Caging/Bunny PROBLEM!

[rabbitsncavyluv]

You only repeated everything we told you but it obviously didn't sink in if you are still buying a purpose bred rabbit while shelter rabbits die. And say you
"probably" won't do it again at the end to boot.

Have you already set a vet appointment for the rabbit? And scheduled a spay?

Pet store animals are often sold sick. And their breeder may be just as bad if not worse than the one Petsmart uses. No reputable breeders sell to pet stores.

[Djakarta]

If you purchase a rabbit from a pet store, you make room for them to order more inventory. So basically, the pet store commissions another animal to be breed from the rabbitry. This contributes to animal over-population.

And the next time a rabbit at a local humane society's time is up, that rabbit will be euthanized.

If, instead, you adopt from the humane society - that animal's life will be saved.

Or if you adopt through a rescue, like the Buckeye House Rabbit Society, a bunny like BooBoo ( a gorgeous 3 pound minilop):

ohiOHrs: NEEDSaHOME: booboo

ohiOHrs: NEEDSaHOME: booboo

then an opening is created in a foster home. So, when the next bunny at a local shelter is "red listed" ( marked for euthanization) the HRS can save that bunny and bring it into the opening that was created when you adopted.

So what you don't get is that adopting from a shelter or a rescue saves lives.

Sometimes, it takes time and effort to find exactly what you are looking for from a rescue or a shelter. Is it worth your time and effort to save a life?

[crazywiggy]

bunnyluva - I think there has been some confusion about your cage... it would definitely help to have a photo to look at!

To explain - I worked it out like this...
Each grid is 14 inches. A 2x4 is therefore 28x56 inches.
This gives a floor space of 1568 sq inches (or about 10.9 sq feet) - which is less than the RSPCAs recommended minimum. Of course, having extra levels is nice and a rabbit is probably more likely to use them than piggies would.

With plenty of floor time this may be fine for a rabbit. I personally wouldn't keep a rabbit in a cage that size but that's just me.... I wouldn't keep two piggies in a 2x3 either!

Incidentally, the reason many of the cages in the gallery are 2x3 is because they house guinea pigs. Guinea pigs are considerably smaller than rabbits - a rabbit laying down is two to three times the length of a guinea pig - and bunnies are more active / take bigger steps etc. Don't take it personally - every time rabbit caging has been discussed I have said I do not believe this size to be adequate, it's not just you!

Finally - if the cage is only for the one rabbit then you will probably do fine. But there is no way it would fit three. As long as you are aware of this and don't try to cram two more rabbits inside it won't be a problem.

[SkinnyPiggys]

Please take a look at the following sites:

House Rabbit Society Rabbit Care Guide

Morfz.com
(rabbit refs)

[Bunnyluva09]

Yes, finally someone got the cage size almost correct. The first floor, is 28" by 56" which is about 2x5 feet which is aproxmately 10 sq feet. The top layer is the exact same thing and is 56" by 28" which is about 2x5 feet with a 12" by 12" hole so she can jump up there. She stays up there and runs and hops around alot more than the bottom because there is more space because there are foodbowls and a storage cube bunkbed. She uses the top floor for the same purpose as the floor space on the bottom. The top floor is about 9 feet because it would be 10ft if there wasn't a hole. So ya that gives her 19sq ft of space plus an extra 3 sq ft of space on the jump level. She also comes out of her cage for 3 hrs in the morning and and about 2 hours at night. She also comes out for grooming time and bonding time. She also has an outdoor pen, and she jumps around and does binkies while I supervise her at all times.

[AnimalHouse36]

Originally Posted by Bunnyluva09

I am picking her up tommorrow and I PROMISE all of you that I WILL adopt a rabbit for her.

If your going to adopt a rabbit then why bother supporting a petstore? Buying from a petstore only supports what rescues are trying to stop. By knowingly doing this, you fight agaisnt the rescue your going to adopt from.

[rabbitsncavyluv]

Adopting one doesn't really cancel out you supporting a pet mill and pet stores. You could have adopted and saved two lives in the first place.

