We've had a foster rabbit with us for a couple of months now. The owners gave her up because she reached maturity and started thumping, grunting and thrashing out and it became impossible for them to get her out of the hutch. When we went to collect her, we discovered that the hutch was tiny. She's a medium sized lop and the hutch was only slightly bigger than her.
We've since had her spayed and 3 weeks have now passed and she's all healed. Bunny still likes to trash out (the backs of our hands get the worst of it) and we get the worst of it when we have to put our hands into the hutch to feed her. She also thumps and grunts and is still almost impossible to pick up. (Although her new hutch is MUCH bigger.)
It's coming to that time when she should be adopted to her forever home but I don't think anyone would want her Imagine if the new owners arrived to collect her and she shredded up their hands!
Is there hope for her? Would bonding with another bunny show her the error of her ways? I know that some extra space would be beneficial but our garden recently had fox intruders and isn't pet proof. We don't have a run for her because we only have what the charity can give us.
Any help on this matter gladly accepted and appreciated!
We've since had her spayed and 3 weeks have now passed and she's all healed. Bunny still likes to trash out (the backs of our hands get the worst of it) and we get the worst of it when we have to put our hands into the hutch to feed her. She also thumps and grunts and is still almost impossible to pick up. (Although her new hutch is MUCH bigger.)
It's coming to that time when she should be adopted to her forever home but I don't think anyone would want her Imagine if the new owners arrived to collect her and she shredded up their hands!
Is there hope for her? Would bonding with another bunny show her the error of her ways? I know that some extra space would be beneficial but our garden recently had fox intruders and isn't pet proof. We don't have a run for her because we only have what the charity can give us.
Any help on this matter gladly accepted and appreciated!
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