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Just adopted Flemish Giant baby bunny

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Saturday we rescued a baby boy from a litter of 11.  They're a cross between Giant Chinchilla and Flemish Giant.  They were all so cute that it was hard to choose.  They all love people--and mama was so sweet and friendly that my husband decided to adopt her too.  She's huge!  We're going to have 2 gigantic bunnies in the house soon:-)

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Re: Just adopted Flemish Giant baby bunny

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  • That is awesome, congrats on your new family members!
    My sweet boy
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  • So chinchillas and bunnies can mate?  Is a chinchilla in the rabbit family?  Excuse my ignorance on bunnies.  The only thing I know about rabbits is that they love to eat the flowers in my garden.

    Off to wikipedia.

  • OK, I got my answer, chinchillas and bunnies could have se$ but could not make babies, according to yahoo answers. 
  • Adorable.
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  • So cute! Good for you!
  • Oh my God, I want to come over to your house and play with bunnies. Please share pictures. Often!
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  • Wow! How is your dog reacting? That's so cool, congrats on your new family members. 
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  • Thanks everyone!  Our dog is very gentle and friendly to even the smallest pet (he was our guinea pig's best friend--they even cuddled together).  We don't have the buns yet (this weekend probably when the baby reaches 8 wks), but I have no doubt that the dog will tolerate them well.  He is friendly with the 2 bunnies we already have in the house, and he has zero prey drive.  They're all friends. 

    The mom Giant Chinchilla is actually a breed of rabbit that is the same color as a chinchilla animal, so no cross-species babies.  The dad is a Flemish Giant, so the baby will get BIG.  We're super excited. 

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    Thanks everyone!  Our dog is very gentle and friendly to even the smallest pet (he was our guinea pig's best friend--they even cuddled together).  We don't have the buns yet (this weekend probably when the baby reaches 8 wks), but I have no doubt that the dog will tolerate them well.  He is friendly with the 2 bunnies we already have in the house, and he has zero prey drive.  They're all friends. 

    The mom Giant Chinchilla is actually a breed of rabbit that is the same color as a chinchilla animal, so no cross-species babies.  The dad is a Flemish Giant, so the baby will get BIG.  We're super excited. 

    Thanks for the clarification, obviously I'm not familiar with bunnies.

  • Bunnies are adorable! Please post more pics when you bring them home! 
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  • How did you do that? I have been trying to get a hold of this rescue to adopt one of these like crazy. I called, filled out application, emailed, sent messages on Facebook, posted to their wall.... no response!!
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  • Congrats! I love bunnies.
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  • Hi Jenni,

    It's great that you want to adopt one of these babies.  Sorry they haven't got back to you.  That's really sad considering these buns really need a home, and it's nice to get them while they are still babies.  I don't think HRS checks their FB questions section often though.  I filled out an application last week and was emailed a few days later to come and meet them.  When I speak to the fosterer for this litter I will let her know that you're having this problem.  They have adoption days once per month, but this fosterer may be willing to do a meet-n-greet in her home.  She's in Harford county though, so it might be a bit of a drive for you.  I hope this works out for you!

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  • Thanks for responding. I had called, emailed and filled out an application last week Thursday. Nothing.

     

    I am not sure if you remember this far back (were you already on here?) but 2 years ago before I got my rabbit Harry I wanted one that I had fallen in love with on Petfinder from their rescue. Over the course of 7 weeks I called, emailed, filled out more than one application, called some more, emailed some more.... finally I gave up and went to a breeder.  So this was my second time around. And again I ended up going to a breeder. It upsets me to no end  :(

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  • I'm really sorry.  Something isn't right there, so I will definitely be mentioning this.  If this is happening to you I am sure it is happening to others as well, and this means less people opting to adopt from them.  I hope they will look into this so it stops happening.  Like you said though, maybe everything happens for a reason--maybe the visit from animal control will have a good effect for the rabbits you saw.  Perhaps that breeder will clean up a bit after that.  Plus animal control will have your complaint on record, which is good.  You did the right thing, but so sorry you had to see that.  As a bunny lover, I'm so saddened by animal control thinking this is acceptable.  Anyway, looking forward to seeing your photos as your baby Flemish grows and bonds with Harry.  We can share the experience!
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