Looking at my circumstances now I have three choices for Ada, two of which seem unsatisfactory for her and the third of which makes me look bad to other people. I hadn't expected to end up living in such a small space at the time when I got rabbits.
Living and working in a small space with an animal who needs a lot of attention and who because of her small size could be too easy for me to trip over etc when I'm not well isn't a good solution for either of us. There is no way I could manage another rabbit in that space and as it is she will need to be caged or put in the bathroom for hours at a time so I can get things done without being under strain. She comes up to me almost constantly if I'm in the same room as she is (which some people would love) but it's very different to previous experience of being around pets - cats - who are content to do their own thing a lot of the time. She clearly needs companionship a lot; it's good for me having a pet and I will be lonelier without one but I can't provide that level of attention.
See if it's possible to put her outside (and possibly get a companion for her) but there won't be the space for an RWAF approved size hutch and run and there could be days when I'm not up to going out and checking and doing all the extra physical work needed in the winter - when it sounds like you have to check them often and do all sorts of extra things. Also would be difficult to get a wholly secure setup because it's all paved (i couldn't change it because it's rented), in an area with a lot of foxes and cats about. And it seems awful, evil, frankly to subject her to the proximity of predators when she doesn't have lots of space to run away and hide and has previously been used to the safety of indoors. She should be inside or in a great big shed thing.
Permanent / semi permanent foster, where I would pay a contribution for food, all the insurance and the cost of any vet bills not covered by insurance. She remains my responsibility. I have talked about this with one of my best friends, who loves Ada and is very much missing having small furries around since her old pets died in the last couple of years, but she isn't sure she'd be able to do it at the moment because of family issues. But she wouldn't be able to afford a companion for Ada. If I am considering what's best for the rabbit - rather than how I will look to others, I'm sure that fostering her out is the right thing - though of course it may take a while to find somewhere that's right.
