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Vision impaired buns...

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Geoff's people

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For those of you with buns with a vision impairment, could you please advise and to what measures I would need to make the life of a wonky little nethie with only one eye easier?

She has a friend who is being handed over with her (was originally to be sold seperately but I begged him to keep them together and he agreed to sign over the pair:D:D!)
I don't know yet how the eye was lost, but as she also has a wonky leg I am assuming it was either a birth defect or a trauma in the nest. This man didn't breed them so I am unsure if we will ever be able to find out.

The hutch and run prepared has runaround pipe instead of a ramp (I figured whiskers would help here and a ramp would be a fall risk??)
The hutch part has been darkened for the time being so they can withdraw to total privacy if they so wish.

ANy advice would be most greatfully appreciated;)

Thank you x
 
Hello there. I was hoping someonne else might have come on with more experience but as yet no-one - so, I have had a blind rabbit who coped really well. They seem to learn their layout in no time and once they have learned it they move around more or less like a normal bun. I used to move things around a lot then and he would go round once annd knew where everything was. Sometimes, I have read, if they have a friend they will help the other one. So according to my own experience and what I have read, visually impaired or blind rabbits cope very well.
 
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