The fosters babies are gone

[osprey]

Well, most of them anyway.  You may remember my litter of 8, I am now down to one of the girls, Sidney.  The good news is that 3 have been adopted already, the bad news is that until last night, I had the four remaining boys.  Early yesterday morning, and then again late last evening, the boys went berserk.  They were a growling, seething biting mass of hysteria.  One of them took a chunk out of my finger as I was trying to break up the fur ball.  I have never seen anything like it, they were like a tornado of bunnies.  Several got bite wounds, and at least one will now require a trip to the vet to treat a wound.  I feel so terrible that this happened.  I split them up after the big fight, but I guess the damage was done.  Our director said not to feel badly, these things happen with boys, and it was only a matter of time.  I guess they should have been split up sooner, but there just was no place to put them.  I just can’t help but feel that I should have done something more after I saw the first fight.  We thought that it was just normal boy chasing behavior.  I guess 10 weeks was just a little too long to keep them together.

[Gravehearted]

bunny brawls are scary!! those things do happen, especially right as buns are hitting puberty – all the hormones lead to humping and fighting! It just depends on the bunnies since when they reach puberty can vary.

I am so glad to hear so many have been adopted though, that’s great news!

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