Bunny Thief

[Primer]

The only problem with the coral snake angle is that you really have to TRY to be bitten by one. Their fangs are at the back of their jaws, they have really small mouths, and they have to chew to get the venom into you. I'm NOT advocating going out and treating them as if they're harmless, as they're not, but they're not quite as dangerous as everyone makes them out to be. If you do manage to get bit, it's almost certain you will die. It's just harder to get bit by a coral than by others.

They nest in my area. We have them in the yard every summer.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

Well, with the amount of intelligence the woman was displaying, she would get bit.

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[tropicsgoddess]

Another no= rude SC. Ugh.

[mariamousie1]

She obviously wasn't giving the bunnies enough respect. To her they were worthless, which was why the idea of paying for them was beyond her. Thank goodness she was stopped, because if she took any home I doubt she'd take very good care of them.

[ShadowBall]

I love when people don't get their way and accuse those of stopping them of being rude. That's just cute.

Bunnies require quite a bit of care, from what I know. And they can get stinky. Odds are if this woman got away with a bunny, it would have been thrown into the backyard within a week to fend for itself because it was chewing everything and shitting everywhere.

Gotta love how she just helped herself to these rabbits. What, did she think they were fruit growing off a roadside tree? I bet this is the same kind of asshole who steals things off graves and displays them proudly in her own home. In any case, I'm glad her attempt at theft was halted. And you know if she got nipped or scratched by a nervous bunny (last time I held one, I got kicked and dug up quite a lot), she'd be suing the breeder and the people at the fair and absolutely anyone even vaguely involved in the process of these bunnies being brought into existence and subsequently being cared for.

[Polenicus]

I love when people don't get their way and accuse those of stopping them of being rude. That's just cute.

Bunnies require quite a bit of care, from what I know. And they can get stinky. Odds are if this woman got away with a bunny, it would have been thrown into the backyard within a week to fend for itself because it was chewing everything and shitting everywhere.

I can say from experience that rabbits ARE a lot of work. Possibly more than a dog or a cat to do it right, which is why I'm always saddened to see people take a baby bunny home from the petshop near Easter, in the default hamster cage they give you for it (Too small!) with the starter pack full of pine chips (Also a no-no), and without any sort of litterbox for the bunny to use (Not only are the litter trainable, they're probably EASIER to train than cats since their normal behavior in the wild is to pick one spot in their warren as a bathroom and use it exclusively. All you have to do it teach them that your home is their warren, and keep the litterbox clean)

You see the poor things a month later, kept outside in the yard in their too-small hamster cages, now that the 'cuteness' has worn off in the face of how much effort they are. I shudder to think how poor rabbits would be treated by someone unwilling to even pay the piddling amount pet stores ask.

[Seshat]

And rabbits CHEW!

Forget puppy chewing, or cat scratching. Rabbit chewing is waaaay more destructive. And it never stops. And they looove power cord rubber or plastic (which, when they get down to the wires, can kill them).

Their chewing is what's kept us from getting a rabbit. My husband loves them when we're at friends' places: but we're just not prepared to do enough re-cabling work to get ALL our power cables off the ground FOREVER.

And now we have a couple of heirloom pieces of furniture which have emotional value for my wife, which pretty much means that we'd need to shield the furnishings somehow (acrylic pipe up the legs?) if we got a rabbit.

[telecom_goddess]

I used to have rabbits, and ferrets, including an albino one! The albino ferret (Pinky) was awesome. He used to love popping ballons (done under supervision of course so he didn't swallow rubber pieces) and he would steal apples and pears and haul them off to store under the couch. Oh and any lifesaver/lollypop type hard candy...he would steal and stash those too. So yeah I spent a lot of time looking for stuff under the couch.

The rabbits were stinky and hard work and I don't think I would want another one, no matter how cute they are. Ferrets are hard work too actually and you have to go above and beyond any babyproofing if these guys run loose at all.

[Polenicus]

And rabbits CHEW!

Forget puppy chewing, or cat scratching. Rabbit chewing is waaaay more destructive. And it never stops. And they looove power cord rubber or plastic (which, when they get down to the wires, can kill them).

It's not chewing. It's snipping.

Seriously. A puppy will gnaw and gum and slobber something to death. But with a rabbit... to best simulate the damage they will do, take a pair of wide-mouthed nail clippers to everything you own.

And yes, the rubber in most wire sheaths emits a chemical substance that is apparently much like a rabbit pheremone. It attracts them.

I was once playing a game on my PS2 when one of my rabbits hopped over and snipped the wire in one bite as I was playing.

She was a tad passive-aggressive about demanding attention.

[Sapphire Silk]

And rabbits CHEW!

Forget puppy chewing, or cat scratching. Rabbit chewing is waaaay more destructive. And it never stops. And they looove power cord rubber or plastic (which, when they get down to the wires, can kill them).

Their chewing is what's kept us from getting a rabbit. My husband loves them when we're at friends' places: but we're just not prepared to do enough re-cabling work to get ALL our power cables off the ground FOREVER.

And now we have a couple of heirloom pieces of furniture which have emotional value for my wife, which pretty much means that we'd need to shield the furnishings somehow (acrylic pipe up the legs?) if we got a rabbit.

You have a husband and a wife?

[morgana]

Ferrets are hard work too actually and you have to go above and beyond any babyproofing if these guys run loose at all.

Oh, yeah, tell me about it! We once found our female in the dishwasher after hunting for her for most of a day. The dishwasher, mind you, that had not once been opened since before we let her out of the cage . . .

[telecom_goddess]

Oh, yeah, tell me about it! We once found our female in the dishwasher after hunting for her for most of a day. The dishwasher, mind you, that had not once been opened since before we let her out of the cage . . .

OMG That's ok I packed my albino ferret in a box once when we were getting ready to move We didn't know he was in there until he scratched at the box and we had to unseal it and let him out.

[PepperElf]

one of my friends from the navy once told me about wanting to get a rabbit... and of course naming it "Hossenfeffer" cos he was a big Bugs Bunny fan.

[wildman]

Kinda weird how stupid people throw around the word "rude" whenever they're told something they don't like,or told no, or when they're called out on their bad behavior. They should'nt use that word until they know what it really means.

I totally agree!

[customersruinmylife]

I own two bunnies, and they are A LOT of work. They are absolutely not for children or teenagers. I hate it when I hear of people buying their kids a bunny as a cute pet. Chances are that poor bunny will be left in a cage that is far too small for it, and will have a very unhappy life.

I started off with one bunny, but I had to get another because everything I read said that they were happier in pairs. I did, and now I have two very happy rabbits. My friend, who was the breeder I got them off, came to visit, and was nearly in tears at how happy they were. She says she wishes her own rabbits were as nice as mine. They love humans and always run up to greet people.

It's a lot of work. They have a huge hutch which they only use for the bathroom and sleeping in. The rest of the day they have access to the garden and the house if they wish it. They need to be swept out every day, you need to get create and make boredom breakers so they don't dig or chew everything in sight (their favourite things in the world are cardboard boxes). I can actually see them from my room window right now. They are currently lying on their backs, sunbathing.

So yeah, I hate it when I hear of poor bunnies going to bad homes. Really glad she was stopped.