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I have made up my mind.. I think...

Oh la la

Oh la la

Warren Scout
I have come to the conclusion to find a good home for Millie. I don't believe her behaveral towards other rabbits will get better and I feel sorry for her being all alone in her cage when Mr Fab and Little El are playing together. I find it hard to give her up. She is still a young rabbit, 6 month old, I've had her since end of November. Took her home from a pet store, she was skinny with overgrown nails and yellow teeths. She is a lovely rabbit, and put her to sleep is not an option. I am sure some of you would take her if I lived closer. Maybe I can find a Norwegian forum or something. Or put up a poster with photo and the information they need at the local pet store. Before I do anything I will talk to the nice old lady at the pet store. She helped me 10 years ago to rehome my neighbours lop. Don't know if she can find a home for a Nethie/Lop X with bad behavior.. :rabbit2:
 
Millie is gorgeous please don't give her up, Nethie's can be a bit on the stroppy side it takes them a while to settle down, If she has not been spayed then getting her done would take some of the aggression away, she looks so adorable!
 
yes I really think she'd be happier being alone with you than being alone with someone else!!! :? As has been said already if she hasn't been spayed then that will more than likely help and one day she'll be ok to bond with the others! 6 months is very young to be branding her with behavioural problems! :(
 
Carob said:
Millie is gorgeous please don't give her up, Nethie's can be a bit on the stroppy side it takes them a while to settle down, If she has not been spayed then getting her done would take some of the aggression away, she looks so adorable!
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The result of me wanting them to be together ended up with a trip to the vet with a not to happy Fabian with bitemarks :( inside his ears, red and sore and they looked infected. They don't fight. He wants to snuggle and she bites him and bites fur off around eyes and ears. I seperated them after the trip to the vet and Fabian is like a new rabbit. He is calmer and more friendlier.
 
Not really. Theres not many rescues around here (or rest of Norway). Most rescues are for cats only.
 
Looks like Millie has found a new home. A woman offered to take her and let Millie live in a barn with other rabbits. She e-mailed me and hopefully i will know more tomorrow. Its not far away, 10 min drive.. I will ask if I can have a homecheck tomorrow..
 
Just because she doesn't do what you want her to, i.e. bond with other rabbits, doesn't mean she's a bad tempered rabbit. Some rabbits thrive on their own. I know with my two, Daisy craves the attention of other rabbits while Fidget wouldn't care less!

If she doesn't take to your rabbits, who's to say she'll like a barn full?
 
That is true! Prudence is the most loving snuggley bun, who always comes up to me nudging me for nose rubs.
Put her near another bun, and she turns into such a stroppy madam! Grunting, feet stomping...just generally moody! (she proberly things she's faaar too good for their company of course :wink: :lol: )
Apparantly she was rehomed before she came to me, but sadly had to be returned to the rescue as she attacked her bf quite badly! :shock:

I understand that she seems to prefer human company (she thrives on it!) rather than that of her own species. However, like you would with a child who doesn't want to socalise at school...I'm still having her around my other rabbits. I think it is important for her to see and be around other buns.

This made me laugh when I saw it! Pru looking as though she's wanting to socialise! :shock: I was stunned! We have a break through! :shock: :lol:

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I do hope you have decided to keep and love her.
She is a gourgeous girl and it would be a shame.
You made a commitment to keep her through the good and the bad when you bought her, and it's a shame to "rehome" that commitment.
As has already been said, spaying should help, and there are many rabbits who are happy on their own.
I wish you luck Millie.
 
Camellia said:
I do hope you have decided to keep and love her.
She is a gourgeous girl and it would be a shame.
You made a commitment to keep her through the good and the bad when you bought her, and it's a shame to "rehome" that commitment.
As has already been said, spaying should help, and there are many rabbits who are happy on their own.
I wish you luck Millie.
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I never bought her. I took her home from the pet store because I felt sorry for her because she was not in a good condition. They asked me if I could take her. She spent close to 3 months at that pet store.
Fabian changed his behaviour when I got her. Elvira is scared of her.
I feel sorry for her being in a cage when Fabian and Elvira run around together.

Millie biting inside his ears
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Fabians ear
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Veronica said:
but sadly had to be returned to the rescue as she attacked her bf quite badly! :shock:
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I have already visit the vet because of bitemarks in his ears..
The vet gave him an antibiotic shot. :cry:
 
that pic of her 'biting' Fabian's ears is interesting - one of my girls is a very enthusiastic groomer of the other's ears, and they have little red scratches in them where she's got too busy with her teeth - but like Fabian they just sit there and let her wash their ears very hard - Fabian looks like he could get away :?

I think Millie could be quite happy in a few months, living on her own with you? I have 3 rabbits that live alone and they are fine - Benny doesn't seem to like other rabbits that I've introduced him to - he bites savagely :( But he loves me - they just bond to a human better sometimes.

None of my girls are spayed either - they calm down a lot as they get older. I would be very worried that the lady with the barn is just going to breed from her, or put her in a situation where she will be in a lot of fights - groups of rabbits don't like new additions so she will need to put a lot of time and work into introducing Millie to the others - you need to find out if she's going to do this.
 
The people i've talked to here in Norway, (vets, breeder and people in pet stores) shaked their head when I told them about Millie biting Fabian. They said that this kind of behaviour were something you find in 1 of 10000 bunnies. All of them was suprised to hear that Millie went for an 8-week old bunny and biting her.

They suggested to put her to sleep.
 
Oh la la said:
The people i've talked to here in Norway, (vets, breeder and people in pet stores) shaked their head when I told them about Millie biting Fabian. They said that this kind of behaviour were something you find in 1 of 10000 bunnies. All of them was suprised to hear that Millie went for an 8-week old bunny and biting her.

They suggested to put her to sleep.
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:( Rehoming her is a shame. If she were spayed & remained in a stable environment she might get better anyway. My dwarf lop Caramel went for 2 6 week old babies when she met them (they were orphaned at 2 week old). She ended up living with them (when we became sure the babies were girls) & they got on just fine when she was spayed.
 
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