Thursday flashback

Beautiful Soufflé, crazy, in your face, loved attention & her devoted partner, Mooki, super smooshy, gorgeous boy who adored head rubs. A rare still and quiet moment.

Your Move

Once again a few of our rabbits have moved on to pastures new- a couple of Saturdays ago several residents went over to the Warren for a little stay before going to their new homes.

One departure was sweet Mooki, a popular bun who has been obviously sad and lonely since the death of his dental-problem partner Soufflé. We have high hopes that he will find a new love of his life and a home, although from the sounds of things he has already won the hearts of those at the Warren. 

One other pair well appreciated at the Rescue were Courtney and Tarzan. Courtney is a big character- always interested, full of energy and headstrong, with Tarzan her more shy husbun. Courtney started her journey here after being found as a stray and it took three attempts to spay her because of difficulties with anaesthesia. Tarzan was one of an accidental litter who, along with his brother Regal, apparently has issues with bedding being INSIDE a house. Recently I closed their playhouse door to prevent this and someone industriously threw it all out of the cat flap instead... I almost hope the Warren has as much fun trying to convince them...

I'm sure you will join me in wishing them all the best, alongside half-blind widower Wilbur; little Indiana who recently lost husbun Sprocket to chronic lung problems; Julie and Fluffster who had been returned to the Rescue; and Quentin and Fantasia, the tidier brother of Tarzan and his fluffy wife. May you soon be binkying in the homes of your dreams!

Clean Licks

"I don't know why you have your head down too, I'm not licking yours clean next! Stoopid human..."

Is This One Yours?

[sniffsniff]

OMG A THREE EARRED RABBIT!!!!

"Really? Where?"

Err...sorry Soufflé, never mind...

A Week Start

The best way to start the week is with a smile - and even better if that infectious smile is sat on the face of a bunny!

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Today I thought I'd give you a peek at what a day volunteering at the Rescue is like for me.

On arrival the first thing we do is sign in.

Our planning permission to run the Rescue in a residential area requires us to record all visitors in and out. Once signed in, the first proper task is a quick walk around the Rescue to open shed doors and carry out a visual safety check. Since the last job of the day is always the "idiot check", a walk around looking out for the run roof you left open or the bolt you forget to put across, all the bunnies should be securely locked in.

But that doesn't mean one of them hasn't found an ingenious way to chew out of a shed, or maybe there will be a fence or tree that has fallen down in the night. Since we will have bunnies running round the Rescue during the day, usually Mr and Mrs Chunky Butt, we need to make sure everything is secure first. It is also the first chance to spot any obviously sick bunnies you might need to rush to the vets.

The next job is to empty the mornings veg into the wheel barrow.

It is important to make sure any left from the previous day is put to one side to be used first.

We don't give the bunnies whole carrots or heads of broccoli of course, so the next step is to chop the veg into individual portions and place in the snack bucket.

By the time you've finished chopping, the anticipation in the little hungry faces all around you is all you need to motivate you for the two and a half hour task to come - breakfast time!

And let's not forget, the rabbits aren't the only ones on site needing sustenance!

At weekends especially, when we have a larger team many of whom are our younger volunteers, some of the adults will bring a selection of drinks and snacks to keep everyone going.

Speaking of drinks, time to do the water!

In the aviaries and sheds our bunnies have bowls, but they also have a bottle in case they knock over the bowl or manage to finish it before the next fill-up.

On to the cleaning! To help us keep track of which bunnies have been cleaned out already this week we use a peg system.

The weeks alternate - one week it's "pegs on" the next it's "pegs off" as you clean.

No matter how tiring the work is, a day at the Rescue is always enjoyable because you get to hang out with all the bunnies!

Soufflé is a particular favourite of the volunteers because she is so friendly! I however favour the wild and wild cross rabbits for hang time because they have such fascinating personalities. It is always really interesting and challenging trying to communicate with them and trying to understand what they are trying to communicate back to you.

And of course at the end of the day, there's nothing more pleasurable than coming back home to my own little fluffy boy!

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