Hi I’m new here! So I’ve been doing a lot of research and reading around the forums before now joining. I am thinking of rescuing a bun. There’s a shelter nearby with adults and babies. But there’s some things about rescuing an adult vs a baby maybe some here could give some insight on.
I like the idea of getting an adult because it’s personality will already be known. It won’t be a mystery like with getting a baby, who’s personality may change as it grows up.
BUT I’d also like to have one that is well socialized and is more tolerant with new people and places, like going to visit nearby familys house instance, or stuff like bunny fest, or be used to physical contact and being petted. Thing is I’d not think a bunny in a shelter will be all too well exposed and be tolerant of. I’d think getting a baby would be better for getting it used to those kinds of things as it matures.
So to my question:
Is it possible for an adult to be acclimated to being socialized and less skittish to new situations? Do you think if I got an adult, it could ever get used to things and be at all like a rabbit that was exposed to all these things from a young age? I’d like to get an adult preferably because of knowing the personality, but what’s everyone’s thought on all this?
thanks for reading
I like the idea of getting an adult because it’s personality will already be known. It won’t be a mystery like with getting a baby, who’s personality may change as it grows up.
BUT I’d also like to have one that is well socialized and is more tolerant with new people and places, like going to visit nearby familys house instance, or stuff like bunny fest, or be used to physical contact and being petted. Thing is I’d not think a bunny in a shelter will be all too well exposed and be tolerant of. I’d think getting a baby would be better for getting it used to those kinds of things as it matures.
So to my question:
Is it possible for an adult to be acclimated to being socialized and less skittish to new situations? Do you think if I got an adult, it could ever get used to things and be at all like a rabbit that was exposed to all these things from a young age? I’d like to get an adult preferably because of knowing the personality, but what’s everyone’s thought on all this?
thanks for reading
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