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The shelter where I am a volunteer recently received a rabbit that, according to the people who turned the rabbit in, was a wild rabbit they raised from babyhood, feeding it with an eyedropper. The rabbit is certainly "wild" colored, but other than that, it doesn't look like a wild rabbit to...

I have been volunteering with the shelter bunnies at PAWS since late August of 2007, so I haven't been there for an Easter and post-Easter season yet, but experienced volunteers have told me we usually get in a lot of bunnies after Easter. In the last two weeks, we got in eight bunnies, and the...

One of our foster moms called me in tears this morning to let me know that one of her foster buns passed away. She has been fostering two bonded brothers, neutered male harlequin rexes, Berry and Bramble. There was more food left in the cage this morning than there usually is, and she noticed a...

Once again, I tempted the fates by feeling a moment of relief on Sunday when I heard from another bunny volunteer that the rabbit room at PAWS was empty--every rabbit was adopted or safe in foster care. Two bunnies were surrendered at the shelter later that same day... and then... I was at the...

I just rec'd this amazing photo from our shelter rescue coordinator. Some of you may remember Rory, the bald and starving rabbit who arrived at PAWS a couple of months ago: Well, now he is named Hopkins and here he is: That photo made my day--and I am having a very crummy day, so that is...

This is heartbreaking. Teddy was at the shelter for 6 or 8 months before he got adopted. Another volunteer especially adored Teddy and handled the adoption and we were all so happy he got out. I was at the shelter today when he was returned. Landlord trouble. Sigh. His adopter was in tears...

Just as soon as I announced that we had no bunnies at the shelter, the shelter received a mom and her three offspring. I don't know what kind of rabbits they are, but of course they are cute. The intake sheet said the babies are 8 to 12 weeks old, and of course two of them are males, so now I am...

Foster bun Hope is doing pretty well, but we're having a litter box issue. Since she's only the second bunny I've litter-trained, I am not sure how to proceed. She began using the box right away when I put it in her cage. I'm using Yesterday's News litter, some hay, and I started it with some...

Three bunnies arrived at the Philadelphia PAWS shelter today. Two are a healthy weight, but have something weird going on with their fur--it looks like they've nibbled each other's fur off, or lost lots of tufts of hair and it's growing in again, or I don't know what. The third bunny is an...

I am happy to report that right now, we have no bunnies at the shelter. We do have a few rabbits in foster care, including these three new ones that arrived last weekend. The two girls are a bonded pair, the little boy is on his own. I am fostering him myself temporarily. He is very...

I've read several articles about bonding bunnies who are strangers, but since my bunnies aren't total strangers and I am not sure where in the process they are, I thought I should ask before I do anything new. Winter, my rabbit, was neutered a couple of weeks ago, and from what I've read, needs...

I've seen lots of bunnies with stuffed toys in their cages in photos here on RO. I am wondering if we could provide some for our shelter bunnies to play with, but before we do, I want to make sure to ask about safety. A main difference in providing toys for our shelter rabbits is that 23.5...

I am considering building a NIC cage for my bunny, Winter. If I do, I would like to make it large enough for him to share with another bunny in the future. Winter is a small rabbit, about 4 to 5 pounds. I have seen photos of NIC cages online, but would like to see more. If you have any you'd...

I am new to rabbits, so please pardon my utter lack of knowledge. I have one bunny and one foster bunny right now, and I am just amazed at the amount they eat. I don't know if I am doing things right, so please feel free to set me straight. I am supposed to keep food available to them at all...

I am new to bunnies and fostering a bunny for the shelter where I volunteer. Any insight about this will be appreciated, and no information is "too basic" for me. Silver was at the shelter for just a few days, and in that time she lost weight. She is a small rabbit, she should weigh 3 to 4...

I'm Mia, and I am relatively new to rabbits. I have been a kitten, cat and dog foster home for our local city animal shelter for over a year, and recently decided to become involved in the small animal room there. I was at the shelter for a meeting one night, and I saw that there were 21 rabbits...