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My numbers a dwindling and once their gone I won't be getting anymore

WeeBarraxO

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Was just thinking ... I have went from a group of 10 and 2 singles .. And now only have the group of 5 left after loosing magic :(


And I really don't think I will get anymore buns once my current ones pass over, my health isn't always great and I have to rely on OH a lot of the time don't get me wrong I still have a few years with my lot and may well change my mind by then, but ATM I am thinking I won't be getting anymore, my youngest just now is 2 oldest is unknown age maybe 4 or 5 ?

So yeah just been having a think was wondering of anyone else has ever came to that decision ?
 
How sad, but I guess only you can make that decision as you have to take into your health, age etc.

I haven't had to make that choice yet but I'm sure when the time comes you'll know what to do - you have to let your head rule your heart sometimes.
 
not quite the same but we have downsized a lot in the past year, partly for health reasons and we have also put a time limit on how long we carry on as it is certainly not something we can carry on doing indefinitely, physically, emotionally or financially :(
 
So sorry you have lost so many buns.

Financially we cannot have anymore pets. I really don't know what I will do if one of my bonded pair becomes single. :(
 
Hopefully you'll have quite a few years to enjoy your remaining bunnies, and perhaps circumstances might change for you. xx
 
I can understand that. Perhaps in the future you might consider a pair, just see how things go. No need to make these decisions right now :)

I doubt I will get any more bunnies until I'm down to one. Four was too many for me health wise (no reflection on Mischa obviously, I still miss him terribly), I'm hoping that with three in a group things will be easier for me and better for them space wise.
 
im the same hun, my numbers have decreased so fast this year once theyre gone i wont be having anymore.
(Big hugs to you)
 
I'm at about 11 now. I'm letting my numbers drop off too. However I have a single male that lost his partner - he's been panacured & at some point I will get him another girlfriend.

I'm going to be looking at a bun who has had/has EC or lived with another bun who has though. Plus I want an adult, not a youngster.

Think my youngest bun is 2....

I got several 5-8 year olds.
 
I don't think there's any need to may a concrete decision right now. Thinking a about it can be useful but no decisions need to be made until you're actually in a place where you need to make the decision.
 
Yes me too, I worship my two little lovelies and they have changed my life in ways I could never have imagined BUT they are so flippin fragile and the stress is unreal! So no more bunnies for me either :(
 
I don't think there's any need to may a concrete decision right now. Thinking a about it can be useful but no decisions need to be made until you're actually in a place where you need to make the decision.

That's what I was trying to say but Sky-O's said it a whole lot better than me. :thumb:
 
No more bunnies = no more life! I am not ready to give up rabbits just yet . Physically ok, financially ok, emotionally ? While I can I will! God willing of course. If I have to give up I will go and live in Rio! Haha!
 
Yes me too, I worship my two little lovelies and they have changed my life in ways I could never have imagined BUT they are so flippin fragile and the stress is unreal! So no more bunnies for me either :(

This is exactly how I feel. I won't be getting anymore after my 3. They bring so much joy but I often feel that these days the stress is morethan the joy.
 
I probably won't get any more, but then, I say that about every type of pet and I see one in bad need of a home and I go get it :roll: :lol: I'd be happier with my setups if I could have them as a five, but with a 3 and a 2 I feel like none of them are getting enough space.

Sorry to hear you lost Magic WeeBarra, she was my favourite of your bunnies. RIP Magic.
 
I will have to have more as I have two singles at the moment :/ but I will not get into the never ending bunny cycle, I love my bunnies but to be honest I don't even want anymore even though I know they need partners, I really don't like the stress of illness with elvis and his dental, the thought of ever seeing flystrike etc. I love my bunnies to bits and will give them the best care I can for all the years they are with me but I will not be a forever bunny owner I don't think.
 
I'm leaving the decision until I have to. I've always said once we're left with one it will either be rehomed to live with a partner or will come inside with us because I don't want any more rabbits, but then I get days where I really can't imagine my life without them.

I think the deciding factor will be whether I'm in a position to adopt a pair of dogs. Financially I wouldn't want to do both dogs and buns.
Then again, if I'm not in a position to adopt some dogs then there's a good chance I'd get ferrets instead, they're just so much less stressful than rabbits, and easier to get someone to look after if I want to go away.

Who knows though, by the time I get to that point I could have totally changed my mind.
 
I'm not taking on any more as I won't have the garden forever and feel it would be unfair to move any bun who'd known the space/freedom they have here to smaller quarters. So the aim is to stay here for the life of the existing buns but then to sell the house after that. :(

May get more if I ever get my dream cottage in the country in years to come though... :love:
 
I came to that decision with the Guinea pigs, I loved having them and really miss them but I knew enough was enough, when the last one died I knew there would be no more:(. I don't think we would have another bun when Poppy eventually goes but I will have to wait and see.

I have also said no more younger dogs too, I don't mind taking on the oldies but I will never have a young one again, I love every minute of them but I do know its the oldies that need my help:D
 
we have had house bunnies for 20 years and when we lost our last two ( bonded ) and our daughters had just left home we said we would not have anymore. we really enjoyed have a spick and span and clean house for a year or so we were happy. we started doing rabbit boarding in a purpose built bunny lodge and said we would get our fix that way. My younger daughter who has 4 rabbits and degus herself found barney , a very handsome rabbit that needed rehoming, after a lot of thought we decided to take him on, he was a nightmare at first , but we quickly realised how much we had missed having a house bunny, now he is a delight, the best behaved, cleanest and most low maintenace rabbit we have ever had.

the key is moderation, one good house rabbit is easy , however we are looking into a bonded pair for outside.

if you truely love rabbits your home will feel so empty with out one, you dont miss it until you aint got it
 
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