honeywebb
Young Bun
Ok firstly can i say i feel really really guilty putting this post on here but after much deliberation & soul-searching i thought i would put the feelers out on behalf of my two beautiful buns.
Let me give you the background to this decision...I got Skittle, a grey & white dutch/lionhead cross from a friend when she was 13 weeks old. A gift for my new step-son as he was desparate for a pet. After a while, although she seemed a happy bun, i decided she would be even happier with a husband & so i got Mojo, a lionhead aged 9 months, from my local RSPCA. Bonding was undertaken & after a few initial squabbles they settled down to married life. And it was blissful.
My long-suffering husband expanded their living quarters until they had a wonderful set-up with a double hutch, secure & snug in the shed, accessed via a tube to a treble hutch outside in the garden, accessed via another tube to a large run on the grass & on days i was home & able to keep an eye, the run was open & they also had the free run of our large unruly garden. They had choices. They were living the life of riley. As they should.
But as is the way of most kids my step-son soon lost interest so now they were my sole responsibilty to care for & give the best life possible, and so life toddles along.
Both buns luckily have always had good health & good teeth & apart from their yearly vaccinations, health checks & nail clipping they’ve stayed remarkably fit & well (apart from an ear mite occasion). So now my bunnies are at the grand old ages of 11 & 9 and we have recently moved home.
Their luxury residence had to be dismantled & set-up in the new house & thats where the problem starts.
Problem 1: we have no shed & no room for a shed so they will have no good winter shelter & in my eyes that is not suitable.
Problem 2: the new garden has just been landscaped, and (i know, i know it sounds mean) but my LS husband has put his foot down after spending thousands & has dictated no more bunny freedom to his precious lawn & flowers & in my eyes that is not suitable.
Problem 3: to protect them from garden landscaping/builders/noise/stress they have been living in the garage in their hutches so have reduced freedom &, even though i have given them free run of the garage & tried to make the area interesting & enticing, they dont like it & wont come out on to the garage floor so their world has shrunk & in my eyes thats not suitable
Problem 4: the hutches will have to stay in the garage from now on & their little lives are just not as fun & full of freedom as they once were. They had choices in the old house, they could choose to stay in their shed hutches in the dry & the dark if they wished, or they could move to their outside hutch for fresh air & light, if they chose, or they could access grass, even if it was snowing or raining, it was their choice - but I feel I have limited their choices now and that makes me sad & guilty.
Recently I find myself wondering if there is any bunny-crazy person out there who would be willing to take on my beautiful bonded pair & make their last few years blissful again in a wonderful care-free home with good access to the outdoors & freedom to stretch their fluffy legs again.
Skittle is my lady, feisty & bossy, she is totally in charge. Mojo is a handsome fluff-ball, dopey & lollopy & trailing adoringly in Skittle’s wake. Both are neutered & both are in good health. They should have had their boosters in April but of course, due to Covid, vets are not performing this routine service so they are over-due. They are not suitable as pets for young children, they are not used to much handling, although they can be caught fairly easily, depending on their mood & will sit happily on laps for a stroke. My wish for them is to find someone who just loves bunnies for bunnies sake & would like 2 additions knowing they are making a difference, where they will live out their days in an environment that is the best it can be for them, which i dont feel they are living at the moment. And thats just not fair on them. And that ****** my conscience on a daily basis and makes me feel so guilty. I am also aware that Skittle, as the older of the two, will probably pass first & I can’t bear the thought of poor Mojo stuck in a dark garage, lonely & mourning.
I am happy to send photos, answer questions and ultimately bring them to you if you are the right person & can offer them the right home. Thanks for reading this novel.
Location, Sissinghurst, Kent.
Let me give you the background to this decision...I got Skittle, a grey & white dutch/lionhead cross from a friend when she was 13 weeks old. A gift for my new step-son as he was desparate for a pet. After a while, although she seemed a happy bun, i decided she would be even happier with a husband & so i got Mojo, a lionhead aged 9 months, from my local RSPCA. Bonding was undertaken & after a few initial squabbles they settled down to married life. And it was blissful.
My long-suffering husband expanded their living quarters until they had a wonderful set-up with a double hutch, secure & snug in the shed, accessed via a tube to a treble hutch outside in the garden, accessed via another tube to a large run on the grass & on days i was home & able to keep an eye, the run was open & they also had the free run of our large unruly garden. They had choices. They were living the life of riley. As they should.
But as is the way of most kids my step-son soon lost interest so now they were my sole responsibilty to care for & give the best life possible, and so life toddles along.
Both buns luckily have always had good health & good teeth & apart from their yearly vaccinations, health checks & nail clipping they’ve stayed remarkably fit & well (apart from an ear mite occasion). So now my bunnies are at the grand old ages of 11 & 9 and we have recently moved home.
Their luxury residence had to be dismantled & set-up in the new house & thats where the problem starts.
Problem 1: we have no shed & no room for a shed so they will have no good winter shelter & in my eyes that is not suitable.
Problem 2: the new garden has just been landscaped, and (i know, i know it sounds mean) but my LS husband has put his foot down after spending thousands & has dictated no more bunny freedom to his precious lawn & flowers & in my eyes that is not suitable.
Problem 3: to protect them from garden landscaping/builders/noise/stress they have been living in the garage in their hutches so have reduced freedom &, even though i have given them free run of the garage & tried to make the area interesting & enticing, they dont like it & wont come out on to the garage floor so their world has shrunk & in my eyes thats not suitable
Problem 4: the hutches will have to stay in the garage from now on & their little lives are just not as fun & full of freedom as they once were. They had choices in the old house, they could choose to stay in their shed hutches in the dry & the dark if they wished, or they could move to their outside hutch for fresh air & light, if they chose, or they could access grass, even if it was snowing or raining, it was their choice - but I feel I have limited their choices now and that makes me sad & guilty.
Recently I find myself wondering if there is any bunny-crazy person out there who would be willing to take on my beautiful bonded pair & make their last few years blissful again in a wonderful care-free home with good access to the outdoors & freedom to stretch their fluffy legs again.
Skittle is my lady, feisty & bossy, she is totally in charge. Mojo is a handsome fluff-ball, dopey & lollopy & trailing adoringly in Skittle’s wake. Both are neutered & both are in good health. They should have had their boosters in April but of course, due to Covid, vets are not performing this routine service so they are over-due. They are not suitable as pets for young children, they are not used to much handling, although they can be caught fairly easily, depending on their mood & will sit happily on laps for a stroke. My wish for them is to find someone who just loves bunnies for bunnies sake & would like 2 additions knowing they are making a difference, where they will live out their days in an environment that is the best it can be for them, which i dont feel they are living at the moment. And thats just not fair on them. And that ****** my conscience on a daily basis and makes me feel so guilty. I am also aware that Skittle, as the older of the two, will probably pass first & I can’t bear the thought of poor Mojo stuck in a dark garage, lonely & mourning.
I am happy to send photos, answer questions and ultimately bring them to you if you are the right person & can offer them the right home. Thanks for reading this novel.
Location, Sissinghurst, Kent.
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i’m hoping if they are together they wont even care i’m not there!
. Hopefully you can get things sorted - sorry I can't help.
