Scared of rabbits

[dansfish4tea]

Morning,

Ive had a BHP for awhile now hes over 7ft, just like any other bhp all ways smashes food like theres no tomorrow.
but hes freaked out of rabbits and i mean Freaked out. if I put one in hes cage (dead) hell come up ready to eat then hell notice its a rabbit and all hell breaks lose. Jumps around the cage freezes up stiffens up runs and hides and wont calm down untill i remove it.
Somtimes hell come straight out and want some food within a few mins after i have removed it,
other times he will freak out for a few days. At first i was like *** but now just looks like hes chucking a tantrum just like the kids anyone else had this problem

Cheers Dan

 

[smeejason]

I have 1 big girl that is the same. If it is not a rat she will try and smash the glass to get away from whatever vile food I have offered. All my others eat chicken legs ,quail ,rats ,rabbits but not her.

 

[dansfish4tea]

They might have seen the footage of the rabbit chasing the snake up a tree!

 

[Sezzzzzzzzz]

maybe try scenting it with a rat adn see if it changes its behaviour?

 

[Bel03]

:lol: sorry, but the image i have in my head of a 7ft snake 'running' in fear of a fluffy soft bunny just really cracked me up........can you get video footage?

 

[dansfish4tea]

yea it is a good laugh but annoying i want it to eat the biggest thing i can find not 4 large rats

 

[Bel03]

Yeah i can laugh when it isnt my food being wasted i guess! I hope when my girl is that size she isnt afraid of 'fluffy' aswell! :lol: Still cracking me up though!

 

[Nighthawk]

Our BHPs love rabbits. Love them to bits. And quail. We can't feed them those though, not unless we want to clean up five miles of the runs spray-painted across the back wall. Maybe it's for the best...?

 

[Bel03]

Our BHPs love rabbits. Love them to bits. And quail. We can't feed them those though, not unless we want to clean up five miles of the runs spray-painted across the back wall. Maybe it's for the best...?

EEEWWWWW! :lol: Glad its u! I take back what i said earlier, i hope Matilda is scared, very scared, i dont want her spray painting anything!

 

[mysnakesau]

Gosh these BHPs sound like pussies. I have seen the frenzic reaction when they're in feed mode, its like they need medication to calm them down. And to chuck a tantrum over having to eat veges when they'd rather the lollies? Ha! I don't find that an easy one to believe. Maybe he goes into blind feed response, knowing food is on offer but doesn't recognise the smell of the rabbit as food? I have never witnessed such behaviour in any of my carpets like how the BHPs react.

 

[Beard]

Maybe in a past life it was a chook and the easter bunny tried to use it to make easter eggs.........