LemongrassMichelle
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Hello! I am a 2-time bunny owner and so glad to find this forum. (I have had chickens for almost 10 years now and the Backyard Chickens forum has been a literal life-saver for me and our flock.)
A sweet little Dwarf bunny dropped in our laps about 7 months ago. He's a long story, but it was unexpected and I did a ton of research to make sure his life was the best a bunny's could be. Unfortunately, he had malocclusion and after 3 vets recommended removal of those teeth (including the state vet school/hospital), I went ahead and did it. Pepe didn't make it. But, that's a whole 'nother drama.
After 1 weeks and 1 day without our sweet boy, it was like a switch flipped in my brain. I litterally jumped in my car at 3PM, drove down to the local shelter, and adopted a Dutch mix. We've had her 3 days now and she's warming up to us so well. I'm so glad I honored Pepe with giving another bunny a safe home.
Now, a little more:
My "encore job" (post-retirement from teaching) is the director of a Tiny Farm on a local school property. We bring in animals during the summer for our summer education programs. Bunnies are one of these animals (that's where Pepe came from) and then the animals go live with families or in classrooms (in the case of the bunnies) for the school year. I got this job halfway through the summer last year so one of my focuses has been improvement of the animal environments - especially the rabbits and chickens. I am so excited to set up the best environments for these animals, as well as to teach solid animal husbandry to our students. That didn't happen last year the best that it could have.
Long intro, sorry. I'm excited to search and know and do what's right for our animals!
Thanks for having me here,
Michelle
A sweet little Dwarf bunny dropped in our laps about 7 months ago. He's a long story, but it was unexpected and I did a ton of research to make sure his life was the best a bunny's could be. Unfortunately, he had malocclusion and after 3 vets recommended removal of those teeth (including the state vet school/hospital), I went ahead and did it. Pepe didn't make it. But, that's a whole 'nother drama.
After 1 weeks and 1 day without our sweet boy, it was like a switch flipped in my brain. I litterally jumped in my car at 3PM, drove down to the local shelter, and adopted a Dutch mix. We've had her 3 days now and she's warming up to us so well. I'm so glad I honored Pepe with giving another bunny a safe home.
Now, a little more:
My "encore job" (post-retirement from teaching) is the director of a Tiny Farm on a local school property. We bring in animals during the summer for our summer education programs. Bunnies are one of these animals (that's where Pepe came from) and then the animals go live with families or in classrooms (in the case of the bunnies) for the school year. I got this job halfway through the summer last year so one of my focuses has been improvement of the animal environments - especially the rabbits and chickens. I am so excited to set up the best environments for these animals, as well as to teach solid animal husbandry to our students. That didn't happen last year the best that it could have.
Long intro, sorry. I'm excited to search and know and do what's right for our animals!
Thanks for having me here,
Michelle
). He stays in the area of the room that has a rug and the kids love having him. The others (a bonded pair) aren’t so fortunate. They do get out of their hutch (not a grated bottom, thank heavens) almost every day but only for a couple of hours and within a small enclosure. I’m working to train those teachers for next year to make their environments even better. 