[Bunnyluva09]

now you are making me feel like a terrible person

[Jennicat]

What type of responses did you expect when you came to a forum that was pro-rescue, and anti-petstore, to announce that you really wanted this pet store rabbit and were going to buy it, and poo poo on what everybody else thinks?

[rabbitsncavyluv]

I'm sorry. Did you want hugs and kisses for buying a purpose bred rabbit instead of adopting when we all told you why you shouldn't? When you should have known better?

I see you're having problems with her already. I hope you aren't going to dump her in a few months like most pet store rabbits purchased on a whim.

[Silverbeat]

Actually from what I have seen the "problems" she's having are either a) very easy to solve or b) not problems, just normal rabbit behaviour.

By the way, she did know better, if you'll look earlier in this thread we were pointing out why she should adopt, adoptable rabbits in her area, etc long before she bought the rabbit.

[rabbitsncavyluv]

Yeah, it is normal rabbit behavior but most people don't expect it and get fed up when the baby bunny is a grown up teenager and suddenly not so cute.

[lmarieaa]

When i was looking to adopt a second guinea pig, i wanted a certain color and a specific coat type. I waited 4 months to find a rescue organization that had the female piggy i really wanted, and it was four months or everyday of internet searching and phone calling. Of course, i could have just drove 15 minutes over to the Petco, and found exactly what i wanted, and brought her home, but i did not do that. I wanted to save a life of a homeless piggy, and that is what i did. even if it took me 4 long months of constant searching- I did it. It is the people who do not have the patience and the kindness to save a life. The "gotta have the cute fluffy critter RIGHT NOW" people are the lifeblood of the Petcos, Petsmarts, and all of the shady mom and pop shops that kill animals everyday.

[Bunnyluva09]

SHE IS NOT A PROBLEM AND I AM NOT GOING TO DUMP HER! She is wonderful to have, and we having a vet checkup and spay July 22nd. I was kind of sick of waiting since March for a bunny, so I gave up on looking for some in shelters. Till I found the on at the pet store, i didn't know anything about it. Now, I do. I cannot wait till I adopt my boy rabbit, and i will save their lives, and volunteer at the rabbit rescue. Just live with it. I can't do anything now about it. I personally don't think it was that bad of a descion. I know you guys are going to disagree, but if I didn't buy this rabbit, she would of been dead. I know you are going to say that I supported a pet store, when I could of adopted but seriously would you want a rabbit at a pet store dying from not being cared for properly? Would you want ANY rabbit to die from that no matter where they come from? If you were that rabbit, you would want to go to that shelter where they give you a large cage, hay, food, and toys. At the pet store, all you have is an igloo, food, water, and some bunny friends. Why would you let rabbit from a pet store or a shelter suffer like that? All domestic rabbits need caring loving homes, and most rabbits bought from pet stores, are sold and are also sold bad supplies and usually go home in a wired-floores hutch and live outside and wait their life to be forgotten. No rabbit should be treated this way, no matter where they come from. THey can't help it if they are taken from their mom to come to a pet store to be sold, they all think that they are going to be sold to a loving caretaker. But no, they end in a hutch and live a terrible life. How could you resist if you have been waiting almost 5 months for your perfect rabbit, and she was right there in front of you, waiting for you to take her home. How could you not buy her? Huh? I really don't care any more and if anyone else replies negetively I will hate you all, even though you are trying to help me.

[aNiMaLsAmArItAn]

I definitely feel for you, bunnyluva, but why would you want to hate us all even if we were trying to help? *Sigh*

[Bunnyluva09]

because you just won't leave me alone about it! Geez. I bought the bunny and I killed one at a shelter, i feel terrible now leave it alone ok!

[Bunnyluva09]

Really stop

[Bunnyluva09]

and what can I do about it now? I am not a very patient person, and I waited 5 months, and found the perfect one at a store, oh well.

[Jennicat]

There is nothing you can do about it now. You made a selfish and unfortunately choice and probably funded the suffering of another rabbit. You get to know all that.

[Bunnyluva09]

ok I get it