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Veteran Rabbit Owner from NZ
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Hello and welcome, I'm a Kiwi from Auckland who lives in London. Still have loads of family back there and Australia.
Sorry, I got distracted by my new rabbit!
Thanks for all the welcomes
A few years ago, when I was living on an orchard for a while, and as my elderly house rabbit neared his end, I got two kits, brothers, from a rabbit rescue near where I live. They were half Flemish Giant, half wild rabbit, their FG mother having conceived to a wild buck through the chicken wire of her hutch!
I kept them outside, in a large dog run, 3 m x 3 m, and they had a fabulous time, eating the meadow grass that grew in it. Unfortunately a bird pooed in their water, and they got sick. I managed to save one, but his brother died. It was salmonella.
The survivor, Biscuit, recovered, and was well, but as he got older I realised he was starting to show signs of being lonely. I brought home a brood doe from a local breeder, that was about to be retired, but she was aggressive towards him, and beat him up quite badly. She was adorable, but not for Biscuit. The other day, after he'd had some cool-down time, I brought home a minilop kit.
That's where I am now. So far he's adopted her, and is grooming and snuggling with her when he can, while she binkies and whizzes around him at high speed much of the time.
This is Biscuit, and his new sidekick, Lumi:
You can see more of these two, my Scottish Fold rescue cat, Sparrow, Roo the stroppy doe, and more at my Instagram account, here: https://www.instagram.com/camillakoutsos/
Sparrow:
Gem: Thanks! I don't speak te reo, but I have started learning words, so I can learn to do so
Thanks for all the welcomes
A few years ago, when I was living on an orchard for a while, and as my elderly house rabbit neared his end, I got two kits, brothers, from a rabbit rescue near where I live. They were half Flemish Giant, half wild rabbit, their FG mother having conceived to a wild buck through the chicken wire of her hutch!
I kept them outside, in a large dog run, 3 m x 3 m, and they had a fabulous time, eating the meadow grass that grew in it. Unfortunately a bird pooed in their water, and they got sick. I managed to save one, but his brother died. It was salmonella.
The survivor, Biscuit, recovered, and was well, but as he got older I realised he was starting to show signs of being lonely. I brought home a brood doe from a local breeder, that was about to be retired, but she was aggressive towards him, and beat him up quite badly. She was adorable, but not for Biscuit. The other day, after he'd had some cool-down time, I brought home a minilop kit.
That's where I am now. So far he's adopted her, and is grooming and snuggling with her when he can, while she binkies and whizzes around him at high speed much of the time.
This is Biscuit, and his new sidekick, Lumi:
You can see more of these two, my Scottish Fold rescue cat, Sparrow, Roo the stroppy doe, and more at my Instagram account, here: https://www.instagram.com/camillakoutsos/
Sparrow:
Gem: Thanks! I don't speak te reo, but I have started learning words, so I can learn to do so
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That is so sad about the bird poo. .
Love the photos of your animals, beautiful.
. Love the photos of your animals, beautiful.
Aw Lumi looks like my Moondust, who is a house rabbit.
She and her friend, a lovely dutch x buck named Loganberry, live in what used to be our dining room
Is she a lionhead? Very sweet
Barn Yard Bunnies: Yes, it just about broke my heart. Spike and Biscuit were such a cute pair. He seems to be pretty happy about Lumi though, so I'm feeling much happier about his future now.
