5 new rabbits in over the weekend at the Australian Rabbit Sanctuary "Where time doesn't run out."

This weekend at the Australian Rabbit Sanctuary we happily welcomed 5 gorgeous rabbits.  They are currently in 5 star accommodation in our Quarantine area where they will receive their Calici Virus Vaccination, worming, and special care.  They eagerly await their move to the big "Rabbit Run" set under the gum trees in the Australian Bush.  Some will also have to await desexing.  Here are their details:

• "Skippy" and "Hoppy" - 2 of the biggest white rabbits called "Skippy" and "Hoppy" by the kind folk who found them and surrendered them.  They are very tame and cuddly.  They are both males and are close friends.
• "Flopsy" a gorgeous light grey male rabbit 
• "Mischa" a glamorous white lady with exquisite ginger markings came with "Shelley".
• "Shelley" an amazing little rex rabbit in ginger with tasmanian tiger stripes. 

               Both "Mischa" and "Shelley" were found in someone's garden.

Rabbits are precious.  Don't let them hop away from faulty cages.  Treasure them.  They are loyal little pets who love pats and kind words and lots of carrots!!!  Your rabbits must have shade in the heat and warm enclosures in the cold.  They need secure housing and fencing.  They need fresh water daily and hay! Lots of hay!  Sanctuary rabbits have a base diet of Barastoc Rabbit Pellets with extra vegetables and hay hay hay!

You can litter train your rabbit just like a puppy or kitten.  You can keep your rabbit inside but make sure that you tape up your tv cords and other electrical cords as they love to chew!

New State of the Art Vet Hospital that has a very special interest in Rabbits!

We congratulate our Dr Chris Gough, rabbit vet on the opening of his new state of the art veterinary hospital today! http://www.riverbankvet.com.au/

Sounds & Sights in the Rabbit Sanctuary

Morning sounds in the Rabbit Sanctuary the sounds are soft and happy.  You can hear cicadas singing in waves, the rustle of gum leaves above, bird songs, rabbits crunching on grass, corn or hay, the occasional "thump" from a rabbit's back leg swiftly slamming down his objection to something which could quite well be the possum in the nearby tree looking on!  

What you see are bunnies hopping, resting, eating, investigating new toys, looking down a freshly dug (soon to be filled with a rock!) rabbit hole, bunnies drinking from the automatic water bowls or the little pond, bunnies binking with the joy of being with other bunnies and human friends that cuddle and care for them constantly.

These are the sounds and sights in the Rabbit Sanctuary set in the Australian Bush in Northern NSW.  The rabbits that live in the Sanctuary have come from Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast QLD and Tweed Heads.  Some have also come from the local area of South Grafton on the Clarence River NSW.

Rabbits & Winter

With the colder weather coming it is time to think about keeping your rabbit warm and dry on cold days and nights.  At the Rabbit Rescue Sanctuary we are changing summer homes in the Rabbit Run to winter ones.  This includes having an above ground shelf which they have in summer anyway, but in winter it needs to be 'cosy' and dry.  If you are lucky enough to own or be owned by a rabbit, please consider his or her comfort as the colder weather comes along. 

Baby Rabbits from RSPCA Tweed Heads

The Rabbit Sanctuary has lovely tame baby and young adult rabbits for adoption to good homes. Ph/Text Kim on 0416062947.

5 Baby Rabbits coming in Sunday from Tweed Heads. These are beautiful mini lops from the RSPCA Tweed Heads (they are over quota for rabbits at the moment so are sending to us)

3 Rabbits from Queensland coming into the rabbit sanctuary this week

We have 3 QLD bunnies coming in this week.

Our Rabbit Vet - Dr Chris Gough

We would like to thank our rabbit vet Dr Chris Gough for the wonderful help he gives us with the Sanctuary rabbits.  Dr Chris is located in South Grafton NSW Australia.

Social Network

The Rabbit Rescue Sanctuary is now on Twitter! twitter.com/bunnysanctuary

Welcome to our first blog

This is the first blog from the Rabbit Rescue and Sanctuary here in the Northern Rivers NSW Australia. We hope to communicate our news regularly from this blog.