DwarfBuns
Warren Scout
I'm not sure of the best way to go about rehoming my little feisty bunny, Daphne! I am going to look around a rescue centre tomorrow, but I am worried that they won't be able to fill the criteria I have set out for her new home. They only have small indoor enclosures as well, which is concerning as Daphne prefers a lot of space. Ideally, I'd like her to be bonded with a male, but I think it's going to be tough as she is very territorial. Jesselle & I tried to bond her & Neville last weekend, but it didn't go too well. They were fine initially, but then Daphne started trying to attack poor Nev. Luckily, she can't bite, but we thought that if she could, she'd have drawn blood! Neville was so lovely & just tried to ignore her, he didn't retaliate at all. In the end, we called it a day after 5hrs or so, Neville was looking stressed and Daphne was just launching unprovoked attacks. The opposite happened when I tried her with my male, Niles. He was the one attacking, while she sat there stunned! With Nev, she pretty much claimed 3/4 of the bonding pen! :O
Going on this, I'd say her ideal husbun will need to be one that will stand his ground, but won't attack her! I would love to have her bonded with Niles, but I just don't think it will happen
We can't afford to have another rabbit & she would never accept a male into her room, she's far too territorial!
The new home she goes to must have her as a house bun, ideally giving her a room to play in! As that is what she has now. She gets bored too easily to be in a cage, even (or especially) overnight! She displays this frustration by jumping around the sides of the cage & throwing her toys & bowls. I would worry that she could hurt herself, or another bun, in that situation. She enjoys being held and is happy with cuddles - depending on her mood! She has tried to bite me a couple of times, usually when she wants her food! She is very food motivated!!
Am I being unreasonable expecting a rescue centre to find a home that fits this for her? Would I be better off trying to rehome her myself? Obviously, the pros to that are that I could get updates on how she's doing, she can come back to me if there are any problems and I can be happy knowing she is going to a home that I would like! The cons being that it is time consuming, I can't drive so rely on OH to take me places, I'm not experienced in bonding so would be worried about trying to find her a husbun by myself!
Would love some thoughts on this really
Going on this, I'd say her ideal husbun will need to be one that will stand his ground, but won't attack her! I would love to have her bonded with Niles, but I just don't think it will happen
We can't afford to have another rabbit & she would never accept a male into her room, she's far too territorial! The new home she goes to must have her as a house bun, ideally giving her a room to play in! As that is what she has now. She gets bored too easily to be in a cage, even (or especially) overnight! She displays this frustration by jumping around the sides of the cage & throwing her toys & bowls. I would worry that she could hurt herself, or another bun, in that situation. She enjoys being held and is happy with cuddles - depending on her mood! She has tried to bite me a couple of times, usually when she wants her food! She is very food motivated!!
Am I being unreasonable expecting a rescue centre to find a home that fits this for her? Would I be better off trying to rehome her myself? Obviously, the pros to that are that I could get updates on how she's doing, she can come back to me if there are any problems and I can be happy knowing she is going to a home that I would like! The cons being that it is time consuming, I can't drive so rely on OH to take me places, I'm not experienced in bonding so would be worried about trying to find her a husbun by myself!
Would love some thoughts on this really
