Otis in Germany

The little guy is settling in quite nicely.  At first he was scared by the crazy long flight under a plane and then purturbed at being on a leash in the airport while we made him pee in a disposable litter box, then confused as we put him back under a large vehicle as that is where he had to ride on the bus from Frankfurt to Vilseck, and finally in a protective mode once he could get out of his kennel for a while in the hotel.  That led to boredom, as our room was tiny, but he did have the option to look out the window and catch bugs (as long as they weren't wasps).

So, the move to the new house wasn't too overwhelming for him, but he still had a period where he freaked out a little.  The loaner furniture, in particular, gave him pause.  It smelled all wrong to him and he would sit on it and just investigate for 5 minutes at a time before jumping off in disgust.

The first day we moved in, we dropped him off and then took off again to get groceries and get my car registered.  When we came back he was NOWHERE to be found.  When he finally appeared, as if by magic, he smelled of pipes, if you can imagine what that smell is like.  It was just very metallic.  We figured he somehow managed to get underneath either the bathtub or the shower, as there were tiles missing from the bases of each, and found a snug hiding place.  (There is NOT much room there, and I'm sure it was a tight fit.)  The tiles have since been replaced and all regrouted by our landlord.

Poor guy was freaked out and needed a place to hide.

So it doesn't help when we have guests.  He is not used to new people.  He is getting used to our landlord who drops by more than most, even though he tends to scurry past him into another room to peer around the corner at him.  The phone guy, the satellite guy and the movers were all disturbing.

During our delivery of Household Goods, we actually locked him in the bathroom to prevent him from sneaking out the door.  Now that the bathtub and shower hiding places were taken, he found the most secure feeling place he could find.

When we went to check on him, he seemed fairly calm.  The movers would make a noise and he would become more alert, but he seemed perfectly calm.  In the sink.