Why does she run away from me?

[Lissa]

Every time I try to get close to Iszy she runsaway. This has been going on since day 1. I'mbeginning to think it's a game. Does she think it's fun tobreak poor mommy's heart?

:bigtears:

 

[Snuggys Mom]

Can you pet her while she's eating?

That was the only way Baby would let me touch her for months.It took a LONG time, and she still runs away a lot, but she's slowlywarming up to us. We've had her for a year now.

She even jumps up on the couch with me occasionally now.

Laura

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

Spice does the same the same thing, but when he runs away, he half binkys so I know he thinks it's a game.

When you get near her, do you always pick her up? It's quite possiblethat she associates that with beingpicked up and that's whyshe runs. That's simple enough to fix, you just try spending more timewith her on the floor and not picking her up so often.

And if it's not, it's quite possible it's a game she's playing!

 

LOL Lissa,

I saw that picture and cracked up . allthat ran through my head was M.C. Hammerssong Cant Touch This lol , what a neenerneener look she is giving you . sorry itcracked me up , I have that same lookfrom more than one of these clown faces.

It could very well be a game with her now, Jayda will give me that same goofy look that Iszyis giving you , then run aroundbeing all silly and goofy . She will eventuallyjump into her litter pan and wait forher pets , but its a routienenow ,, chase the bunny for the reward ofpetting her. Could this be whatIszy is doing to you and yournot playing the Game right?

Silly little rabbits all have quirkyhabits . And we wont go into goofypersonalities lol .

 

[Lissa]

At first I thought she just hated both Jason andme. After spending some more time with her on the floor Inoticed that she did this so much and it made me wonder. Shedoes it to Jason too. She will run up to me and then once Iput my hand down to pet her she runs off. Then she'll comeback and do it again. I kind of have this feeling that she'splaying the "see how close you can get to the humans without themtouching you" game. Even though she's just having fun, Ireally wish she'd let me get close to her.

Iszy is impossible to connect with. I love her, but....wow. :disgust:

 

[Lissa]

Laura wrote:

Can you pet her while she's eating?

Sometimes.

When you get near her, do you always pick her up? It's quitepossible that she associates that with beingpicked up andthat's why she runs. That's simple enough to fix, you just try spendingmore time with her on the floor and not picking her up so often.

I hardly ever get to pick her up. I wish she'd let me.

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

Well Lissa, I do believe it's a game, LOL. Spicedoes that when he knows I've come to put him back in his hutch and hedoesn't want to go back in, lol.

 

[Carolyn]

Little Stinker!

You can look, but you can't touch!

You're not worthy.

-Carolyn

 

[Lissa]

Carolyn wrote:

Little Stinker!

You can look, but you can't touch!

You're not worthy.

-Carolyn

:sad:

 

[m.e.]

Lissa-

:hug:

There was an essay written for the House Rabbit Society called "Livingwith an Aloof Rabbit". My little Rexy-man is quite stand-offish, and Iknow how it feels to feel rejected by a bunny

http://www.rabbit.org/journal/1/aloof.html


~Emily and the Fuzzbutts~

 

[Lissa]

Your rabbit may not be aloof at all, but simply overwhelmed by the magnitude or volume of your affection for her.

I doubt this is the case as I hardly get to hold her or pick herup. She simply wants nothing to do with me. I'veworked on her for a long time now and nothing has reallychanged. I know she's not scared of me, that's why I thinkit's a game to her. Pristine and Lenci were never this way soit can't have anything to do with their upbringing.

Thank you for the info m.e.

 

[Lissa]

Radar wrote:

Howabout pets and treats? She stays still for a pet, she gets atreat.

When I shake the bag of treats she will come running towardsme. But she won't take the treat until I back away.Little twirp. :X

 

[m.e.]

Actually, what struck me most within that article was this:

Having fostered several litters I have also seen thatmany basic personality traits are present at birth. Handling,socialization, and early environment play a major role, but bunnies arenot blank slates. They arrive here with capacities and tendencies whichmust be recognized and respected.

I think one of the things that we appreciate most aboutrabbits, is also the thing that can be most frustrating about them:they are individuals. They have different wants and needs, and not allof them fall into line with our wants and needs.

I know you love Iszy dearly, no matter how much she runs away Butthere may soon come a time when you stop trying to change the behavior,and accept Iszy in all her wildly independant glory.

Much love,

~Emily and the Fuzzbutts~

 

[Lissa]

m.e. wrote:

But there may soon come a timewhen you stop trying to change the behavior, and accept Iszy in all herwildly independant glory.

I know...I know. :? I just can't help but feelrejected sometimes. She is definitely MissIndependent. That's for certain.

 

[GreatBritGirl]

Quinn is the same he runs away especially when itry and catch him from his hutch but i know he loves coming inside forplaytime because when i have him in he binky's all the time, he justdoesnt connect the fact that i have to pick him up to bring him in toget what he wants but i think he plays with me most of the time, itsnot nice when you start to think they hate you because of it though :-(

Hes started climbing up my legs when we have him in now and same with Glenn my boyfriend he climbs up him.

He will take food off me and i can sometimes stroke him while he eatsbut not always, and sometimes i can go to the hutch and just pick himup and he doesnt move other times its a half an hour chase to catch him

 

[Carolyn]

:wink:

 

[edwinf8936]

Mr. Z will do that. I act like I cannot find him and get down on the floor and he comes running over.



ed

 

[Nicky Snow]

Sully runs away from me too Lissa.

 

[Lissa]

I tried the no pets no treats last night. I lost that game too.

 

[SweetPeasMommie]

Lissa I am going through it with MeatHead. Ichase him a bit trying to tell him that we want some bunny love. Whenhe comes near me I get him then he mellows out. I really hope you cando this with her she looks like a Princess.