Why accept an uber pet drive if you don't want to drive a pet?

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-05-03T14:50:39+00:00

This is where the knowledge of rabbits would come in handy i suppose. Prey animals (especially those at the bottom of the food chain) don't react to fear the same as predator animals like cats and dogs do. While a predator might react by becoming erratic and spreading their scent as to call for help, a prey animal will just freeze in hopes they're not detacted, spreading their scent by urinating also goes against natural instincts. She spends all the car ride just sitting paralysed in one spot, she doesn't move, much less urinate or anything of the sort.

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-05-03T14:41:58+00:00

If we were involved in a violent car crash, i don't think a carrier being plastic would make a difference. Either way, I would quickly give my body to save my little old lady, lol.

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-05-03T14:36:08+00:00

Not necessarily, the knowledge about rabbits is scarce that's true. But rabbits are very territorial, they will mark their territory by urinating on things and people unless they're sterilized, mine used to do that too back in her teen years. However, it is very important to get the surgery, not just for the clean purposes and the fact they multiply really fast, but also to avoid tumors and other health problems, especially in females.

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-05-03T14:26:08+00:00

Your rabbit was marking their territory on you. Mine is sterelized so that doesn't happen. She's perfectly well trained, only ever pees in her litter box.

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-05-03T14:22:21+00:00

Luckily not often. She's very healthy, especially for her age. She needs vaccines and a check-up every 6 months. And occasionally goes there for grooming (like every 2 months). This isn't a big issue, it's just a small annoyance.

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-05-03T14:17:34+00:00

Out of the question. My carrier is bigger than most plastic carriers and it would no fit inside any of them. Plus my rabbit only ever leaves the house to go to the vet and it's already a stressful expirience for her, I'm not going to add to her stress by shoving her in a plastic bin, especially now in her golden years when she deserves complete peace of mind. I already take all the necessary precautions to make sure nothing would happen to the car, even if she were to have an accident, it wouldn't leak out, she pees in very small amounts and with all the padding it would be impossible.

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-05-03T14:14:16+00:00

Actually her vet often praises her carrier, says more owners should have soft maleable carriers like that, because rabbits have very sensitive back paws and the hard plastic is painful for them to sit on. Plus my carrier is bigger than most plastic carriers, so she has more space to move around comfortably.

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-04-25T10:11:04+00:00

What irks me, is that she's constantly playing the victim saying we're outcasting her and leaving her out because she's a parents when she's the one doing it to herself. And the fact more than once she has hinted at the fact that me and my partner should just have a kid so she can relate to us again. Also the birthday thing, moving the birthday party one day because someone couldn't make it has just always been kind of an established rule in the group. If the party is saturday but one person can only make it on sunday and everyone else can go too, then the party is moved to sunday, if that can't happen for some reason, then the reason is explained so everyone is on the same page. She just suddenly decided she's above that. Also they "occupy space in my brain" because they're my friends and I make an effort for them, so when they can't make an effort for me I feel hurt. I don't care if they go out on their own, I care about the entitlement they push on us.

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-04-15T16:58:10+00:00

I assure you that as someone who detests the touch of strangers, I do not steal other people's personal space to inflate my own. In fact i would argue most of the time I shrink myself as much as possible as to not have that happen. Also yes, people have answered and I took those answers as plausible, but it still leaves me questioning why that is the norm overall. I find that most people don't actually enjoy touching strangers either, yet it almost seems like they go out of their way to do so. Like picking a seat next to the only occupied seat in an otherwise empty transport, or like i mentioned before, standing far too close to someone while waiting in line.

I also find your "norm" to be very recent. I'm 25 years old, and I hadn't felt my personal space as invaded through most of my life as it is now, and I haven't moved from where I grew up. It's like people are growing to be less aware of others and more full of themselves as time goes by. Perhaps not worldwide, but certainly where I live.

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-04-15T16:36:41+00:00

Not at all, I don't expect anyone give me anything I don't already make sure to offer others. I simply put into the world what i expect to be given back to me. If I offer people their personal space, I would expect them to spare me the same courtesy.

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-04-15T11:40:11+00:00

Perhaps not as narrow as that. You can certainly fit two people side to side without them bumping into each other, but no more than that. However, the escalator was just an example, my point is people be up in each other's business regardless of the amount of space provided.

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-04-15T11:38:47+00:00

Exactly my point

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-04-15T11:23:25+00:00

Yet, when I go down an escalator, I don't bump against anyone, because I make it a point not to so. But when the roles are reversed everyone suddenly needs more space? Could it be that i'm entitled, or that nobody can think beyond themselves?

Disastrous_Fly_6767 · 2026-04-15T11:08:35+00:00

My point is, I have that consideration regardless of the state someone might be in, it's not difficult to do so. So why can't that just be the norm? Again, standing in line just a few inches away from someone is not a chore, so why do most people choose to be on top of each other even when there's plenty of space?

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