bunnylover1995
Alpha Buck
I want to start the new year with a bigger family :lolI know it's a while away lol, but it's something that takes a lot of thought and planning)
I'd love to bond a neutered boy to my two one year old dutch girls as soon as they're spayed.
What kind of things do I need to consider when adopting a bun, and would I even be considered to adopt?
I'd have a 6ft "coop" for him to live in during bonding and then the trio could live in an 8ft 2 tier hutch with 8x4 run, plus supervised free-ranging for at least 4 hours every day.
Would my set-up be big enough?
Most of the rescues I've looked at have already bonded their buns up, and there's no way I could get four in there.
Plus I don't know where I could go that's neutral for bonding...
Also I looked at cottontails and there was loads of negative stuff about ramps, but my girls aren't confident jumpers, even their kiddy chairs have ramps to them, and you see them size up to the 4 inch jump into the housey bit, they're okay jumping down, but they get confused with the landing when trying to get up there, and often try to stop mid-jump which ends up in splayed legs and a dazed look :roll::roll:. So I have to have ramps, will this reduce my chances of adopting?
(There is a bedding area upstairs and downstairs so if newbun doesn't like ramps he can live downstairs but I'd much rather he had the full run of the place. I want a two tier hutch so that if it rains they can escape the downstairs where the rain could blow in because it's attached to the run, as the hutch cover won't cover every bit of it and although it may be only a few drops and the bedding areas will be dry, I know I'd hate to be that close to rain, plus as I can't offer them a shed, I'm building up, so that living space isn't compromised too much).
My buns are vaccinated and come in 4 times a week for nail trims, play time, cuddles (because my two LOVE hugs:shock and so I can watch them poop and pee to make sure everything's working okay. The only reason they're not spayed yet is because they were shockingly underweight when the came to me, and then they went overweight (because I spoilt them a bit too much) and then when they finally got to the right weight Jelly got the snuffles:roll:, but it's all cleared up now, so, Houston we are go! :thumb:
Oh, I also have a dog...
...and a cat
Wow when I write all this it's not looking very positive.
Might just go for P@H adoption, but I'd love to help out a rescue by taking a fluffkins off their hands to free up space for somebunny who also needs help, rather than taking in some unwanted "stock" :evil:
I'd love to bond a neutered boy to my two one year old dutch girls as soon as they're spayed.
What kind of things do I need to consider when adopting a bun, and would I even be considered to adopt?
I'd have a 6ft "coop" for him to live in during bonding and then the trio could live in an 8ft 2 tier hutch with 8x4 run, plus supervised free-ranging for at least 4 hours every day.
Would my set-up be big enough?
Most of the rescues I've looked at have already bonded their buns up, and there's no way I could get four in there.
Plus I don't know where I could go that's neutral for bonding...
Also I looked at cottontails and there was loads of negative stuff about ramps, but my girls aren't confident jumpers, even their kiddy chairs have ramps to them, and you see them size up to the 4 inch jump into the housey bit, they're okay jumping down, but they get confused with the landing when trying to get up there, and often try to stop mid-jump which ends up in splayed legs and a dazed look :roll::roll:. So I have to have ramps, will this reduce my chances of adopting?
(There is a bedding area upstairs and downstairs so if newbun doesn't like ramps he can live downstairs but I'd much rather he had the full run of the place. I want a two tier hutch so that if it rains they can escape the downstairs where the rain could blow in because it's attached to the run, as the hutch cover won't cover every bit of it and although it may be only a few drops and the bedding areas will be dry, I know I'd hate to be that close to rain, plus as I can't offer them a shed, I'm building up, so that living space isn't compromised too much).
My buns are vaccinated and come in 4 times a week for nail trims, play time, cuddles (because my two LOVE hugs:shock and so I can watch them poop and pee to make sure everything's working okay. The only reason they're not spayed yet is because they were shockingly underweight when the came to me, and then they went overweight (because I spoilt them a bit too much) and then when they finally got to the right weight Jelly got the snuffles:roll:, but it's all cleared up now, so, Houston we are go! :thumb:
Oh, I also have a dog...
...and a cat
Wow when I write all this it's not looking very positive.
Might just go for P@H adoption, but I'd love to help out a rescue by taking a fluffkins off their hands to free up space for somebunny who also needs help, rather than taking in some unwanted "stock" :evil: