Good morning!

JClay · Mar 7, 2011

Hello! New member here from Atlanta. Proud owner of a roughly 3-year old Mini Rex who "found" me one day. I was taking out the trash when I saw her in my front yard. I knew instantly with her coloring that she was not a "wild" bunny. I went inside to find something to lure her into my garage with, and being a guinea pig owner, I of course grabbed a carrot. I put it under my car figuring she'd go to it and feel safe under there, which worked perfectly. I managed to finally get her into my garage, where I gave her water and hay. We at first fostered her through the House Rabbit Society of North Georgia, but having 5 kids, I knew there was no way we weren't going to keep her! She kept "spraying" me at first after becoming comfortable with me, so I guess she claimed me as her male mother. After a vet visit to get her neutered and checked out for a minor ear abrasion, she was ours to keep! We named her Grace. We litter box trained her and have always given her free roam in our downstairs area (bunny proofed). She's by far the most tame rabbit I have ever experienced. She will come up to me, twist through my legs, and gently nibble the back of my pants if I'm not petting her! Before my wife and I had kids we were avid pet owners and even bred guinea pigs for a while (I even had a 5 1/2 foot long green iguana). We had a Mini Lop back then who wasn't the friendliest bunny, and a pet store owner suckered us into keeping a very young Mini Rex who lost a back leg due to being in a small wire cage. He unfortunately only lived I think less than a year, so he probably was a victim of bad breeding or illness. I have some video of him that's really sad to go back and watch. He was full of life and would hop around the best he could, although it was mostly in circles.

Be sure to check the general bunny forum, because I'm going to post a funny video I did called "Bunny Got Back" (yes, a Sir Mix-a-Lot parody).

Sweetie · Mar 7, 2011

Welcome to RO. There are very nice people here and great advice. I hope that you enjoy your stay here.

JClay · Mar 7, 2011

Thanks! Looking forward to it!

buns2luv · Mar 8, 2011

Welcome! So glad you and your bunny found each other. I'm going to go check out your video!!

Wabbitdad12 · Mar 12, 2011

Let me welcome you to Rabbits Online, my name is Dave and I am a moderator on the forum. So if I can be of any help please let me know. This is a terrific website for rabbits and their slaves, not only is it very active but also friendly. I am so glad youâre here and I know you will enjoy it.

Thank you for taking in Grace, she will now know what it is to be loved. Sounds like she has selected you to be her special slave.

Many bunny's recommend their slaves to this site so we may learn of others methods to keeping our furry masters happy.

If you everhave a sick bunny, please post in The Infirmary and include your rabbit's age, breed and health history as well diet and output details leading up to the problem.

I have listed some links I thought you might find interesting:

*For reference the Library section

*To brag or tell everyone about the antics of your bunny or just to talk about your day here is where to start a Bunny Blog, you can also look back at it later and remember when you had a life before your bunny.

*Now all the bunnyâs like talk to each other when we mere slaves arenât around in the Bunny Chat is the spot to be.

*Rabbits Online also has regional forums , this a good way to find a vet in your area that has experience with rabbits and to find out from other nearby of good sources of rabbit supplies.

The Let Your Hare Down section is for anything non-bunny related.

Here is a link tothat will help you and your bunny to connect, How To Bond With Your Bunny.

Now every forum has rules and ours can be found with this link Rabbits Online Forum Rules. This gives guidelines on what is acceptable, what is not and how we hope everyone will treat each other.

Everyone on this forum loves to see pictures of each otherâs bunnies. So if you would like to post a picture this link will help you do that, Upload Photo's to Photo Gallery. Then in the post, you click on the "G" in the tool bar to insert your photo. Many people also use Photobucket. You just copy the img file and paste it into the post.

I am glad you have joined rabbits online and I look forward to seeing you around.