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Bunnies at our local country park aw! UPDATE I've had a reply
- Thread starter fiona0529
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Evangeline
Warren Veteran
Aww they have such a huge area. Lets hope they get put away at night
Fifibutton
Wise Old Thumper
It certainly looks very spacious for them, was the fence stiff mesh do you know? I hope they do have somewhere safe for the nights.
fiona0529
Alpha Buck
Calderglen in ek. X
Kermit
Wise Old Thumper
Not been there in a while. The enclosures do look good, but i would probably want to check too that the bunnies are safe at night.
Even not at night to be honest, there would abe a chance a fox or bird of prey could get them through the day!
fiona0529
Alpha Buck
Thats what i was thinking too. Would much prefer if it was covered. Being a country park there must be all sorts of predators in the woods.
There are piggies too in a big enclosure with a brick shelter for them. Again it is uncovered and the fence is only knee height so worried anyone could just wander off with one!
Kermit
Wise Old Thumper
Fone / email them, see what they say. If you don't get a decent response then i am happy to contact them and complain too. You get all sorts of sicko's nowadays so would be worried for the piggies too.
They are clearly trying to do good by giving them loads of space, but i would worry for their safety too.
fiona0529
Alpha Buck
Thanks, i have just sent an email so will let you know if and when they get back to me. I'm a member of rwaf so will email them too!
Fifibutton
Wise Old Thumper
The new pics are great, those bunnies look so dwarfed by the space which is fab. It is great you are emailing too :thumb:
fiona0529
Alpha Buck
Update
I have had a reply about the bunnies. What do you think?
"Hello there Fiona, Thank you for your enquiry about the rabbits. I am in the process of building a new rabbit enclosure at the moment.It will not be covered as we provide safe places for them to run too and have never lost a rabbit to a predator. Stoats or Weasels could undoubtedly take them if determined enough but we seem to have enough wild rabbits to keep them occupied. Of course covering the enclosure would not stop them. The rabbits are locked away at night. Hopefully we are always trying to improve our exhibits and standards and the new enclosure should do both. Do not hesitate to ask for me if you would like to discuss this further."
I have had a reply about the bunnies. What do you think?
"Hello there Fiona, Thank you for your enquiry about the rabbits. I am in the process of building a new rabbit enclosure at the moment.It will not be covered as we provide safe places for them to run too and have never lost a rabbit to a predator. Stoats or Weasels could undoubtedly take them if determined enough but we seem to have enough wild rabbits to keep them occupied. Of course covering the enclosure would not stop them. The rabbits are locked away at night. Hopefully we are always trying to improve our exhibits and standards and the new enclosure should do both. Do not hesitate to ask for me if you would like to discuss this further."
Snowberry
Wise Old Thumper
I know it seems cruel as these look like domesticated buns but I would much rather they lived like this with the risk of preditors than be locked away in a small hutch all the time.
At the end of the day wild buns get caught by preditors all the time and we dont attempt to catch them all and put them in hutches.
At the end of the day wild buns get caught by preditors all the time and we dont attempt to catch them all and put them in hutches.
fiona0529
Alpha Buck
My worry wasn't about them getting locked up in a small hutch, I wondered why the enclosure couldn't be covered. That way they still have the space to run around and have a reduced risk of predators.
Snowberry
Wise Old Thumper
It would have to be pretty strong mesh to cover it- which I guess would then make it difficult for the keepers to get in and out to clean etc.
