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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 19:19:01 GMT
My daughter was given two rabbits which were house rabbits, when we moved into this house last January for her birthday. We were told one of the rabbits was about 7, the other was a couple or three years younger. The older rabbit didn't move around much, was very quiet and within two weeks died. We'd taken her to the vets on the Saturday where we were told she had a stomach tumour. She died that evening and, although we'd only had her a couple of weeks, my daughter was distraught.
We weren't sure how the other, as yet unnamed rabbit would take it. I brought him up and showed him the dead body so he knew she wouldn't be coming back to the hutch. We buried her the next morning in the garden.
Moving on, Rocky now struts around the garden like it's some kind of rabbit buffet. He runs for cover when he senses birds overhead, otherwise it's like having a tame dog by your feet. The upside is rabbit raisins are supposedly better than horse droppings for manure and there are plenty of raisins in the composter mixed with hay and waste food (no meat).
Kind of getting attached to the little fellah even though I prefer dogs, he has a character all of his own.
English Springer Spaniel is on the list after the summer holidays.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 19:41:33 GMT
I don't see you having both for long.
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Post by Hofmeister on Apr 8, 2017 20:18:46 GMT
Kind of getting attached to the little fellah even though I prefer dogs, he has a character all of his own. English Springer Spaniel is on the list after the summer holidays. Springer and Rabbit? ROFL Its going to be character building ROFL
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Post by WDB on Apr 10, 2017 5:54:41 GMT
House rabbits are great. I had one as a teenager - largest non-human thing my pet-sceptic dad would tolerate - and I've known several since. A big one will cope with a calm, well-trained dog (does that ever apply to a springer?) and may last ten years, although 4-7 is probably more typical.
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Post by Humph on Apr 10, 2017 9:10:48 GMT
Next door neighbours had a rabbit. Used to drive my dog wild as it hopped about just the other side of the fence. Then, one day the rabbit tunnelled under the fence.
My how they played !
For a short while...
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Post by Rob on Apr 11, 2017 23:26:59 GMT
My wife had a pet rabbit as a child. One day it bit her. My wife's mother took it to the butchers!
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