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Forum THE LOUNGE What would you do….?

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    • cainan
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        One of my friends (who has been dying to adopt a bunny) was asked to bunny sit a friend’s friend’s bunny until August.  She arrived in a cage with nothing in it, a small container full of “junk” food (with corn, etc. in it), a tiny container of hay (obviously old – and only enough for MAYBE a week) mixed in with that shredded aspen litter stuff, dry shampoo, and a slicker brush.  My friend was given NO info about her upkeep (when she gets fed, what, etc.) – after repeated emails and texts, she was finally told that she could feed her “only carrots, lettus [sic], and cucumbers, and only sometimes, she doesn’t need veggies.”  When told that the hay was out, this “friend” promised to show up with more on Saturday – never did – on Sunday she texted “I might be able to get there on Tues, she’ll be fine without hay”.

        Luckily I live in the same town so cute little (we have no idea what her age is) – unfixed :-/ – girlie bunny has nice fresh hay, toys, etc.  and my friend the bunnysitter has all of my books so she can read up.  Little girlie is doing REALLY well – she’s binkying just because she’s out of the cage (which makes me wonder….), she’s a slave for being pet (omg she lays down flat and begs for them – I wish my kids did that!)  She went wild over the new hay yesterday and her poops are finally starting to look the right color (my friend is only feeding her the pellets from the “food”).

         To us it looks like official bunnymom isn’t really interested in her little girl…. at the very least she’s ignorant.  She won’t listen to my friend “but she NEEDS to eat veggies…” “she does NOT”… so, um, can we bunnynap this cute little girl?  Would that be really really really wrong?

        0:-)

        Seriously though, what does one do in a situation like this, where the health and well being of a bunny is being neglected (not to the point of abuse, thankfully) – I mean, bunnynapping aside, do we change her diet so she’s eating the right stuff, or do we just keep treating her the way official mom does, knowing that it’s bad for bunny?


      • FrankieFlash
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          Any changes on the food I would make slowly not to upset her stomach. And this story tears at my heart a bit. I would say have you friend the bunnysitter might wanna work up the courage to ask if she can adopt this little bunny from the negligent owner. If the owner doesn’t really care, maybe she will willingly give her up. I feel the bunnysitter would probably make a better home because she has you showing her how. Sorry if I’m not too much help but I thought I would throw that suggestion out there.


        • LBJ10
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            I would be careful. What happens if you give this bunny all this great stuff to eat and then it goes back to their owner and its healthy diet is abruptly stopped? Its diet should be changed slowly, so that would be a concern. By the time the rabbit is accustomed to the new diet, it will be time for it to go back. I agree with FrankieFlash. Try seeing if this person will let your friend keep the bunny. That way it will have a good home. If they don’t want to give it up, there isn’t much you can do.


          • cainan
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              Thank you for the advice. It’s going to be hard enough on the little girl to not get fresh hay anymore if she does go back to bunny mom, let alone a change to veggies or pellets. It’s just so hard not to treat her right, you know? I’ll see if my friend is willing to ask up front about keeping her – heck I’d do it myself but with Merry & Banner being all broken up now I don’t know if I could take in a third bun!


            • equalsign
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                I would avoid confrontation with the original owner so she does not get defensive. I would make the rabbit a super awesome home with a tunnel and some toys. I would buy them healthy pellets. I would dote all over that thing. After a couple months I would tell the old owner that I’ve really fallen in love with the bunny and offer or ask to take over ownership. Maybe even offer a premium if necessary.

                I would perhaps even take the bunny to the vet. I would tell the owner that I was just paranoid, and that she didn’t have to pay me back. Vet prices can be a very large turn off for less committed bunny owners.

                I’ve actually bun-napped both of my rabbits from the same sort of situations. Good luck!


              • LittlePuffyTail
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                  I ditto what equal sign says. Maybe offer to reimburse the owner for the cage or something. So sad when owners dont care.


                • Beka27
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                    Maybe being “unburdened” for the next few months will allow the owner to realize she isn’t interested in the daily upkeep of a rabbit. But if not, she’s either going to want her bunny back, or if she gives up this one, there is nothing stopping her from buying another and continuing to provide inadequate care. This bun sounds like a sweetie, so I do hope your friend can keep her… but she needs to be upfront about it. And I would talk to the owner sooner rather than later. The sooner you know what is going on, the sooner you can begin to implement changes.

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