We want to adopt 2 bunnies but we're having no luck!

[PinkChick]

I had a thread last week about rabbit and guinea pigs...dd has said shes fine with 2 bunnies!...we went to a place we thought was reputable...but it wasnt ...went to pets at home who actually refered us to a sanctuary in richmond, but not heard back from them yet...am googling for breeders to buy them but how do we know theyre reputable?...we would rather give a home to 2 thats been abandoned and dont mind paying/donating.
We're in teesside and will travel a little to find them..HELP!

You could try Freecycle - we just got two kittens using it from a very nice, trustworthy lady whose cat had got 'caught' the week before she (the cat, not the lady) was due to be spayed. I've seen bunnies on offer on our local one (Manchester).

nothing, but thankyou

we adopt small animals from blue cross and also the rspca. they will want to home check you and see size of hutch. You will get a bonded pair if you are approved (I expect you will be!)

we have also adopted rabbits from pets at home who sometimes of animals for adoption on site - these seem to be rabbits that are 'left over' from a previous batch of ones for sale, eg albino ones (because the yare scarey(?), or just a bit older than kids like to buy. We give half the price of normal charge for bunny.

You may also find rabbits for sale at a big animal feed place - i really wouldnt use freecycle, i'm sure they arent meant to have live animals for sale. Or ask at your local school about now, someone may have a pregnant rabbit?!

OUR CURRENT BROOD IS 3 RABBITS, 2 GUINEA PIGS!

If you're in Richmond near London (rather than Yorkshire), try Animal Rescue & Care. Their website is animalrescueandcare.org and they usually have loads of rabbits. Their staff are entirely volunteers so they can't always reply immediately but they're lovely people.

Sorry - I've just seen that you mentioned Teeside! I got the wrong Richmond.

thanks anyway attenborough
Overthemill..will try blue cross, have rang rspca, theyve got mainly large rabbits in at minute, but have offered us the chance to go in at weekend and have a chat/look at whats there as it may have changed, they ask for £25 per rabbit and are vaccinated not neutered..theres another place farplace animal rescue and they have 2 beautiful mixed breeds in, only 6 months old, brother and sister, not been handles much but told theyre friendly..will speak to dd about a visit as its a fair drive away and let dd see their pics tonight...thing is, if cross breed..how big will they get?, they couldnt tell me cross of what as mum was stray and said to look like (though she wasnt0 a wild rabbit!???..they might turn into giants LOL

PinkChick - put a 'wanted' ad on Freecyle. That way people who've got bunnies(or know about someone with some) will get in touch with you.

hmm, still cautious abiut using freecycle etc for animals.

Breeds of rabbits is tricky, suggest you do some internet research. Dwarf rabbits aren't always small, for example. Dutch can be not very friendly. Som of our nicest rabbits have been huge, tho not technically giant which i wouldnt recommend for little ones as you want in that can be handled, tho gently with supervision. Ime, males are genrally affable and easier for little ones.
I'd visit your local place and see if you can look at, handle some. Then google rabbit rescue for somewhere with rabbits in need of homes.

Rabbits can be really tame and with experience/gentleness end up a bit like cats! Ours live outside but come in a lot and cuddle, 'purr' and jump onto our laps. Great fun! We had dd's first whenshe was 3 i think and she's almost 11 now.

thanks iklboo and overthemill...funnily enough a lot of breeders are putting ads on freecycle and freeads etc, its only when you click on the link it shows you their home page so have found some that way, but theyre mainly all about 40 miles awa y...local breeder has some in in dd wants flipping mii lops ONLY ..NOT mini LION lops LOL..shes not normally picky so am allowing her to be this time seeing as tho its her birthday...another breeder close by wont re home them in run up to easter ...so cant get them from her...might have to drive up to ferryhill at weekend!...thanks for helping

Try www.brysons.org.uk

It's in Gateshead.

Try this website www.rabbitrehome.org.uk/

They have all sorts of rabbits from rescues all over the country

Having owened various rabbits, I found that Lionheads are particularly friendly and easy to handle. I had two gorgeous ones, who then had 3 babies. All of which I had to gave to a local rehoming centre when I had to move into a flat with no garden. They were homed very quickly as they're a popular breed.

They are fairly small aswell. Well, mine were, even the male didn't grow particularly big.

My cousin in Ealing has two bunnies that her kids are bored of and she is trying rehome.
Not sure how old they are. Pretty grown up I think.