MyBoyHarper
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After Haley and Harper had their great bonding session (see here http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=14701&forum_id=1), I was getting ready to pick Haley and Harper up. I had to pick up all their toys, and then I thought I'd pick Harper up first, since he can sometimes jump the little gate when unsupervised. My [bleep]-hole half brothers decided to get out of bed (they're 33, keep this in mind while you are plotting to harm them) and start stomping through the kitchen cussing and screaming half drunk. I decided at this point, the bonding session was over and the bunnies needed to be picked up. So, as I said, I started with Harper. I was only gone maybe 60 seconds, long enough to get him into his cage and lock the latch. The second he hopped into his cage (we're in the back bedroom, I had left Haley in the playpen for 60 seconds in the kitchen), I could hear a gate being thrashed everywhere and a rabbit just running frantically everywhere.
I quickly latched Harper's cage and ran up front to find the two [bleep]-holes kicking the gate everywhere and kicking Haley out of the way with their feet. (Please don't judge me guys, I am sobbing as I write this) Haley was so scared and I screamed and yelled at them to stop and asked why they were doing this. They said it was in their way and to [bleep] off. I scooped Haley up, but she was so frightened, her ENTIRE body was just shaking uncontrollably. I put her in the cage and she ran into a corner and sat there.
Is she going to be okay? How bad does a rabbit need to be scared before it can be hurt? My little friend (a little boy I used to watch after) had a rabbit that died of fright one day, after some kids broke into the hutch in the back yard and terrorized the rabbit. Neocropsy said it died of a heart attack.
I feel so responsible, even though I didn't do anything wrong. I was only gone for 60 seconds, I couldn't have them both in my arms and open their cages at the same time. I thought she'd be okay, I didn't think this would happen.
I quickly latched Harper's cage and ran up front to find the two [bleep]-holes kicking the gate everywhere and kicking Haley out of the way with their feet. (Please don't judge me guys, I am sobbing as I write this) Haley was so scared and I screamed and yelled at them to stop and asked why they were doing this. They said it was in their way and to [bleep] off. I scooped Haley up, but she was so frightened, her ENTIRE body was just shaking uncontrollably. I put her in the cage and she ran into a corner and sat there.
Is she going to be okay? How bad does a rabbit need to be scared before it can be hurt? My little friend (a little boy I used to watch after) had a rabbit that died of fright one day, after some kids broke into the hutch in the back yard and terrorized the rabbit. Neocropsy said it died of a heart attack.
I feel so responsible, even though I didn't do anything wrong. I was only gone for 60 seconds, I couldn't have them both in my arms and open their cages at the same time. I thought she'd be okay, I didn't think this would happen.