carolineclair
Warren Scout
Firstly this story isn’t as straight forward as I would like. Maple is my baby, I love her to bits and spend all my spare time with her, unfortunately I live on the fourth floor of a flat and the flats have recently become home to mice. I have panic attacks and the mice recently pushed me over the edge a little and I had to move back to my parents with Maple. Pest control have put mice poison down all around my flat so its not safe for maple at present for obvious reasons. My problem is that she is clearly going to attract the mice into the house with her constant supply of hay, straw and food (all of which is kept to a caged area not scattered around the flat – not that that has helped!)
I’m moving back to my flat tonight (I’m terrified and feel sick at the thought) but Maple is staying with my mum for the time being. My mum has a lovely big rabbit proofed garden that Maple loves and I wonder if im being cruel even considering bringing her back to the flat? She gets so excited when she sees me and always runs over and wants her nose rubs and cuddles, it broke my heart this morning saying goodbye to her for a few weeks. I know if she stayed at my mums she would be cared for with 100% unconditional love and care as my mum is amazing with her and very intuitive to her needs (although Maple has taken to barking at her when she picks her up so im not sure the love is reciprocated!!)
I haven’t broached the subject 100% seriously with my mum about Maple going to live there permanently but im sure she would be ok if I were to buy a decent outdoor hutch with attached run, and pay for her care and upkeep. But if she was to have to move outdoors, when and how would I go about doing this? She has only ever been outside for long periods in the summer months and I know she has recently shed all her winter fur… for what seems like the fourth time since November! Any advice would be really appreciated about how to best relocate her to an outdoors bunny. She could still have the run of the kitchen and hall during colder/wetter days/months as my mum is happy to have her inside when she is home so it’s not as if she would be abandoned out there. I know someone will mention getting a second rabbit especially if she is moved outside which I would ideally love to do but I know that would push my mum more likely to say no, that would be a subject I would have to broach after she had taken her on.
Wow ive really rambled but I could really do with some advice PLEASE!
xxx
I’m moving back to my flat tonight (I’m terrified and feel sick at the thought) but Maple is staying with my mum for the time being. My mum has a lovely big rabbit proofed garden that Maple loves and I wonder if im being cruel even considering bringing her back to the flat? She gets so excited when she sees me and always runs over and wants her nose rubs and cuddles, it broke my heart this morning saying goodbye to her for a few weeks. I know if she stayed at my mums she would be cared for with 100% unconditional love and care as my mum is amazing with her and very intuitive to her needs (although Maple has taken to barking at her when she picks her up so im not sure the love is reciprocated!!)
I haven’t broached the subject 100% seriously with my mum about Maple going to live there permanently but im sure she would be ok if I were to buy a decent outdoor hutch with attached run, and pay for her care and upkeep. But if she was to have to move outdoors, when and how would I go about doing this? She has only ever been outside for long periods in the summer months and I know she has recently shed all her winter fur… for what seems like the fourth time since November! Any advice would be really appreciated about how to best relocate her to an outdoors bunny. She could still have the run of the kitchen and hall during colder/wetter days/months as my mum is happy to have her inside when she is home so it’s not as if she would be abandoned out there. I know someone will mention getting a second rabbit especially if she is moved outside which I would ideally love to do but I know that would push my mum more likely to say no, that would be a subject I would have to broach after she had taken her on.
Wow ive really rambled but I could really do with some advice PLEASE!
xxx