Some of you may remember that Briar Patch had a call last week from someone with 20 rabbits needing rehoming :shock:
Well even with offers of help, there wasn't room for all of them, so a visit was made on Friday to assess the situation. Basically the girl has a big heart and has been taking in other people's rabbits which they don't want...but she's ended up with more than she bargained for, nowhere to put them, and the male kept on escaping and making the females pregnant...there were two females with young litters, making up the majority of the 20 buns!
Five bunnies have now been handed over and we will be going back in a few weeks time to sex the babies who are still there with mum(s!)
Firstly we have Blue - this is the chap who keeps making the girls pregnant, so obviously now he is gone, if we can help with rehoming at least any male babies from the current litters, that should mean no more accidental litters! (Incidentally, does anyone know of a neutering voucher scheme running for East London?)
Blue:
Night and Ginger: Brother and sister, 16 weeks old and living together..
Smudge:
The girl had run out of hutches and so Smudge had been living in this:
And finally, Bumper:
Bumper was living in a plastic storage tub as again she had run out of space.
We have given some advice on diet etc and will be going back in a few weeks time to sex the babies - but all those who really needed to rehomed straight away are now safely installed at Briar Patch!
Well even with offers of help, there wasn't room for all of them, so a visit was made on Friday to assess the situation. Basically the girl has a big heart and has been taking in other people's rabbits which they don't want...but she's ended up with more than she bargained for, nowhere to put them, and the male kept on escaping and making the females pregnant...there were two females with young litters, making up the majority of the 20 buns!
Five bunnies have now been handed over and we will be going back in a few weeks time to sex the babies who are still there with mum(s!)
Firstly we have Blue - this is the chap who keeps making the girls pregnant, so obviously now he is gone, if we can help with rehoming at least any male babies from the current litters, that should mean no more accidental litters! (Incidentally, does anyone know of a neutering voucher scheme running for East London?)
Blue:
Night and Ginger: Brother and sister, 16 weeks old and living together..
Smudge:
The girl had run out of hutches and so Smudge had been living in this:
And finally, Bumper:
Bumper was living in a plastic storage tub as again she had run out of space.
We have given some advice on diet etc and will be going back in a few weeks time to sex the babies - but all those who really needed to rehomed straight away are now safely installed at Briar Patch!
