ljbamford94
New Kit
My boyfriend and I adopted a beautiful black rabbit from our local Pets at Home store a few days ago. He's a gorgeous boy and generally very sweet tempered, but absolutely freaks out from time to time when you go near him! We have been told he is 7 months old, and has been in the Pets at Home store since he was brought in at 10-12 weeks.
He also has a bit of an unusual condition... the reason he has never been previously sold/adopted is because as a baby, he got into a fight with another male rabbit who bit his willy! Said bite ended up getting very infected and produced necrotic tissue, which resulted in the vets having to cut the tissue away along with the tip of his willy! So now he pees from a hole that was caused by the injury, and even more bizarrely (something which apparently baffled every vet and rabbit specialist he was admitted to) he has a very thick, coarse hair growing from a hair follicle that has developed under his foreskin, so to speak. And so every 3 weeks we have to trim said hair for him so that it doesn't cause any pain/infection.
So, as I'm sure you have gathered, we have adopted a rabbit that has had little to no contact with humans besides the ones that have picked and prodded at his privates! As a result, although he isn't aggressive, he comes across as near on terrified whenever we get too close to him and it takes him a good while to calm down. He is now a house rabbit - he has an indoor cage that is available to him all day and which he sleeps in at night, whilst literally having the run of the mill in our flat, no room is out of bounds besides the bathroom! And so obviously he will have to get used to being around us on a day to day basis, and whilst I am completely aware that it will be a lengthy process, I was wondering if anyone else had any tips or previous experiences to share that will help us bond with William (ironically named?) as quickly and less stressful as possible for all parties involved.
He also has a bit of an unusual condition... the reason he has never been previously sold/adopted is because as a baby, he got into a fight with another male rabbit who bit his willy! Said bite ended up getting very infected and produced necrotic tissue, which resulted in the vets having to cut the tissue away along with the tip of his willy! So now he pees from a hole that was caused by the injury, and even more bizarrely (something which apparently baffled every vet and rabbit specialist he was admitted to) he has a very thick, coarse hair growing from a hair follicle that has developed under his foreskin, so to speak. And so every 3 weeks we have to trim said hair for him so that it doesn't cause any pain/infection.
So, as I'm sure you have gathered, we have adopted a rabbit that has had little to no contact with humans besides the ones that have picked and prodded at his privates! As a result, although he isn't aggressive, he comes across as near on terrified whenever we get too close to him and it takes him a good while to calm down. He is now a house rabbit - he has an indoor cage that is available to him all day and which he sleeps in at night, whilst literally having the run of the mill in our flat, no room is out of bounds besides the bathroom! And so obviously he will have to get used to being around us on a day to day basis, and whilst I am completely aware that it will be a lengthy process, I was wondering if anyone else had any tips or previous experiences to share that will help us bond with William (ironically named?) as quickly and less stressful as possible for all parties involved.