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angeleyes

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Went to my local p@h yesterday to get Lionel one of tose litter trays with the back as he keeps going over the edge of his tray bless him!
Anyway thought i would have a nosey around while i was there - they have a hutch and run with 6 quite large lionhead buns in, i thought one of them was dead as the others kept standing on him but then i saw he was breathing. Thn i went round to the other side and they have this new glass tank - how horrible there was another 7 buns in there, one monster one was attacking all the others, there were flies in thereand it smelt and it was so hot they had a light shining right in! No staff to be sen anywhere i was in there 45 minutes i finally cirnered one of them and started asking q's about the bunnies like why are there so many together? have you seperated the males and females? etc he got really nervous and said they would all be sold on saturday when the kids come in then he walked off! Think i scared him
Do you think its right keeping them in glass tanks?
 
The glass fronted pens are better as it stops kids poking the rabbits through the mesh but the bunnies always seem hot, especially the ones in the small 'adoption' pens.

Were they open at the top?
 
Agreed. They also help cut down on the noise - they can be virtually sound proof at the bottom of the 'tank'. If it smelt, though, I'd be inclined to suggest the need to reposition the light or clean out more often. Thankfully the tanks at P@H near me seem to clean them out very frequently and they do provide an awful lot of toys.

Perhaps ask to speak to a manager next time? :)
 
katie7 said:
Went to my local p@h yesterday to get Lionel one of tose litter trays with the back as he keeps going over the edge of his tray bless him!
Anyway thought i would have a nosey around while i was there - they have a hutch and run with 6 quite large lionhead buns in, i thought one of them was dead as the others kept standing on him but then i saw he was breathing. Thn i went round to the other side and they have this new glass tank - how horrible there was another 7 buns in there, one monster one was attacking all the others, there were flies in thereand it smelt and it was so hot they had a light shining right in! No staff to be sen anywhere i was in there 45 minutes i finally cirnered one of them and started asking q's about the bunnies like why are there so many together? have you seperated the males and females? etc he got really nervous and said they would all be sold on saturday when the kids come in then he walked off! Think i scared him
Do you think its right keeping them in glass tanks?
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Could you telephone the manager?Poor bunny,a whole week of being trodden on by the others until some little brat comes in and want to buy him:cry:My pets at home are good,I always ask about the giants and what exercise they are getting etc
 
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