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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Accidental Pregnancy

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    • drwil
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        Just received an email from an old friend. Her son and his wife bought a girl bunny to be friends with the girl they already have. You know the story…yesterday they discovered 1 week old babies. Probably they have another litter on the way.
        I wrote back and told them to separate the father by building another cage next to the female but not take him away completely since they had bonded (the father was a baby when introduced to mama so they had been together a while).
        I also told them to buy hay, feed and litter for each bunny and only give them to people who would accept and pay for these items when they adopt.
        The reasoning is if someone is willing to pay $50 for these items they would not be buying the rabbit to feed to a snake or dogs. If they were legitimately adopting the rabbit as a pet they would have to buy the items anyway.
        Does this sound like a good strategy to keep the bunnies safe?
        Has anyone out there had experience screening for adoptions? I hope I gave good advice.


      • Roberta
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          Yes, It sounds like a very good plan. I’m glad you educated them on diet, those little ones and their mum are going to need lots of food and the babies need to stay warm or they can’t feed. Now would be an ideal time to get Daddy bunny neutered.


        • Roberta
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            If they have a local Rabbit or Small Animal Rescue they can also discuss teaming up with them to rehome them, or the local vet. Possibly put the $50 toward desexing or vaccination vouchers.


          • drwil
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              I did not think about the rabbit rescue. Thanks. They are in the Atlanta area and I know there is a rescue network there. My bet is mama has another litter on the way.


            • Roberta
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                More than likely, they don’t mess about unfortunately. That’s when it gets hard having a litter not ready to wean and another nest full of babies.


              • tobyluv
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                  Your friend’s son could also print out care info or direct people here for that information, if the prospective adoptive parents aren’t familiar with rabbits and their care.  Any adoptive parents should either know about rabbit care already, or be willing to learn, and they should know that rabbits are a long term commitment.  They should also know that rabbits need vets that are well versed in rabbit care, and they could supply a list of area vets.


                • Kokaneeandkahlua
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                    I think that’s a great strategy! I personally feel that people spend more money on the vet if they spent it on the pet-and that they treat free animals differently-I’m big time generalizing, but seriously you almost never see $2000 bulldogs in rescues -but loads of free to good home puppies end up there. So -yes the charging money is great-and adding the value with some items to get them started is a super incentive to make it worth it-that’s actually really good thinking.

                    And love the idea Tobyluv -to send home info with the new buns! Make sure no one gets two-because-well they multiply like rabbits….

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