aliceechamberlain
Mama Doe
In desperation to home some of our more, shall I say, interesting bunnies and in order to give them the space they crave I considered homing one of my pairs in a rabbit colony. Apparently there is some sort of animal sanctuary near Bristol which is open to the public and their rabbits are kept together in a colony.
A friend visited to case the joint, she reported that the bunnies looked healthy and she could not see any injuries. Obviously this was not enough for me and as I am quite likely to end up in Edinburgh if I head for Bristol (navigation not my strongest point) I decided to take a look at another small colony I had heard of on the outskirts of Gloucester. There were 6 rabbits there and they had a huge area to exercise in but I never had time to consider any further than this because a couple came hopping up to see me, they were cashmere types and their fur was terribly matted. Anyway I went into the farm shop on the site and asked if I could take the cashmeres with me to rehome (there were 4 of them).
So, my intrepid adventure into colonies came to a grinding halt. I have since visited one at Longleat where the bunnies had lots of tunnels and a big 'warren' area as well as access to a grassed area if they wished, I think there were about 8 rabbits there and they were cuddled up together quite happily. Does anyone out there have a colony and how did you get it to work? I would be so scared to let new bunnies in to join an established group incase they were badly injured but they must have worked it out at Longleat. Any thoughts?
Alice
A friend visited to case the joint, she reported that the bunnies looked healthy and she could not see any injuries. Obviously this was not enough for me and as I am quite likely to end up in Edinburgh if I head for Bristol (navigation not my strongest point) I decided to take a look at another small colony I had heard of on the outskirts of Gloucester. There were 6 rabbits there and they had a huge area to exercise in but I never had time to consider any further than this because a couple came hopping up to see me, they were cashmere types and their fur was terribly matted. Anyway I went into the farm shop on the site and asked if I could take the cashmeres with me to rehome (there were 4 of them).
So, my intrepid adventure into colonies came to a grinding halt. I have since visited one at Longleat where the bunnies had lots of tunnels and a big 'warren' area as well as access to a grassed area if they wished, I think there were about 8 rabbits there and they were cuddled up together quite happily. Does anyone out there have a colony and how did you get it to work? I would be so scared to let new bunnies in to join an established group incase they were badly injured but they must have worked it out at Longleat. Any thoughts?
Alice