Hi everyone.
Hubby said YES!!! :shock:
as you may know, hubby has been a bit slow on the uptake with the bunny thing. BUT things have changed. So much so, he's agreed to let me buy the cage and have a housevisit... and last night he said YES I can have a house rabbit! I’m over the moon.
Now I have a dilemma. :?
To date, I have been doing my research, posting questions on this site etc and making contact with suitable rescues. Today, I’m ordering my cage, rabbit run etc. Yesterday, i spoke with a lovely lady. She has lots of rabbits that need forever homes. Unfortunately, the rabbits when rehomed do not include vacs & neutering/spaying and she has no rabbits in at the moment that have been 'done' so if i were to adopt one of her rabbits the deed and associated worries would fall to me (the donation per rabbit is v small compared to other rescues so the 'cost' involved is not an issue). But the emotional rollercoaster would need to be taken into consideration.
Anyway, i'll get to 'the what should i do?' part.... she has some black baby buns that have been hand reared and need forever homes. (Thank goodness we don't have video/pic phones!!!!!!) To - date i've not considered having a baby bun (circ 13 weeks). I've been planning on a 12month+ male, neutered vac bun with a personality to suit my set up (16month old son, 2 cats rabbit littertrainable/house trainable).
Now, if i were to change my preconceived idea - it would mean that i would have a well handled bun whose health history to date is known. i'd get the pleasure of getting to know the bun from 'the start', without the health problems associated with neglect and poor diet etc.
On the down side, I have been lead to believe (thro' research) that getting a baby bun to have as a houserabbit is hard work. i would have to go thro the trauma of neutering & potential problems associated with anaesthetic, litter training, housetraining...
what would you do? what have i not considered? what are the down sides of getting a baby?
Budgets are TIGHT (i don't work and rely on hubby's income) I am planning on taking out pet insurance for the first year on any rescue bun whatever the age but there would always be the excess to take into consideration...
I wouldn't describe myself as a 'fluffy' person in dire need of experiencing the baby bun stage of my houserabbit's life but i'd be lying if i didn't say that i find it a tiny bit appealing. hence the dilemma!
please feel free to give me some advice/thoughts of whether I should
a) go for it, get a baby, accept neutering worries, accept housetraining may be an uphill struggle...
b) STOP stick to original plan and find the right bun with the personality, history, age and background to suit my set up. And risk the unknown health history element.
Yikes, can’t believe I’m allowed a bun! All comments are welcome. Thanks in advance.
Julie
Hubby said YES!!! :shock:
as you may know, hubby has been a bit slow on the uptake with the bunny thing. BUT things have changed. So much so, he's agreed to let me buy the cage and have a housevisit... and last night he said YES I can have a house rabbit! I’m over the moon.
Now I have a dilemma. :?
To date, I have been doing my research, posting questions on this site etc and making contact with suitable rescues. Today, I’m ordering my cage, rabbit run etc. Yesterday, i spoke with a lovely lady. She has lots of rabbits that need forever homes. Unfortunately, the rabbits when rehomed do not include vacs & neutering/spaying and she has no rabbits in at the moment that have been 'done' so if i were to adopt one of her rabbits the deed and associated worries would fall to me (the donation per rabbit is v small compared to other rescues so the 'cost' involved is not an issue). But the emotional rollercoaster would need to be taken into consideration.
Anyway, i'll get to 'the what should i do?' part.... she has some black baby buns that have been hand reared and need forever homes. (Thank goodness we don't have video/pic phones!!!!!!) To - date i've not considered having a baby bun (circ 13 weeks). I've been planning on a 12month+ male, neutered vac bun with a personality to suit my set up (16month old son, 2 cats rabbit littertrainable/house trainable).
Now, if i were to change my preconceived idea - it would mean that i would have a well handled bun whose health history to date is known. i'd get the pleasure of getting to know the bun from 'the start', without the health problems associated with neglect and poor diet etc.
On the down side, I have been lead to believe (thro' research) that getting a baby bun to have as a houserabbit is hard work. i would have to go thro the trauma of neutering & potential problems associated with anaesthetic, litter training, housetraining...
what would you do? what have i not considered? what are the down sides of getting a baby?
Budgets are TIGHT (i don't work and rely on hubby's income) I am planning on taking out pet insurance for the first year on any rescue bun whatever the age but there would always be the excess to take into consideration...
I wouldn't describe myself as a 'fluffy' person in dire need of experiencing the baby bun stage of my houserabbit's life but i'd be lying if i didn't say that i find it a tiny bit appealing. hence the dilemma!
please feel free to give me some advice/thoughts of whether I should
a) go for it, get a baby, accept neutering worries, accept housetraining may be an uphill struggle...
b) STOP stick to original plan and find the right bun with the personality, history, age and background to suit my set up. And risk the unknown health history element.
Yikes, can’t believe I’m allowed a bun! All comments are welcome. Thanks in advance.
Julie