vicki-chick
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Hi there,
I am desperately trying to find some information on how to go about finding a new permanent home for our two rabbits (who live together) and one guinea pig (who lives separately). I don't particularly want to take them to a rehoming shelter, but would rather find them a permanent new home.
We have two rabbits which we rehomed from the RSPCA when they were just babies at a few weeks old. This was in 1997. They are now approaching 8 years old. They are from the same litter and are both female (confirmed by vet), so they are sisters. One is white (Rosie) and the other is a mottled grey colour (Charlie). Charlie is very docile and good natured. Rosie is a little more skittish, although not aggressive – just nervous. Neither has been handled very much. One of their favourite foods is flat leaf parsley. They have a large (relative to the appalling pet shop sizes) hutch and adjoining run that we built ourselves before they came to live with us. I consider that they have a good life and they seem contented.
Tufty, the guinea pig, (who doesn’t actually live with the rabbits, but in an adjoining hutch) is approximately three years old. He used to live with a rabbit, but has lived alone now for about eighteen months. He is very good natured and is a lovely tri-colour. His fur is tufty (as his name suggests)!
I would love for him to live with some other guinea pigs, as I know they are social animals. Like the rabbits, I would love for him to go to someone who understands the transition and would watch for any difficulty.
The problem now, however, is that we are being overrun with mice. Our house borders a field and forest and the mice are attracted to some of the food we feed them with. We have started getting a considerable number of mice now. As we have dogs, we are unable (and I am personally unwilling) to use ‘deal with’ the mice problem in an aggressive, i.e. poison, fashion. My parents have now decided that we must rehome the rabbits and get rid of the hutches. I am unhappy with doing this, but obviously must respect that this is their house.
My parents originally decided that they just wanted to take the rabbits to the nearest RSPCA. However, I am seriously opposed to this and have convinced them to give me some time to find a good permanent home for them. As the rabbits are now so old, I am so worried about how the change in living environment will affect them. It is also unlikely that they would be rehomed quickly as a result of their age. Also, as they are sisters and have lived their whole lives together, I am absolutely adamant that they cannot be separated. However, after a lengthy discussion with our local RSPCA, they have said that they cannot guarantee that they would be rehomed together. In addition, they have a good size living space at present. I couldn’t bear for them to be rehomed into a tiny cramped hutch in a back garden somewhere.
The problem is that my parents have given me a deadline by which time I have to have found them a new home. If not, they are going to the RSPCA. Therefore, I am desperate to find them a good home and must do so quickly. I don’t want them to end up at the RSPCA.
I desperately want to find somewhere that will really care about them. As Rosie and Charlie are now quite old and have lived their whole lives in one place, I also want to rehome them with someone who will understand the transition for them – someone who knows a lot about rabbits.
I feel such a responsibility to find the three of them good homes, but I’m under pressure from my parents to do this quickly.
If you can provide any help or information at all, I would be really grateful.
Vicki
P.S. Incidentally, I live in Preston, Lancashire.
P.P.S. Sorry this is such a long post.
I am desperately trying to find some information on how to go about finding a new permanent home for our two rabbits (who live together) and one guinea pig (who lives separately). I don't particularly want to take them to a rehoming shelter, but would rather find them a permanent new home.
We have two rabbits which we rehomed from the RSPCA when they were just babies at a few weeks old. This was in 1997. They are now approaching 8 years old. They are from the same litter and are both female (confirmed by vet), so they are sisters. One is white (Rosie) and the other is a mottled grey colour (Charlie). Charlie is very docile and good natured. Rosie is a little more skittish, although not aggressive – just nervous. Neither has been handled very much. One of their favourite foods is flat leaf parsley. They have a large (relative to the appalling pet shop sizes) hutch and adjoining run that we built ourselves before they came to live with us. I consider that they have a good life and they seem contented.
Tufty, the guinea pig, (who doesn’t actually live with the rabbits, but in an adjoining hutch) is approximately three years old. He used to live with a rabbit, but has lived alone now for about eighteen months. He is very good natured and is a lovely tri-colour. His fur is tufty (as his name suggests)!
I would love for him to live with some other guinea pigs, as I know they are social animals. Like the rabbits, I would love for him to go to someone who understands the transition and would watch for any difficulty.The problem now, however, is that we are being overrun with mice. Our house borders a field and forest and the mice are attracted to some of the food we feed them with. We have started getting a considerable number of mice now. As we have dogs, we are unable (and I am personally unwilling) to use ‘deal with’ the mice problem in an aggressive, i.e. poison, fashion. My parents have now decided that we must rehome the rabbits and get rid of the hutches. I am unhappy with doing this, but obviously must respect that this is their house.
My parents originally decided that they just wanted to take the rabbits to the nearest RSPCA. However, I am seriously opposed to this and have convinced them to give me some time to find a good permanent home for them. As the rabbits are now so old, I am so worried about how the change in living environment will affect them. It is also unlikely that they would be rehomed quickly as a result of their age. Also, as they are sisters and have lived their whole lives together, I am absolutely adamant that they cannot be separated. However, after a lengthy discussion with our local RSPCA, they have said that they cannot guarantee that they would be rehomed together. In addition, they have a good size living space at present. I couldn’t bear for them to be rehomed into a tiny cramped hutch in a back garden somewhere.
The problem is that my parents have given me a deadline by which time I have to have found them a new home. If not, they are going to the RSPCA. Therefore, I am desperate to find them a good home and must do so quickly. I don’t want them to end up at the RSPCA.
I desperately want to find somewhere that will really care about them. As Rosie and Charlie are now quite old and have lived their whole lives in one place, I also want to rehome them with someone who will understand the transition for them – someone who knows a lot about rabbits.
I feel such a responsibility to find the three of them good homes, but I’m under pressure from my parents to do this quickly.
If you can provide any help or information at all, I would be really grateful.
Vicki
P.S. Incidentally, I live in Preston, Lancashire.
P.P.S. Sorry this is such a long post.
