Hello! :wave: My name is Leah and I'm really happy to have found this site!
I've been in love with bunnies ever since I was a child. I got a rabbit when I was 5 years old and Betsy the boy (thought he was a girl when I first got him) was with me until I was 16. I loved my rabbit, but my Mom did most of the rabbit care, so I'm not super knowledgable when it comes to anything beyond the basics.
I'm grown up now with kids of my own and have been wanting to get a rabbit for a while. Well, a few weeks ago, my daughter and I found a sweet bun hopping around our yard. It was a chilly, wet night, so I brought her into the house. I have tried finding the owner by placing posters around the neighborhood and posting on craigslist. No luck finding buns previous owner. :brownbunny My whole family has become very attached to the sweet bun and so we decided to keep her. We bunny proofed the house, my husband built her a very nice 2 level indoor cage. She potty trained really quick and is part house bunny, part cage. We don't leave her out when we are not home. A week ago, bunny started building a nest in the nest box area of her cage. I thought maybe it was a false pregnancy but her abdomen had gotten noticeably bigger and I came to the conclusion that she was most likely pregnant. I researched frantically and had my husband build an actual nest box to put in the nesting area, to which she quickly turned into a very nice nest. Perfect from what I've seen on-line. Last night, she kindled 8 kits. All are alive and seem healthy. I'm going to start another thread in the appropriate area on the site for some advice on the matter. :? I'm a little anxious since I don't really know what I'm doing and I want to provide honey bunny and her kits with the best care possible!
I look forward to getting to know all of you and I'm so grateful that I found this site!! Hope everyone is having a great day!!
:rabbithop
I've been in love with bunnies ever since I was a child. I got a rabbit when I was 5 years old and Betsy the boy (thought he was a girl when I first got him) was with me until I was 16. I loved my rabbit, but my Mom did most of the rabbit care, so I'm not super knowledgable when it comes to anything beyond the basics.
I'm grown up now with kids of my own and have been wanting to get a rabbit for a while. Well, a few weeks ago, my daughter and I found a sweet bun hopping around our yard. It was a chilly, wet night, so I brought her into the house. I have tried finding the owner by placing posters around the neighborhood and posting on craigslist. No luck finding buns previous owner. :brownbunny My whole family has become very attached to the sweet bun and so we decided to keep her. We bunny proofed the house, my husband built her a very nice 2 level indoor cage. She potty trained really quick and is part house bunny, part cage. We don't leave her out when we are not home. A week ago, bunny started building a nest in the nest box area of her cage. I thought maybe it was a false pregnancy but her abdomen had gotten noticeably bigger and I came to the conclusion that she was most likely pregnant. I researched frantically and had my husband build an actual nest box to put in the nesting area, to which she quickly turned into a very nice nest. Perfect from what I've seen on-line. Last night, she kindled 8 kits. All are alive and seem healthy. I'm going to start another thread in the appropriate area on the site for some advice on the matter. :? I'm a little anxious since I don't really know what I'm doing and I want to provide honey bunny and her kits with the best care possible!
I look forward to getting to know all of you and I'm so grateful that I found this site!! Hope everyone is having a great day!!
:rabbithop
