while I watch TV and I can't help but pet him all that time.
Of course he doesn't understand, but every day I tell him that he's such a great family member, he's earned the right to do whatever he wants. He's neutered and rarely does anything wrong except occasionally scratch up the carpeting in the living room.
But because he can't tell or show how he feels I sometimes wonder if he stays on the chair with me because he enjoys my company/petting, or if he feels he has no choice since I'm so much larger than him.
I often pick him up and sit in my living room chair, placing him at my side where he stays for up to 30 minutes while I watch TV and I can't help but pet him all that time.
Of course he doesn't understand, but every day I tell him that he's such a great family member, he's earned the right to do whatever he wants. He's neutered and rarely does anything wrong except occasionally scratch up the carpeting in the living room.
But because he can't tell or show how he feels I sometimes wonder if he stays on the chair with me because he enjoys my company/petting, or if he feels he has no choice since I'm so much larger than him.
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I'm pretty sure he would just go if he'd like to. My buck accepts being petted on my lap for about 15 minutes before he perks up and becomes restless, he snuggles with his cuddlebun for hours though. Rabbits are social animals, I'm pretty sure you would notice if he didn't like it, and since rabbits aren't the most vocal animals they are pretty good at reading body language and all that unsaid stuff you aren't even aware of.
