ariel
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(Please bare with me this is a little long)
I have been wanting to get another bunny for quite a while now, evenmore so since I helped a rabbit from around the corner from us who Ifound out on the nature strip wet, injured and not cared or wanted onemorning. That in itself is another whole story, needless to say wedidn't bring him home, we took him to our vet and when I found theowner she was very glad to be rid of him, he was old and sick yaddayadda yadda, after a LOT of talking and thought we decided we weren'tready to keep him (we also spoke to our vet and got advice about him).This was several months ago.
Well while we were away at a show, there is an animal nursery there,the money they raise from animals goes straight into helping an animalshelter in that town. The husband and wife there are lovely people,very caring and we also got our dogs from them 2yrs ago. (yes we workat this show every year). It's all about the animals for them, they runa tight ship with their animals, how they are housed, fed, who isplaced with who etc.
Well we were going to bring home 2 babies and then when we seen Gizmowe couldn't leave her behind, so we brought her home with us as well.Going from 1 rabbit to another 3 is a very big step and I was preparedto bring home 2 but 3 made me wonder. I can say it's been 1 week sincethey all came home and all is going well so far. Actuallythings are going better than we thought. I am actually very happy withthe choices we made and my family have been very helpful as well.
Firstly, this house is Bindys house and we were prepared for the issuesthat come up when bringing home new bunnies to a home that has beenhers for so long (bindy has been living with us since December lastyear). I have read and read posts here and many many sites on bonding,what can possibly happen as they get older together, and whatmay or may not happen when introducing new bunnies. Like I said I havewanted another bun for quite sometime but I really felt I wasn't readyto. I wasn't ready time wise, space wise, money wise and mostimportantly I didn't know Bindys personality well enough (ok I don'tclaim to know a zillion things about bunnies and I know things canchange).
In saying all of this we have started fully supervised play time withthem all in the loungeroom only. We have made a safe area and there areplaces the babies can hide if they feel the need to get away. Over thepast week Bindy has mounted, groomed and layed down with them all.There has been a couple of times where things have gotten a little"hairy" but no fighting. It's more like Bindy letting them know "I amthe Boss here" She ran around chinning everything including us, and nowshe even chins the babies. I know it's early days yet, we arebuilding a condo for the new babies but they will not be joined toBindys condo, the condos will stay seperate until we feel that they allcan be safely together. In the meantime the babies are housed inBindys' old house, Bindy has hopped in there when the babies have beenout and sniffed all over the place and seen how things are set up andthen hopped out again.
I have to say I am so very happy and proud of the way Bindy has handledthe whole situation, she seems happy and she even laid right down nextto all the babies lastnight on the rug.
Before you ask where are the pictures..... They are on the way as soon as I post this.
*edited for a big typo*
I have been wanting to get another bunny for quite a while now, evenmore so since I helped a rabbit from around the corner from us who Ifound out on the nature strip wet, injured and not cared or wanted onemorning. That in itself is another whole story, needless to say wedidn't bring him home, we took him to our vet and when I found theowner she was very glad to be rid of him, he was old and sick yaddayadda yadda, after a LOT of talking and thought we decided we weren'tready to keep him (we also spoke to our vet and got advice about him).This was several months ago.
Well while we were away at a show, there is an animal nursery there,the money they raise from animals goes straight into helping an animalshelter in that town. The husband and wife there are lovely people,very caring and we also got our dogs from them 2yrs ago. (yes we workat this show every year). It's all about the animals for them, they runa tight ship with their animals, how they are housed, fed, who isplaced with who etc.
Well we were going to bring home 2 babies and then when we seen Gizmowe couldn't leave her behind, so we brought her home with us as well.Going from 1 rabbit to another 3 is a very big step and I was preparedto bring home 2 but 3 made me wonder. I can say it's been 1 week sincethey all came home and all is going well so far. Actuallythings are going better than we thought. I am actually very happy withthe choices we made and my family have been very helpful as well.
Firstly, this house is Bindys house and we were prepared for the issuesthat come up when bringing home new bunnies to a home that has beenhers for so long (bindy has been living with us since December lastyear). I have read and read posts here and many many sites on bonding,what can possibly happen as they get older together, and whatmay or may not happen when introducing new bunnies. Like I said I havewanted another bun for quite sometime but I really felt I wasn't readyto. I wasn't ready time wise, space wise, money wise and mostimportantly I didn't know Bindys personality well enough (ok I don'tclaim to know a zillion things about bunnies and I know things canchange).
In saying all of this we have started fully supervised play time withthem all in the loungeroom only. We have made a safe area and there areplaces the babies can hide if they feel the need to get away. Over thepast week Bindy has mounted, groomed and layed down with them all.There has been a couple of times where things have gotten a little"hairy" but no fighting. It's more like Bindy letting them know "I amthe Boss here" She ran around chinning everything including us, and nowshe even chins the babies. I know it's early days yet, we arebuilding a condo for the new babies but they will not be joined toBindys condo, the condos will stay seperate until we feel that they allcan be safely together. In the meantime the babies are housed inBindys' old house, Bindy has hopped in there when the babies have beenout and sniffed all over the place and seen how things are set up andthen hopped out again.
I have to say I am so very happy and proud of the way Bindy has handledthe whole situation, she seems happy and she even laid right down nextto all the babies lastnight on the rug.
Before you ask where are the pictures..... They are on the way as soon as I post this.
*edited for a big typo*
. It is hard not to want morerabbits. I have 2 and would like more but I knowthat 2 I cancare for really well, more than that Ido not know. I enjoyed all the pictures. Yourbabies seem to be a pretty good size, Will they be as big asBindy? Thanks for sharing.Beckie
