How NOT to transfer rabbits from one environment to another

It might seem like a great idea to just pick up your rabbit, and walk them over to their new environment, but you might want to make sure that your nephews aren´t going to bound into the house followed by two loud dogs. Right. You might also want to make sure that you´ve closed all of the doors so that no one can get out.

Are you seeing where this is going yet?

I spent the better part of this morning, stalking, chasing, leaping at, missing, and nearly tackling a floppy eared rabbit named Sam. He had just come the shelter this morning, and I wanted to get him out of the plastic carrier and into our temporary rabbit environment, which has a lot more space, and would be less likely to stress him out while we tried to place him. You know, less stressful than say, being chased by me and my nephews while we wave carrots around like madmen and try to coax him back. He wasn´t having it.

Anyway, I got everyone out of there, and just sat in the yard for about an hour, holding a carrot, and trying to not make eye contact. When he finally got the nerve he came a little closer and I was able to lure him over close enough to grab him.

You´d think this was the first day on the job.

Lesson learned, even a quick thing like moving an animal can go terribly wrong. Thankfully he wasn´t hurt, and as I write, he´s nibbling lettuce in his cage. So much for a stress free morning. Anyone want to adopt a rabbit, by the way?

Chronicles

My name is mark and I'm a pet lover. I have dogs, fish, cats, bunnies. I run an animal shelter and take care of lots of animals. Animals are neglected too much. I am going to write about how to care for various pets, animals issues, and some random thoughts by me. I guess nothing too exciting but I hope people learn how to care for animals better and get more involved with pet issues!