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So someone tossed their Easter present, these girls caught a young bunny and didn't know what to do with the kid. I caved like a big softy and took him home. He's too cute and friendly to eat... so I have a pet rabbit now. Anyone have rabbits here as pets? I read up on them last night but additional advice is welcome.
My dad surprised me with pet rabbits when I was young. It was the most exciting moment until then. There were two of them, really cute with bright red eyes.
The only problem, they would get into anything and dad hated it. So he cleared the small front room and put them there, and close all doors in the night. Sadly one of the ventilation windows was open and a cat got in during the night and killed both.
That was the most traumatic event in my young life until then. So my only advice - dont let the cat get to them.
I operate a zero cat homestead, best case scenario you end up with the smartest cat of the bunch and it still shits on your rug. I have a soft spot to rescue dogs (and apparently a bunny now) but have no problem dropping off kittens at the shelter for single middle aged women to adopt so they can go piss on their empty wine boxes. I have hawks, coyotes, rattlesnakes and even lizards that control rodents. I have a 120lb Rottweiler Shepard mutt that keeps the deer out of the garden/ fruit trees and cats and coyotes out of the yard.
There's no place for felines in my ecosystem. Plus I really enjoy my birds, I have multiple nesting around the property because of the cat free policy. I don't know what I'm gonna do if I have to use my extension ladder though, a couple of sparrows built their nest on top of it hanging in the wood shed... little fuckers.
Yes, they can be litter trained, but if you're going to keep them indoors, you will need to rabbit-proof your house. I recommend caging them at night or whenever you aren't able to keep an eye on them.
They are rodents, therefore their teeth grow continuously. They will chew anything and everything, including furniture and electric cords. Didn't know that when we got an angora lop-eared as a pet and kissed death finding out the hard way.
Good to know. I'm welding a greenhouse right now, I'm leaning towards him being a greenhouse bunny. Most everything will be on tables or raised beds and he ain't chewing through quarter inch steel. He can poop wherever and get first dibs on kitchen scraps thrown into the compost pile.
I'm probably going to incorporate a chicken coop off the back side with laying boxes on top of 55 gallon black drums for passive solar gain to heat in the winter and cool in the summer with rainwater collection (thermal batteries basically). Been researching and working on this design for awhile and while researching discovered some people keep meat rabbits in greenhouses or make it part chicken coop to get biological heat from the animals to warm up the plants.
After it's done in a couple months I'll have to post pictures of it on GAW. Hasenpfeffer can be the mascot and defend it like the "vicious beast" in Monty Python's The Holy Grail 😂
That’s so sweet and your girls will learn how to take care of bunny. I’m seeing a lot of posts on local community Facebook groups. (Only reason I’m there) I follow a local group in my hometown and a few groups at the coast. In both areas people post all the time: dog with collar in neighborhood, lost dogs and cats, seems like people are dumping cats and dogs in neighborhoods so nice people like you will take them. The shelters are overwhelmed and so many are kill shelters. I don’t know anything about taking care of bunnies. There’s a very large bunny breed with long ears and many people keep them inside just like dogs & cats. I think they use a litter box and don’t go outside. I’ve seen them on instagram.
Oh, I'm a bachelor lol. I should clarify that the girls who found the critter I had never met until yesterday. Once my dog got done sniffing the fear out of the bunny he finally left him alone. I think they'll be buddies. Guess fat, bones and what go to the pooch still and all veggie scraps get sorted by the new kid before they go to the compost pile. I'm building a greenhouse, I don't see why Banicula can't live out there once it's complete. Or Actually think I'll name him Hasenpfeffer 😂, can't be any worse than the two turkeys we had growing up that we named Thanksgiving and Christmas.