i dont no what to do

[lucylocket]

hi all

i am really at the end of my tether with lucy

she is out all day its such a problem getting her back in her cage

she just wont

so it has to be tony at one end of the sofa and adrian at the other and then adrian

has to literly pick her up and she is thrown in her cage

i feel so upset by this and its becoming a real problem

any help PLEASE i need it

 

[Stephanie]

You can train her to go into her cage when it'sbedtime, my rabbits know the term "Cage time" and when they hear it,they go into their cage.

We used raisins to train them, saying "Cage time", herding them intothe cage, then giving them some raisins as soon as they were inside. Ittook about a week or so to get them trained, if I recall correctly.Basically we made it a good thing for them to go in the cage.

Good luck!

 

[lucylocket]

the thing with lucy is she has a

plastic cage with a plastic lid

as soon as she hears the lid she scarpers

varna xxxx

 

First off Leave the lidoff the cage an hour beforeyou are ready to puther to bed , this shouldrelieve some of her bed time anxiety, Then before putting her in also anhour before put in craisensor raisins , but dont let her go intill its bed time thatway she will get used to goodthings at bed time .

 

[irishmist]

Lol.. sorry for laughing but, I have tried usingtreats to train the bunnies to go back to their cages..It workedtwice... Cleo is a lot smarter than I give her credit. I willput her faves in the cage she ignores them.... I leave a trail and sheignores them... I put them on a plate then move the platecloser and closer to the cage... she will look like she isinterested... then will cock her head... look at me for a fewminutes... binkies then runs the other way... I sincerely believe sheis laughing at me... Although lately it has been different(readmy thread to find out what), they generally go to thecage by themselves and then I run and slam the doors....



Ponders as to who has trained who?

Susan