But How is Percy Doing?!

Percy on "his" ottoman (full of his treats and toys)

Percy is a very good and very bad boy. He can be extremely stubborn and will fixate on certain things to chew on. It is almost impossible to make him stop! Most of the time he is behaved and focuses his energy on rabbit-safe treats and toys, or the cat-scratchers we give him.

Flower covered apple sticks

Since we began our journey, Percy has settled in well to camper life. He LOVES having both his humans around all the time and really enjoys the space we've set up for him. Unfortunately, he is also a bad boy who enjoys tearing up the carpet fibers in 2 specific areas of the trailer. Therefore, we blocked him from the carpet with plywood. He was determined but has not been able to cause more damage. In October he managed to chew through his soft carrier (his 3rd in three years!) and we purchased a hard case. It's indestructible and solid, so Percy has not managed even a scratch on it. It does make petting him in the car difficult, but he seems to like the hard, supportive bottom more than his soft carriers and has even started eating hay while we are on long drive days. This is something he never used to do, as he hates eating while driving. In November we finished off the hay bale we had brought from Shawn's parents farm, and switched him to store bought hay. He was clearly a bit disappointed at the change.

Being a law-abiding citizen (for now)

While he does tolerate his carrier and driving doesn't stress him out, he is clearly overjoyed when he's let out in the trailer. He usually does a few zoomies and binkies once he realizes he's free for good. 

Percy Perch

When we are sitting in bed at night watching a show, we will allow him to jump up for pets. He has a bad habit of marking his territory on this particular bed (but not our bed at home) so we restrict his access when he's not supervised. Since the start of winter, we've put a heated blanket under our fitted sheet to keep us cozy and Percy is a BIG fan. He will jump up for pets and, if the blanket is really warm, he will flop over and press his body against the bed.

Getting all his surface area on the heated blanket

He really enjoyed the grass in South Dakota. We were there when it was starting to dry up and Percy liked munching on it. His favorite spot in the trailer is on the seat cushions of our dining chairs. He will flop on them for a nap throughout the day and sleeps on them for most of the night. He particularly likes when they are pushed in under the table. The extra coverage makes him feel safe. 

Assuming his night time position

His second favorite spot is very peculiar. We brought along an adjustable dumbbell set to use when we're far from a Planet Fitness. The carrying/storage case is a hard, black plastic and Percy loves loafing on it. We have no idea why, but he's obsessed. 

Why does he love this? We don't know.

We've let Percy explore outside in quite a few places along our travels. Most recently, he experienced the beach and the Pacific ocean! He is tolerant of his harness because he's learned it means he can hop around a new place and go where he wants. On the beach, he spent almost 10 minutes exploring beach plants, rocks, sticks, and sand before running over to his carrier and crawling in. We love seeing him explore so confidently! 

Our intrepid explorer on the beach in Orick, CA