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piebaldsparkle said:
Well Lettuce is in BIG trouble, he did a runner this morning while I was putting him and Flapjack in their run for the day. Caught the little toad after several circuits of the garden (normally he is very easy to catch, but apparently not at 5am when late for work)! Honestly it was like the final scene of Benny Hill with the addition of a JRT going nuts behind the patio doors! :eek:

When they are at home they are let out their cage/hop to their run for the day, then have free run of the garden in the afternoon/evening before going back to their hutch for the night, however due to Oz (JRT) and non rabbit proof garden, they are confined to barracks for a week. They have a 6ftx6ft run and a 5ft double hutch with small under run as their holiday residence (so don't think they are doing bad for a pair of small rabbits). However they are used to a 6ft double hutch and whole garden. Think I'll have to get the harnesses out tonight and let them have a stroll round the garden before I have a total mutiny!! :rolleyes:
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Get their harnesses out and get them walked you lazy bint..... round the local field:p:D
 
Id never have a rabbit but took on my sister i like laws as he regularly had no water and was never let out. he's 8 years old but now gets the run of my garden for a couple of hours a day and seems happier. They're no supposed to be caged....god knows people by them.

Back in topic cayla im totally with you on this.....i know so many people who dont walk their dogs then wonder why they get out of control. If they can't look after a rabbit for goodness sake! Gahhhh
 
CAYLA said:
Get their harnesses out and get them walked you lazy bint..... round the local field:p:D
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LMAO can you image the number of dogs I would have in tow! Let them hop round the garden on harness tonight (garden not secure to let them loose). Gave them a paddling pool today in their run (water filled baking tray), they seemed to enjoy cooling their paws in that. :) Have water bottles in freezer ready for Weds/Thurs as they like to lay against them when it is really hot. Bless them they even use their litter tray in the run, so just have to clean that and the two others in their night cage each day. They must have liked their willow ball as they have already destroyed it!:rolleyes:
 
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CAYLA said:
I make a bloody point now of asking more questions about the rabbits and looking into their hutches;) my mam would always threaten me with "it will go" if you dont look after it, aswell as raising me self that is;)
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I stand by that mantra too now.
Son's chinchillas (gift from a relative a few years ago) have just been re homed to a vet student who adores them because he lost interest.
On the other hand, we are looking after a friends dog while she is away, son is poo picking without being ordered to :o and his fish are pristine LOL kids are funny things!
Fish are my "button" right now, to the point that I have stopped going to some friends homes- they have grossly overstocked tiny tanks that have never been cleaned then offer up "but it's only a fish" as explanation when questioned about it! :mad:



Although I share your disgust at the parents- your child is a child, it will go through a million and one phases as it grows but as an adult, you have made a commitment to provide for the animal. Our chins were in perfect physical health, lots of space ect but had been hand raised and clearly missed the level human interaction they had been used to, and now get again :)

Good luck finding suitable homes.
 
Poor bunnies. Our bunnies had the run of the garden when my mother was home during the day and at night went into the big bird aviary (it really was big as well!) with a wire floor buried under the grass to keep the rats and foxes out and could let themselves in and out of their hutch in there. When mum was gardening they used to follow her round digging up all the things she had just planted :D

They used to wander into the house regularly too and terrorise the cats. They were such inquisitive active little things, it's tough to imagine them shut up with no space all day every day without companionship. :(
 
OP can I ask a question :)

When you are home checking what do you look for. The reason I am asking is that we have been considering rehoming a dog - not a sudden impulse but one we have been thinking about for the last 4 months. We had originally considered getting a puppy but having seen so many poor dogs out there that need a loving home we have decided to adopt. I have a friend who used to work for Hearing Dogs and she reckoned that we would have no problem passing a home check. We have horses, a cat and have owned dogs in the past, there are also no young children (my youngest is 21 this year). Another friend works for the RSPCA and doesn't think we should have a problem either.

However a friend of mine who I would have thought would have passed with flying colours as she could offer a very knowledgeable comfotable home was turned down. House is fine, she is at home all day, no young children, large secure garden, close to open land for long walks etc.

So what are the criteria and what can cause a fail.
 
This thread reminds me of a poem I had to do for literature by Phillip Larkin, it's called Take One Home for the Kiddies.

"On shallow straw, in shadeless glass,
Huddled by empty bowls, they sleep:
No dark, no dam, no earth, no grass -
Mam, get us one of them to keep.

Living toys are something novel,
But it soon wears off somehow.
Fetch the shoebox, fetch the shovel -
Mam, we're playing funerals now."
So sad but true :(
 
I have an albino urmin rex (sp?) Called Percy. He is the most spoilt rabbit ever. He spends the summer living in a large outdoor run on grass (with hutch) and then spends winter in a double glazed shed! He comes in the house whenever I visit (he lives with my Mother) and has fresh veg treats most days - he has lots of attention and loves to sit with with my mums old dog. In Summer we have to be careful of his ears burning so has to wear baby suncream and have shade - he also enjoys baths in the paddling pool and a good dig in the veg patch!!! ... He is very well looked after, he was rehomed after his life as a 'stud rabbit' - which was much less comfortable.
 
Clannad48 said:
OP can I ask a question :)

When you are home checking what do you look for. The reason I am asking is that we have been considering rehoming a dog - not a sudden impulse but one we have been thinking about for the last 4 months. We had originally considered getting a puppy but having seen so many poor dogs out there that need a loving home we have decided to adopt. I have a friend who used to work for Hearing Dogs and she reckoned that we would have no problem passing a home check. We have horses, a cat and have owned dogs in the past, there are also no young children (my youngest is 21 this year). Another friend works for the RSPCA and doesn't think we should have a problem either.

However a friend of mine who I would have thought would have passed with flying colours as she could offer a very knowledgeable comfotable home was turned down. House is fine, she is at home all day, no young children, large secure garden, close to open land for long walks etc.

So what are the criteria and what can cause a fail.
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My first words are "can I take a look at the garden please":D I will then check security of fence/boundary, check high so see if appropriate for said dog (high scaler) or check for any small escape routes (I just rehomed 4 mini daxis):) so the garden had to be very secure with no little gaps in fence.
Then I will have a chat and in general "have you owned dogs before, why are you wanting another/how much exercise can you offer and how long would you be out the house anyone time, are these any other animals in the household"?
I also like it when people ask uestions and most of all LISTEN to what I have to say, some folk are so arrogant, and some houses and gardens shock me at the sheer state of them.:eek:
The people with the rabbit in the box full of **** with no food also had a tip of a house, he even said "sorry I have not cleaned up", "why":confused: I would have a tidy round if someone was coming to my house home check or not.
I just look for a nice sensible person in general, but along with that I meet some complete fruit loops.:rolleyes:
Some people freely give alarming info.......like "we got rid of the last dog for ******** on the floor" or "we got rid of it cos it chewed something when we left it for 9 hours":rolleyes:

Im fine with people working, aslong as they can come home for dinner or have a dog walker esp with a younger dog.
I did 7 home checks last week and failed only one and the rabbit was the main reason.
 
Thanks for that - on what you have said we should be ok. I must admit I was also advised that the house and garden should not be too 'immaculate' or whoever is inspecting could think that we would be too houseproud and therefore not suitable. Having said this the only way I could get my daughter to tidy her room would be to provide a wheelbarrow and fork :) :) :)
 
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