mood: challenged
think like a rabbit
alt.title: train the human
To understand rabbit behavior, try to think like a rabbit. Remember that as a prey species, a rabbit is naturally more shy and wary than a predatory dog or cat. It will be up to you, the adaptable human, to compromise and alter your own behavior so that the bunny understands you are a friend. Once you have done this, you will have won the unending love and loyalty of a most amazing creature...
Imagine what the world looks like to this bunny. She's surrounded by a new environment, and there's a big, strange-smelling animal that's always looming over her. She has no idea you're trying to be friendly. Her "hard wiring" tells her: "AAAAAAAAGH!!! It's going to EAT ME!" Imagine yourself in her bunny slippers: No one speaks her language, she has been taken from her family, has no one of her own species to comfort her, and she has no idea whether you plan to love her, cage her forever, or have her for dinner! You must gradually and patiently earn her trust.
Bunnies are complicated. I'm swinging back towards guinea pigs.
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