.... buying a rabbit.
Brief history - my local pet store sells rabbits and piggys. Whilst on principle, I don't like animals in shops, as far as pet shops go, this one is very good.
Anyway - a couple of months ago they had a litter of Mini Rexs' in. They were a gorgeous colour -almost blue and I just fell in love with them. Now 2 months later they have one left. I was chatting to the owner of the store about the remaining doe. The owner says the problem is that now she is over 4 months old she no longer looks like a baby - and she is competing against mini lops and dutches that are just so small and 'cute'. She has said that she probably won't get rexs' in from now on as they don't sell well at all
She has reduced the price down (from £45 to £20) but still no one wants her
I sat in there with my face practically up against the mesh and she was sniffing me. She is so beautiful. As I said, this pet shop is actually very good as far as pet shops go but this lovely lady really needs a proper hom now. She is in a fairly big cage (not the space I could give her here) but it is not too bad. She had toys and plentyof hay etc. But still.....
This has become a bit of a long post - sorry. I have the space here - I have a spare hutch and run and a rabbit proof garden. I could go buy her and look at either bonding her with my old boy (though admittedly not sure about that as not sure what he would think of a young un) or approach a rescue for a husbun once I have had her spayed but I don't want to buy a rabbit from a pet shop...Talk about rock and hard place.... Before I go and get her - Please someone talk me out of it!
Brief history - my local pet store sells rabbits and piggys. Whilst on principle, I don't like animals in shops, as far as pet shops go, this one is very good.
Anyway - a couple of months ago they had a litter of Mini Rexs' in. They were a gorgeous colour -almost blue and I just fell in love with them. Now 2 months later they have one left. I was chatting to the owner of the store about the remaining doe. The owner says the problem is that now she is over 4 months old she no longer looks like a baby - and she is competing against mini lops and dutches that are just so small and 'cute'. She has said that she probably won't get rexs' in from now on as they don't sell well at all
She has reduced the price down (from £45 to £20) but still no one wants her
I sat in there with my face practically up against the mesh and she was sniffing me. She is so beautiful. As I said, this pet shop is actually very good as far as pet shops go but this lovely lady really needs a proper hom now. She is in a fairly big cage (not the space I could give her here) but it is not too bad. She had toys and plentyof hay etc. But still.....
This has become a bit of a long post - sorry. I have the space here - I have a spare hutch and run and a rabbit proof garden. I could go buy her and look at either bonding her with my old boy (though admittedly not sure about that as not sure what he would think of a young un) or approach a rescue for a husbun once I have had her spayed but I don't want to buy a rabbit from a pet shop...Talk about rock and hard place.... Before I go and get her - Please someone talk me out of it!