My friends bunny

[bunnytowne]

That lady I know who kept asking me to cut her bunnies nails.   Well I made it over there yesterday.   She is so sweet.   She is from Saudi.

Now she wants to find a home for it.   The kids carry it and handle it too much.  Now the rabbit bites them.   WEll I can’t take it.   So I took pics of her and  we agreed about posting it online.   She was very concerned about it not going to free to be snake food.   That is so kind and knowledgeable.   Most people could care less.

Well I had her in my lap petting her and gave her a treat after I trimmed her nails.  The youngest boy about 7 or  8 came in took the treat shoved it on to her nose and mouth and she got all upset lunged at him etc.  I asked him now why did you have to come and do that.  

:HE went away .     Brownie still refused to eat her treat after that.   I put her on the table.  The boy came back.   HE then tried shoving a peanut on her nose and mouth.   Brownie lunged at him and he put his hand like he was going to grab her face.   She lunged again and he jerked back.  I was glad to see him jerk back.   His mom reprimanded him and he went to play with his brothers.

It is too late for Brownie to learn to trust the kids even if the mother shows them how to pet her etc.  I feel so sad for her.  OH I wanted to take her but I can’t.  I would have to return Pandalion and I am not doing that   Pandalion is already used to being here.

The bunny is a chestnut dutch with some gray on her face.   Pretty  little thing I don’t think she weight 3.lb    4 oz.  She is well fed.

I haven’t had a chance to put her ad in today.   I downloaded the pics and am ready to put her in tomorrow.   I told my friend I would screen them and if they seemed suitable I will send them to her #

She asks that the bunny goes to a home without children.   I totally agree I will put she has been mishandled by children but is ok with adults and some patience will be required with her at first.

Seh was good iwth the 12 year old daughter of the neighbor.   She was good with me.  She sat on my lap while I took her paw and trimmed her nails.  Never flenched.   She is kept on the screened in patio and in the house when weather is not suitable for her to be outside.

The sliding door was open and Brownie wanted down so I put her on the floor.   She raced into the house she knew her way around in the hosue she ran and hid then ran and hid.   She ran into the garage and the door was open then she ran back inside.  I kind of worry about that.  The lady did too.   She is a sweet bunny.   She may take a while to get used to being handled correctly.

Hey can any one  help me with the ad.   I don’t want to discourage people from seeing her.  or considering her.   She will be a nice bunny to have once she can be settled and not worry about kids and their hands all over her.  I saw her stretch out on the table relaxed when the kids were all outside.   When the middle one came in she jumped up and stressed out watching him and lunged at him.  She never lunged at me or the 12 year old.   She knew what to do with animals and has 3 ferrets a dog and a cat.  She wants the rabbit.  I doubt her Mom will agree.  I told her ferrets kill rabbits and he is concerned the dog would too. 

I feel so bad for this bunny.

[Elrohwen]

Aww, that is so sad! It sounds like those kids have no idea how to treat any animal, not to mention a bunny. I hope you find her a good home where she’ll be loved. She sounds friendly and calm when the kids aren’t around!

[Monkeybun]

If kids did that to me, I’d claw at bite them too. I swear, kids now don’t give a damn about anyone or anything besides themselves.. and its mostly due to todays society and kids having TV and video games as babysitters…

[MimzMum]

This poor bun has my sympathies. This is exactly the kind of atmosphere Fiver was in and it’s been almost 2 years I’ve had him and he still isn’t able to take much handling. I felt blessed to have him sit with me for half an hour last night and let me pet his nose that whole time.
I would suggest posting the ad on other rabbit sites that may have people near you who are used to caring for rabbits and may want to help this bun. I wish I could take her if I wasn’t so far away, she sounds like she needs special love and care.
Other than posting that this is a bun who needs a home with no children and lots of TLC to heal her heart since she’s been messed with so much, I don’t know what else you could say. Perhaps look at some of the HRS and rescue sites for how they word their ads for abused bunnies, they always say just the right thing to bring someone kind in to care for their adoptable buns.

[MirBear]

you could try saying fine with adults but not good with children under…. and you should also say only to a home with rabbit knowledge! updates every .. months is a must… i do that with my bunnies both of the previouse owners get an e-mail from me and pics every month and i make sure kisses new owners e-mail me also speking of.. it is e-mail time again

[TARM]

OMG! Why do parents not TEACH their children to be gentle with animals? My kids would NEVER have tried to shove food in an animal’s mouth or nose because they were taught better than that. I want to shove mashed potatoes up that kids nose and see how he likes it.

Gah! This made me so angry!

[bunnytowne]

i know if the mother had taught them correctly in the first place this would not be an issue.          i put her pick n ad in.  ihave  a pic of the 12 year old holding her   the really good pic of her didnt download.  i need a new camera card

i forgot to put experienced adult      matbe i can go edit it

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