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How about five? Ha I can just imgane the look on your face at the moment. Let me explain. So I was on craigslist earlier today (yes I know bad idea) & I stumbled over a post that really intrested me. A guy is trying to get rid of five buns! 2 of them are mom & dad. Dad I think is a lop mix? Mom I have no idea. They have three little babies that are only five weeks old. He said he was willing to seperate (at that age!). I freaked out, told my mom about it & we had a long conversation where quite a few tears were shed. But in the end we both feel in are hearts that the best thing to do is take them in & foster them. I replied back to the guy, he replied back, & then my mom replied back yet again with her phone number ( I’m 17 so she has to do the talking). The guy is supposed to call her tomorrow morning (boy am I glad the next two days are teacher workdays!)
I have already called my vet & told her about the sitation. She said IF, & when we get them to bring them straight in & she will check them over. Then when the babies are old enough she will help me find them homes. Man I so hope this works out. I have not been this hopeful/happy about anything since Flopsy passed.
Now speaking of that let me say one thing- I AM NOT TRYING TO REPLACE HIM! I was never even thinking about bringing another bun into my life this soon. I didn’t think I was ready- I still miss Flopsy so,so,so much. But both mom & I feel that this is right. We would not be doing this if I didn’t think I could. But something in my heart tugged when I saw that post. I know that may sound stupid but it’s the only way I can describe it
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Barbie- Thank you. I think I’m going to need it haha
JerseyGirl- You know whats weird? One of the babies has a little marking on his face that looks exactly like Flopsy’s. Maybe he sent them to me when I needed something like this the most. I had an horrible dream last night about Flopsy’s death. I didn’t go to school today, & I was curled up in my computer chair crying when I found the post. I know I’m prob reading to much in to it, but it’s nice to think about
About the cost. I have about $300 dollars saved up that I will use IF this happens. I’m not expecting my parents to pay for everything (though mom is saying she wants to). The vet also offered me a discount on the visits. Bless her heart.
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So does anybody have any advice? Has anybody ever done anything like this before? I’m so scared this is going to fall through at the last second. I’m getting so excited, even though I’m trying not to. If this does go through what should I expect? I’ve never had more than one bun before so I’m clueless haha. How should I keep there cage set up? I have tons of NIC grids left over, so as soon as I know this is for sure going to happen I’m going to start setting up there space. What should moms diet be? What age are the babies weaned? What if moms pregnant again? Oh God lets hope she’s not. If she is though I will manage
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Oh crap I didn’t think of that. Hmm I’ll have to figure out something to put around it so I won’t have baby bunnies everywhere
I’m going to have to call my vet tomorrow cause I have tons of questions. I want to make sure I do everything right. It sounds like this kidos have had a tough life (including mom & dad),I just want them to be happy. -
Posted By SassyGirl on 02/25/2010 12:23 PM
“Marrisa does happy dance”. There coming home with me & momma tomorrow!! We talked to the guy a couple of hours ago & he agreed to let us take them, we do have to pay 50 bucks for them though. His including a couple of cages but from what I’ve ssen of them, there going in the trash.I hope you were joking. You may need the cages even if they are too small for housing a rabbit properly. You’d be amazed at the many uses for a cage. You might be able to make litterboxes out of them, use them for vet visits or in a pinch when you need to confine a rabbit after a fresh spay etc. With multiple young rabbits in your house you will need them. I have used cages to put things out of harm’s way such as a cell phone or library book so my rabbits wouldn’t be able to nibble at them. People have wondered why I ‘caged’ my alarm clock but at least it still had all its buttons the next morning.
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