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Milly’s dad died.
The woman, and her kids, who had the dad and still have the mom doesn’t want the mom to be alone, and her kids asked if I could take her to be with Milly. We agreed to take her and my husband will be picking her up in the next day or two. She will be traveling about 200 miles with him in his semi truck until he gets home, which should be no more than an overnight trip.She is an outdoor rabbit living in a tiny hutch 100% of the time, but she will be a house rabbit once she gets here. So, any advice from people who have done this would be great. I don’t know a lot about her yet. I need to text the woman and find out what I can from her.
So far, my plan is to put her in the dog kennel for now (it’s the size of her current hutch), set it up like her hutch and let her get used to all of the smells, sounds, and us that way. That will also give me time to check her out thoroughly for any bugs she might have. Then, gradually introduce her to the foods she will be eating and the routine Milly is used to. I don’t want to upset her GI tract by throwing a brand new diet at her right away.
I’m not even thinking about bonding yet. That will come later after they are both spayed.
So, I’m asking for help to make sure her transition goes smoothly. Is there anything in particular I should be asking the previous owner?
Thanks!
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You seem to have most of it covered. You can ask if she’s had any treatment for mites or other medicines lately.
I have transitioned one bun from outside to indoors, it was spring so the temp difference between outside and indoors was about 10 degrees C (like 18 F or so), if the temp diff is bigger, you should try and lower the indoors temp so the new bun doesn’t get too warm.
It’s very wise not to make any radical changes to her diet, transitioning a bun to a new diet should be done slowly.
It sounds like she’s a very lucky bunny to get you for a bun-mom
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Thank you for the compliment
Our furbabies are a spoiled bunch and that’s the way we like it! 
I didn’t even think about the temperature change! Our kitchen doesn’t have any direct heat and is about 30 degrees colder than the room she will be staying in. She’s coming from Green Bay, Wisconsin where it gets bitter cold, so I will definitely have to transition her slowly. Thanks for the heads up!
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