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PLEASE NOTE: Io and her siblings are from a RESCUE LITTER and were not intentionally bred.
Looking for either a forever home or another foster!
A few of you have heard this story now a couple times: back at the end of November, my partner and I were visiting my friend in Maine, who told us they had been seeing a large domestic rabbit around their house recently. We managed to find and get her inside – and only two days later, she had a litter of eight kits!!!
I am VERY happy to say that both mom and all the kids are doing great today. Mom and most of the babies have found homes – only little Io is left to be adopted!
I am currently fostering four baby rabbits in my home, as a relief from my friend who successfully brought everyone to this point, but as they mature and get larger, we are beginning to run out of space for comfortable and feasible habitability and so I’m rather desperately seeking an adopter OR another foster.
A little bit about Io herself:
She is a highly intelligent, very friendly little bunny who knows exactly what she wants. She surprises me by being both vocal about her demands (alfalfa pellets, mostly) and at the same time fairly gentle in interacting with me. She is dexterous, athletic, and would do super well with a home who can stimulate her active mind! Mom is quite a large rabbit, so we believe she – and her siblings – will be, too.
Some tidbits:
- We are fairly sure that she is female, but she was sexed (by a rabbit-savvy vet) quite early, so it’s possible she’s actually male. Unless she is adopted before 2/24, I am bringing in all of the babies to be checked out and re-sexed on that date. Her behavior suggests she is female, but it’s hard to say with 100% certainty at this point.
- She is 10.5 weeks old as of this posting, which means she will need to be spayed at 4-5 months old.
- She is also going to need to continue to be fed a baby-friendly diet (alfalfa hay and alfalfa pellets) until around the same time. Right now she’s getting 80% Timothy hay, 20% alfalfa hay – both unlimited – and 1/4 cup alfalfa pellets each day (plus some hand-fed pellets in between). She has been introduced to some greens and has taken well to them, although I’m being very cautious with that – green introductions need to happen slowly.
Please get in touch, ask questions, and/or feel free to spread the word!!!
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