littlestar

Sex: M

Where did you get your rabbit? store
(stores are very bad places to get rabbits. it's unethical of them to sell rabbits there as they tend to take them away from their moms too young and they fail to mention things like lifespans of 10 years. purchasing rabbits from stores only encourages stores to keep them around. it's best to rescue rabbits from rabbit shelters or animal shelters if you can. if you are absolutely wedded to a breed, a responsible breeder can be found. more information about rabbits from House Rabbit Society)

Who has been the primary caregiver? Karla Sobalvarro

What type of food is the rabbit used to? carrots, grass
(this is very bad nutrition for rabbits. you need to give them good, non-fatty pellets like Oxbow Bunny Basics/T (for adults. for babies, 15/23) and plenty of hay. veggies are nice supplements and tasty treats for the rabbits but you can't rely only on that for food. grass is certainly not enough, and you may have pesticides and other toxins in a yard.)

What is it's feeding schedule? morning, afternoon, night

Has it been litter box trained? no

If not, did you try to litter box train it? no

How was the rabbit housed? cage

If caged, how big was the cage? 6 ft

Where was the cage kept? garage

Did the rabbit spend time out of the cage? yes

If yes, where did it spend time out of the cage? Backr
(i'm reading this as an incomplete backyard)

Was the time out of the cage supervised? yes

If yes, how? somebody staying with it
(it bothers me that the owner is referring to beau as "it")

Is it used to children? yes
(and this is another area where i start twitching...because i know from my experiences with beau that he was clearly frightened and terrified of people and being held or even a hand being anywhere near him. so i would argue that he was kept around children unwisely and probably unsupervised.... not used to them. :()

How does it react to children? OK
(and this bothers me because of the aforementioned reason as well as it implies that this person hasn't really paid attention to how beau was feeling. i doubt that beau was ok. he snorts and grunts and runs away even to this day. so it just feels callous to say that beau was ok with people and children when he clearly was not.)

Was it around other animals while out of it's cage? just rabbits

How does it react to them? fine

Does the rabbit have any health problems past or present? no

Is the rabbit used to having it's nails clipped? no

Is it used to being picked up and held? yes
(he's afraid of it and hates it... though he's starting to not freeze up in fear anymore)

Has it ever bitten anyone? no

Does it like to chew? N
(though if he was kept only in a cage and in the backyard, i don't know how you would know whether he chews stuff or not. after all... my furniture certainly says otherwise.)

Is it destructive? N
(ditto from above)

it makes me sad. no wonder he freaks. and really... for all four of my rabbits, they all came from such bad histories. i'm just glad that they are doing well now.

the paperwork says that he was probably surrendered to the pound in april 4th. i picked him june 27th. they told me that he was ~6 months then. bunnies aren't technically supposed to be sold until they are at least 2 months old, though stores don't tend to know enough about rabbits to adhere to that. so let's say he was sold at 2 months.... he basically had about two months with his last owner before they had to give him (and probably many other rabbits) up to shelters and pounds. *sigh*