Walter made a new friend yesterday, in the form of a stuffed giraffe that I have. In lieu of getting a second rabbit, I’m determined for Walter to become BFF with a stuffed toy. He’s already rejected Little Blue Bunny, he shows very little interest in Eeyore, and he only occasionally grooms Moley Lamb (a stuffed lamb that also looks like a mole). So last night, I tried the giraffe, whose name is Woodrow. It seemed successful! Within a few minutes, Walter was giving Woodrow a good sniffing and, subsequently, a good cleaning. He didn’t freak out when I positioned Woodrow so that he was snuggling up next to him. And when I “hopped” Woodrow around the room, Walter got pretty excited and showed off some hops of his own.
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| Woodrow! |
To be fair, the excitement could have been more from Walter’s enjoyment of having me pay him a lot of attention. This morning, he wanted my attention so badly that he cuddled with my shoe while I was trying to put it on my foot. And then he followed me to the front door and tried to hop out into the hallway of my apartment building and come with me to work!
I don’t know what it is. It’s not like I’m never home or never trying to play with him. Last night, I lured him out of hiding and we sat together for a long time, watching TV. But, on a typical night, by the time he’s done hanging out by himself in his box fort, it’s time for me to go to bed!
Do you have a playtime schedule for your rabbit? Do you ever find that your schedules are out of sync?
Frank and I have worked up a pretty good schedule. In the morning when I wake up we snuggle on the bed, and most evenings we watch TV or play.
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