Hello from Vancouver Island!

[Barley N. Hopps]

Just introducing myself and my bunny, Barley. Barley was rabbit-napped from the local university grounds 3 years ago when my daughter was attending classes. This little baby black bunny was apparently following my daughter around on lunch break and between classes so she simply bent over and picked him up one day, THEN texted me to ask 'if she could catch a baby bunny, could she bring it home?' Thinking she'd never catch one, I said yes, and since then we've been learning all about rabbits!

Our first order of business was to get him checked over by a vet who thought he was in good health, no fleas or other issues, and roughly two months old but he wouldn't neuter/spay "it" until it weighed a kilogram, so we took him home and fed him for a month and took him back. It was determined that he was indeed a "he" and the following week, he was neutered. In the course of his first year, he litter-trained himself and grew to be a sleek, glossy, velvety black beauty with a sweet temperament and goofy sense of humour!

For myself, I'm a mother of two grown children, married almost 29 years, am caring for my 94 year-old Mom who has COPD, and my only other pet is an 8 year-old parrotlet who is actually Mom's but is now under my wing, so to speak. :biggrin: I also enjoy portrait drawing, some watercolour painting, reading British murder mysteries on my Kindle and a few tv shows.

 

[ZRabbits]

Welcome to RO!

K

 

[audrinasmommy88]

Welcome Would love to see pics of your little guy

 

[Wabbitdad12]

I would like to welcome you to Rabbits Online, my name is Dave and I am a moderator on the forum. So if I can be of any help please let me know. This is a terrific website for rabbits and their slaves, not only is it very active but also friendly. I am so glad you’re here and I know you will enjoy it.

Cute story, love it. Our first bunny was only to visit us for a couple of weeks, but never left. I've been hooked on rabbits ever since then.

Many bunnies’ recommend their slaves to this site so we may learn of others methods to keeping our furry masters happy.

If you everhave a sick bunny, please post in The Infirmary and include your rabbit's age, breed and health history as well diet and output details leading up to the problem.

Here are somelinks I thought you might find interesting:

*For reference the Library section

*To brag or tell everyone about the antics of your bunny or just to talk about your day here is where to start a Bunny Blog, you can also look back at it later and remember when you had a life before your bunny.

*Now all the bunny’s like talk to each other when we mere slaves aren’t around in the Bunny Chat is the spot to be.

*The House Rabbit Society has a lot of good information on what veggies are safe for bunny’s, etc.

*Here is a link to learn what your furry master is trying to say to you How to Understand Your Bunny's Language

*Rabbits Online also has regional forums , this a good way to find a vet in your area that has experience with rabbits and to find out from other nearby of good sources of rabbit supplies.

The Let Your Hare Down section is for anything non-bunny related.

Here is a link tothat will help you and your bunny to connect, How to Bond with Your Bunny.

Now every forum has rules and ours can be found with this link Rabbits Online Forum Rules. This gives guidelines on what is acceptable, what is not and how we hope everyone will treat each other.

Everyone on this forum loves to see pictures of each other’s bunnies. So if you would like to post a picture this link will help you do that, Upload Photo's to Photo Gallery. Then in the post, you click on the "G" in the tool bar to insert your photo. Many people also use Photobucket. You just copy the img file and paste it into the post.

Don’t hesitate to ask questions and I am glad you have joined rabbits online; I look forward to seeing you around.

 

[Barley N. Hopps]

Thanks for the welcomes ZRabbits, audrinasmommy88, and Dave! I've been enjoying reading threads here and there on the website and learning even more about our long-eared friends. I am quite familiar with the House Rabbit Society website as well and am always finding more information as it seems to be updated quite regularly. I'll try to post a picture of Barley in the appropriate place - once I find a decent photo. Being black, he often appears as a silhouette in photos without much detail!

Dave, I love your sig line!
- Liz

 

[feedtheflame]

hey cool, nice to meet u, im from BC also and same here, my bunny is one i caught about a month ago in the Richmond area

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Yay for UVic bunnies! There are a few here on the boards. Glad to hear Barley has such a loving home.

Rue

 

[Barley N. Hopps]

Thanks feedtheflame and funnybunnymummy! Barley is actually a VIU (I'm in Nanaimo) bunny, but close enough. It's wonderful that at least some feral bunnies are finding good homes!