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Skittles & Kiwi

Skittles & Kiwi
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Age (Years)  Kiwi - 1/02/2018 Skittles - 28/06/2020
Sex  Female & Male
To live with older children?  Yes
To live with younger children  Yes
Neutered  Yes
Vaccinated  Yes
Microchipped  Yes


Kiwi

Skittles

Skittles and Kiwi have recently been bonded after Skittles reached a year of being with us and Kiwi had lost her friend. 

Skittles is an albino male who came in without a known age. Skittles is quite a timid lad who prefers to keep himself to himself, with time and patience we have no doubt that Skittles will come out of his shell and grow in confidence. Since being bonded with Kiwi, he has already started to become more confident and is always out in his enclosure munching hay.

Kiwi is 4 years old and is a very sweet and friendly girl who loves her tunnels and will happily sit for head strokes.

Both are often snuggled up together and love freshly picked grass.

These two would make a wonderful addition to a family with children who are happy to spend time bonding with them over time.

All rehoming emails must come via rehoming@pactsanctuary.org only.
Your email MUST include-
- Full Name
- Contact number
- Full Address
- Who you are interested in? (Please include their name and what animal, we often have a few with the same names!)
- A bit about yourself and your lifestyle (e.g. your work patterns, do you go away a lot)
- Do you have other pets? Include what they are, ages, are they neutered? vaccinated?
- Children in the home or visiting? how old are they?
Small animals - We need photos of your enclosure and full measurements.
 

Rehoming fees: All costs below are a minimum requested donation. This is to help cover our costs.
All rabbits are neutered, up to date with all vaccinations and treated for E.cuniculi.

Rabbits - £70.00
 


Outdoor rabbits
 – A HUTCH IS NOT ENOUGH!

We base our rehoming guidelines off the RWAF website.
Please click here to read more, or read below for the measurements we follow.

Our recommended living area for 2 average sized rabbits (and they should be kept at least in pairs) is a single enclosed area of at least 3m x 2m by 1m high. This can include the sleeping quarters, and makes up a footprint (accessible area of the ground or floor) of 3m x 2m.

It’s important for the rabbits that this 3m x 2m footprint is in a single block of space because it allows them to display positive behaviours, for example, to run rather than just hop.

The upper floor of a two-storey hutch does NOT count towards the footprint. Similarly, whilst raised platforms, tunnels and other connected areas are great for enrichment and are actively encouraged, they do not count towards the footprint.

For those who prefer imperial measurements:

  • 3m=9’10”
  • 2m=6’7″
  • 1m=3’3″

Please note that the 3m length is important as this allows the rabbits to run and not just take a few hops. We sometimes see 60sq ft of space being referred to as the minimum guideline, but this does not always meet the minimum guidelines, for example 8ft x 8ft would be 64ft, but there is not a 3m length in that set up.

The sleeping quarters (hutch for example) should be a minimum of 1.8m x 0.6m x 0.6m high (or 6ft x 2ft x 2ft).

A HUTCH SHOULD NEVER BE THE SOLE OR MAIN ACCOMMODATION FOR RABBITS.

Here are some example set ups:

 

Indoor rabbits

Rabbits could be kept in their own room/part of a room and be allowed to free roam safe areas.
Even if indoors the will still require as much space as outdoor rabbits. We do not accept indoor cages as housing as these are much too small (but are great as litter boxes!)
They will need to be able to show their natural behaviours of running, digging, jumping, hiding and grazing.

  • Safety – electric wires need to be put in protective trunking and hidden away.

  • Chewing – wires are not the only thing rabbits will chew. Wallpaper, furniture, door frames, carpets, clothes and shoes are a few examples. You need to provide lots of suitable chew toys to keep them out of mischief!

  • Great escape – rabbits can squeeze through surprisingly small gaps and can jump very high. Ensure you have blocked off any hidey holes that they could get stuck in.

  • Litter training – it is fairly easy to litter train your rabbits and this is something you will need to do, however you need to allow time to do this and have the rabbits in an area where you don’t mind accidents happening while they are learning

  • Outdoor space must be available even for indoor rabbits. This needs to either be a fully secure run 8ft by 6ft and at least 2ft high or a fully secure garden with no poisonous plants. Free access always needs to be supervised.

  • Here are some example set ups:





 

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For more information on Rabbit Welfare visit- https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-welfare-association-fund/