Pebble_Bunny
Chirping
- May 10, 2023
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Buddy my nearly 1 year old male Aylesbury is very emotional... He hates the word "bad" and "no", he seems to understand those words are used when he is being told off for doing something wrong but he doesn't seem to understand that this isn't me trying to upset him but rather me trying to express my dislike towards what he's doing. When I do tell the duck off he seems to get mad, he then starts to bite me aggressively till I take back my words and call him a "good bud bud" or cuddle him till he feels better... I've looked up what to do when he bites but often find people just say to pin them down but I feel to guilty to ever put my hands on my baby in such a cruel way so I end up just picking up the duck or leaving him alone with his sibling. Not only this but the smallest things scare my baby... Not long ago he ran across my room and ended up knocking something over, it fell to the ground (a bit loud and a little close to him) instead of just running off like a normal duck he froze and began to cry... Yes cry... Full on crying which cause's me to feel guilty and yes cry with him and by that I mean legit ball my eyes, I had to run to the baby pick him up and cuddle away the fear's but I'm starting to think maybe he's so emotional because me..? I have a lot of anxiety and I did baby him a lot when he was little and now still due to him being emotional. On top of that he seems to have a lot of energy which is a little difficult to drain at the moment as no my ducks don't enjoy their pond instead they like showers which they end up showering 1-2 times a day as they just love it so much and also don't clean them selves if they don't get wet by the rain or the shower water. (context: I had bad depression for a bit, never took them outside instead let them go in the shower which may be the reason why but it's been months since my depression was that bad so they've been going outside every morning for ages now, they have a pond in their cage but I do let them free roam the garden) My ducks do SOMETIMES enjoy eating the grass but they oddly seem to get bored of it fast and instead scream for me or run to the passage/door and wait for me to come let them in (They come indoors at night time due to my anxiety about loosing them) I'm just really unsure how to keep them entertained as I'm in school at the moment and can't spend 24/7 with them and even though they seem to prefer staying inside with me I don't think it's the right thing to do as they don't have much to do inside as their indoor cage is only for night time. I also would like to know if Buddy's emotional behaviour is normal or if there is something I've done wrong here and may need to sort out... Here is Buddy begging for attention 24/7 and a cute photo of him asleep under my chair which he often does when I allow them to roam my room.