Well uneventful day yesterday. It was a definite case of going backwards. After Gypsy was so willing to be picked up on day 3 I wanted to clean the hutch out so needed them to be in the run downstairs. However they wouldn't go so I had to pick them up to put them in but they were a nightmare to catch. Bessie was crazy once caught(we have changed it from Betty to Bessie) and Gypsy was stiller once caught but still hard to catch.
They were also more cautious when being touched or stroked in the hutch. Trust is going to take a while. It's at times like that I wish we had a cage indoors for them. I just believe that they would tame much easier if they were indoors and had to get used to hustle and bustle as for long periods of time it's quiet in the garden. They don't have as much interaction as they would indoors. However until upstairs decoration is finished there is nowhere for them to go indoors. October and they will be indoors no matter how we're doing with the decoration as I don't want them to freeze to death (my neighbour once let a Rabbit freeze to death, I took it in when I saw it but it was just too late for the poor bunny)
Anyway - I try and go to them at least 8 times a day even it it's just to pop a treat in and I talk to them alot. Today (if it shows up) I need to bath them in lice shampoo and once that's done proper handling can start. Wish me luck on the shampooing - I expect to be scratched and bit to death but afterwards these ladies will feel so much better!
I took some photos of them today in the run, here are a couple.
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