Well I have to start off by saying that I’m not even sure she belongs to me yet… we should know by tonight. We haven’t been able to contact the neighbors since we caught her- we talked to them when we first spotted her in our yard. When we did talk to them, the woman said she would be over trying to find her that afternoon… this was now three days ago and she hasn’t been out here once. From the sounds of it (I only got the story secondhand from my mom), they didn’t exactly throw her out. I think she maybe got loose? However, this was a month ago, and we never heard anything from them as far as asking us to keep a lookout or whatever…?
So I don’t know much of anything about her. I had to sex her myself after a bit of research on the web haha. So of course there is a chance I could be wrong. No idea if she’s been spayed, how old she is, or anything. If we do keep her, she will be going to the vets this weekend for sure. After a month in the wild, she definitely deserves a checkup!
Yes there are other feral rabbits in the area- I live on a farm. I was also wondering the same thing, jerseygirl. Another reason why a vet check is so important! I don’t know much about that sort of thing… but I’m assuming she could get pregnant (if she’s not spayed) by a wild rabbit? In that case, how long are their gestation periods? And how long can you wait before an espay can’t be performed?
Right now, she is living in my (large) dog’s crate while I’m not at home, and when I am home, she is running supervised around my room. She’s pretty good about going to the bathroom only in the crate, though, so I suppose that’s a start. I was really pleased when I came home from school today, though- she only had about 6 pills outside the box today! And she peed in there 100%! *happydance*
My litter box isn’t really a box, its a flat rubber feed bucket that belongs to my horses. Its circular, and she can fit in it completely. I’m using a wood pellet bedding (what I use with my horses). Its non clumping, and doesn’t use hardwoods (I also use the same product for my hamsters, so I’m sure). On the floor of the crate, I’ve just thrown some towels in (she loves burrowing under them!).
I’m really chuffed with how social this girl is for her situation. I can only imagine how she’d be after being here a couple months! She’s really only comfortable with me, although she will let anyone pet her without complaint. She doesn’t seem to mind being carried as much as I’ve heard some rabbits do, either, although I try to avoid doing so if possible. As soon as I open the crate when I get home, she hops right on out and climbs into my lap! <33
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