Monday, February 23, 2015

JERSEY Boy Jersey Wooly Rabbit for Adoption


JERSEY Has been rehomed! He flew to his new home in Adelaide!
We have many more cute cuddly bunnies for you to choose from if you are looking to adopt a rabbit.

11 months old boy
Jersey Wooley Sealpoint  & white bunny. Cute tuft of mane at top of his head. Long easy care coat typical of Jersey Wooley rabbits. 
Rescued in QLD
Available for adoption to approved home❤️ 
For an Application to Adopt form 
Text your name & email to Kim on 0416062947. At Grafton but can be delivered most places.

ROCKY Mini Lop Boy for Adoption

ROCKY 
9 months old boy
Mini Lop chocolate & white bunny
Rescued in QLD
Available for adoption to approved home❤️ 
For an Application to Adopt form 
Text your name & email to Kim on 0416062947. At Grafton but can be delivered most places.

JELLYBEAN Baby Girl Rabbit for Adoption

JELLYBEAN 
2 months old baby girl 
Sooty Fawn Dwarf type bunny
Rescued in QLD
Available for adoption to approved home❤️ 
For an Application to Adopt form 
Text your name & email to Kim on 0416062947. At Grafton but can be delivered most places.

DIGGER Baby Rabbit for Adoption

DIGGER 
4 months old baby boy 
Sealpoint Himalayan
Rescued in QLD
Available for adoption to approved home❤️ 
For an Application to Adopt form 
Text your name & email to Kim on 0416062947. At Grafton but can be delivered most places.

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Lost Rabbit Bilambil Heights Tweed Heads

White rabbit missing from yard today in Bilambil Tweed Heads. If you spot him please phone 0416062947

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Find the Love of Your Life at The Rabbit Sanctuary

Could you find the love of your life at The Rabbit Sanctuary?

Friday, February 13, 2015

Rabbits Available for Adoption at Tweed Heads

We have 10 rabbits available for adoption to good homes at Tweed Heads.

Text your name and email to Kim on 0416062947 for an application to adopt.

If you are interested in adopting a pet rabbit please call Kim on 0416062947. We deliver to most places outside the Tweed including Sydney, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Armidale etc. If you live in the Northern Rivers you can visit The Rabbit Rescue Sanctuary and see over 80 rescue rabbits. Bring some veges and hand feed the bunnies so you can meet them all and have cuddles too.

All our rabbits are desexed, vaccinated, microchipped, parasite treated, vet checked healthy, good teeth, tame and friendly. Oh and did we mention very cuddly?

Sunday, February 1, 2015

HOW TO BOND TWO RABBITS

BONDING RABBITS

Rabbit Bonding 

Rabbit Bonding "Desensitisation Method"

This is the method developed by Kim Cooney and used at The Rabbit Sanctuary.
This rabbit bonding method is what Kim calls her "Desensitisation Rabbit Bonding" method. It is based on the premise that the rabbits become used to each other. Fear is gone and the way is open to the rabbits to relax and come to trust each other.  We start out on a training table. 

TABLE BUNNY BONDING involves putting rabbits on thick blanket or towel on a table. Sit at the table with them and manage their movements with your arms and hands. Do not allow them to interact. Do not allow them to bite.

Stages of rabbit bonding:
1. Learn to handle your rabbits properly
2. Table Bonding
3. Bonding off the table

How to bond rabbits:

1. Table handling for owner & new bunny to bond
2. Table handling of both bunnies side by side contact then less controlled contact 
3. Bunnies relaxed and sitting/laying together comfortably on table 
4. Bunnies together on floor 
(repeat steps 2-4 ten times with toilet / rest breaks every day for 3 days)
5. Bunnies together in original Bunny's enclosure:)

Extra Rabbit Bonding Tips:

Table Handling is done with people sitting at a table with a heavy cloth or blanket on it.   Heads controlled to stop biting. Use both hands. Buns must not be allowed to bite.  Rabbits should be desexed.
This method of bonding rabbits is used successfully at The Rabbit Rescue Sanctuary
NB. The main thing is not to let the rabbits hurt, upset or distress each other in any way. Firm control of each rabbit must be maintained until rabbits are settled and happily sitting together. What we are trying to do is desensitize them to each other so that they trust each other.

The table used should be sturdy. The bunnies relax more if the people sit down and relax. 

Rabbit bonding is so important, not just to rabbits, but their owners too. In fact matching your rabbit with another rabbit, in a successful union that lasts a lifetime

BUN FUN - BUNNY BONDING

AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE BY THE RABBIT RESCUE SANCTUARY