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The wife has taken a shine to a bunny in pets@home.
now the grumpy little bugger is about 6 months old and seems a little shy (to be expected i guess). The reason he is 6 months old and still in the store (rehoming centre) is that he contracted "snuffles" and is apparently a carrier of said rabbit disease. Currently he seems clear of the infection but we were warned that it will come back and that he must live a solitary life otherwise we will have a continuous snuffles infection that would be a right pain to clear up.
is it wise to steer clear of this particular rabbit (as everyone else seems to have) or should we be giving him a chance?
now the grumpy little bugger is about 6 months old and seems a little shy (to be expected i guess). The reason he is 6 months old and still in the store (rehoming centre) is that he contracted "snuffles" and is apparently a carrier of said rabbit disease. Currently he seems clear of the infection but we were warned that it will come back and that he must live a solitary life otherwise we will have a continuous snuffles infection that would be a right pain to clear up.
is it wise to steer clear of this particular rabbit (as everyone else seems to have) or should we be giving him a chance?
We have a rabbit and he has always lived on his own outside. he is now 4 or 5 years old and seems pretty happy.
We should really have got him a companion but just never really got around to it.
As long as they have stuff to entertain them and you give them attention everyday if possible then should be ok.
We should really have got him a companion but just never really got around to it.
As long as they have stuff to entertain them and you give them attention everyday if possible then should be ok.
Would it be an indoor or outdoor bunny?
Rabbits can get poorly very quickly and if it is going to be a lone bunny for the rest of its days I would say it should be an indoor bun really so you can keep an eye on it and help stop it getting lonely
Rabbits can get poorly very quickly and if it is going to be a lone bunny for the rest of its days I would say it should be an indoor bun really so you can keep an eye on it and help stop it getting lonely
Edited by axgizmo on Thursday 9th January 10:17
axgizmo said:
Would it be an indoor or outdoor bunny?
predominantly outdoors (although there is a choice of outdoor accommodation - inside a workshop with clear roof but no access to grass or outside in a hutch with access to grass. IT would be my preference for it to be house trained and in the house but the wife is concerned about chewing of furniture and we have a docile cat so supervision, at least initially, would need to be constant.I guess my main concern that "snuffles" looks like it can reoccur almost continuously resulting in continuous (and expensive) vets visits.
Speaking as a rabbit person.
It would not really be too fair to keep it outside as it will get lonely. Rabbits are social animals so respond better in a pair, if that is not an option the rabbit needs to be indoor where it can get lots of attention. Rabbits are ok with chewing as long as they are watched. They'll always chew a bit, thats just a rabbit trait but it can be monitored and controlled easily.
It would not really be too fair to keep it outside as it will get lonely. Rabbits are social animals so respond better in a pair, if that is not an option the rabbit needs to be indoor where it can get lots of attention. Rabbits are ok with chewing as long as they are watched. They'll always chew a bit, thats just a rabbit trait but it can be monitored and controlled easily.
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