How to rehome a rabbit when no rescue centre or vet can help

kazwookie

Put a re homing notice in the local vets / pet / local riding centre / farm shop or similar.

And get the water checked each day, that is just pure lazyness and very unfiar to the rabbit. NO way IMO should you be keeping a rabbit if you cannot even do the water.

mac666_2

As someone who has four outdoor rabbits of my own and two foster rabbits i find this unbelievable. My children all help look after our rabbits and guinea pigs. They go out in all weathers to care for them. Yours is indoor and your son can't even check and refill a water bottle :eek:.

I think you should rehome him through a rescue. Have you put bunny on their waiting lists? It maybe a bit of a wait but please in the mean time give bunny some time and care.

pops5588

OP, did you do any research before you got this poor rabbit? We did before we got ours. There is plenty of information out there, you should have known in advance that they can be quite destructive if you don't bunny proof your house, and also that they don't always make the best pets for children because of how much work they can sometimes be to look after.

If you aren't clearing out his litter tray then he will be sitting in week-old urine which can cause health problems for him.

We started out with the one bun and then rehomed another and it does make a huge difference. We just spent the entire weekend bonding them and it really does make them so much happier. Is this really not an option?

CATS

Hi Guys,

There really is no need to start using your imaginations and start picturing this poor malnurished, thirsty and starving rabbit locked in a cage with no access to anything, for those who have started on the insults and nasty comments.

Here is a more accurate picture, large double room, completely empty with an indoor cage that he can come and go as he pleases. He has lots of hay, food and the water, when I say my son forgets to change it, I dont mean the rabbit has no water, I mean sometimes there is only half a bottle of water left. Ideally I would like his cage changes every other day, which it isn't, I would like his water changed everyday, which sometimes it isn't, I would like his litter tray changed every other day, which it isn't. He has toys to play with, lots of cardboard boxes to hide, jump on etc. My main issue is the fact that he is stuck in his room for long periods of time with no company, I imagine he must feel lonely. I have 2 cats and he loves playing with them but if the door to the big double room is not opened then he cant come out to play with them. That is the main reason I want to rehome him.

Unfortunately my very comfortable live style and good salary comes with a hard working management job and I have moved companies so I am working longer hours than previously, hence situation has changed. My house is bunny proofed but if you as much as forget to put a cable away it is gone within seconds. He has ripped off my lovely wallpaper in the living room, chewed my phone wires etc.

We have now given up trying to rehome him, it seems no one can take him on at the moment. When I suggested we rehome him my son refuses to the point of crying so I have now said if I am not satisfied with the care he is getting, he is going, that seems to have helped.

Thank you for everyone who gave constructive ideas and suggestions.
I think he probably will be better off with us and as long as my son does what he nees to do he should be ok.

Person_one

What about a companion? As well as taking more time to provide him with better care which I'm pleased to hear you'll both be doing, that's still the best thing you can do for him.

CATS

No, no companion, I honestly cannot cope with another pet, that would be far more irresponsible in my eyes. We need to get this right and will just have to ensure he is out of his room a lot longer

Kinski

Honest it's not any bother having two rabbits instead of just the one as long as you have the money for food and vets bills, they keep each other company and to watch them together is so much more fun. The only thing you would need to do is to take a bit of time to introduce them but it can happen quite quickly, it obviously depends on the rabbits. Glad to see your son is going to be doing more with the rabbit :T:T.

nonnatus

Well done for standing up for yourself CATS!! I really don't think you deserve some of the nastiness that got thrown at you. You have a problem and you were attempting to solve it in a GOOD way, avoiding sites like Gumtree (Thank God).


You're not the first person to find yourself in this position - which is why rescue Centres exist after all...


I'm glad your son has taken the threat to remove the bunny seriously. I don't know how old he is but young boys are hard work and it's tough to keep them focussed isn't it?


Ignore all the "perfect" people with "perfect" children. Your rabbit sounds a lot better cared for than many unfortunate creatures that I see stuck in small outdoor cages, ignored for most of the year.

CATS

Thanks nonnatus, I do think people like dandelionclock30 need to chillax and get their facts before being sick and screaming animal neglect! You would not be saying that if you saw how pampered my pets are

Person_one

Your rabbit might not be starving, but it doesn't exactly sound 'pampered' I'm afraid, if its not even getting fresh water every day!

Don't congratulate yourself on meeting its basic needs, that's sort of expected.