irish rabbit
New Kit
Hi everyone, I am a newbie to this board although I have lurked for a long time. I work with a rescue based in Ireland that takes in all sorts of animals, big and small. I have had probably 6 or so rabbits come into the rescue before...but my dilema is this....
I just had a house bunny come into the rescue and she is living in my house (since it is too cold now for her to go into the cattery). I have always loved rabbits but this one I have truely fallen head over heels with. She comes up to me and gives me a nudge for stroking on the head, follows me around and gives me a head butt greeting everytime I pass her crate. She is living in a 48 inch dog crate in my son's bedroom and has about 3 hours roam time a day. Now my problem is this, I would LOVE to keep her, but I know that my husband won't let me get another bunny for her to bond too. At least not anytime soon he won't. Working in rescue I do have quiet the zoo here allready. :lol: Would it be unfair of me to keep her, would she be happier if I adopted her out to someone who could get her a bunny friend? House rabbits are not that common here in Ireland- the other bunnies I have adopted out have went to outdoor/hutch homes. I might end up with her for a quiet a long time before she gets an indoor home anyway and in that time I know my son and I will fall even more in love with her.
So what should I do?? I would love to keep her, but I don't want to be unfair to her, she is the sweetest little bunny ever. I would probably be able to get her a bunny friend in the next year at some point.
Any advice would be great!! Oh and she is going for her jabs and spaying very soon.
Thanks!!
Kelly
I just had a house bunny come into the rescue and she is living in my house (since it is too cold now for her to go into the cattery). I have always loved rabbits but this one I have truely fallen head over heels with. She comes up to me and gives me a nudge for stroking on the head, follows me around and gives me a head butt greeting everytime I pass her crate. She is living in a 48 inch dog crate in my son's bedroom and has about 3 hours roam time a day. Now my problem is this, I would LOVE to keep her, but I know that my husband won't let me get another bunny for her to bond too. At least not anytime soon he won't. Working in rescue I do have quiet the zoo here allready. :lol: Would it be unfair of me to keep her, would she be happier if I adopted her out to someone who could get her a bunny friend? House rabbits are not that common here in Ireland- the other bunnies I have adopted out have went to outdoor/hutch homes. I might end up with her for a quiet a long time before she gets an indoor home anyway and in that time I know my son and I will fall even more in love with her.
So what should I do?? I would love to keep her, but I don't want to be unfair to her, she is the sweetest little bunny ever. I would probably be able to get her a bunny friend in the next year at some point.
Any advice would be great!! Oh and she is going for her jabs and spaying very soon.
Thanks!!
Kelly