Rehoming extremely tiny Netherland Dwarf male bunny

Beaverton OR

Description

I need to rehome a male Netherland Dwarf bunny born April of last year or about there. I got him for showing but Covid-19 canceled all the shows last year and I won't have time to show him in the future. We have had him a year now and love him, but are expecting our first child unexpectedly and need to downsize our pet collection. We haven't had as much time to work with and interact with our bunnies and know we will have even less after the baby comes, so just trying to find them all good homes. This buck is I'm guessing 1.5 to 2 lbs full grown, but I can weigh him if interested. He is a pure black bunny with tiny perfect little ears. He is a very sweet guy who loves to explore and have some time out of his cage, gets along with all our dogs and cats and may be able to bond with another bunny if introduced properly. He use to be litterbox trained but loved to chew it up and eat so is now in a wire cage with a catch tray beneath. He can not be put in a cage with any plastic as he will chew it up and eat it. He does chew on carpeting, books, magazines, cardboard, don't know about electrical cords, but does not chew on furniture. He will need to be kept in a bunny proof area or carefully supervised when hopping around until you get a feel for how he will behave. He will have to be housed indoors, in a cool garage or cool barn as he is prone to overheating due to being black and having the short little show ears. Rabbits use their ears to cool down, cannot sweat, and so because his ears are so short he is at great risk of dying of heatstroke if kept outdoors. We use slate slabs in the summer and frozen 2 liter water bottles to help keep them cool in the garage, but he will chew the bottle so it will eventually leak. He will be okay for some short supervised time outside in the shade, but just keep an eye that he doesn't overheat. He has not been vaccinated for the deadly strain of virus that domestic rabbits can get from wild rabbits as he does not go outside. If you will be letting him be outside you will have to get that vaccine to protect him. It is recently a new vaccine so I don't know how much it costs, but our rabbit specialist vet charges $85 just for the office visit plus whatever care and medication they give. Rabbits are considered exotic pets so not all veterinarians will work with them, but they usually are very healthy and hardly ever require vet care. I have only needed to take bunnies to the vet three times in almost 30 years of owning them. This bunny would probably not be a good pet for a child due to being so tiny and fragile, but may be okay for a rabbit knowledgeable child who is in 4-H/FFA or would be a great pet for an adult. He is a show bunny, so would be excellent for a show bunny barn or just keep him for his poop for natural garden and flower bed fertilizer. He is not to be used for meat and is not worth it due to being so small and he will not go for snake food. He has not been nuetered and I do not recommend it as he is so tiny he will most probably die under anesthesia. Rabbits do not tolerate anesthesia very well and the smaller the bunny, the higher the risk of them dying. He will come with a gallon bag of show rabbit food and some hay to get you started and some rabbit care and information sheets. He will not come with a cage, but I do have some I can sell separately. One is a wire cage with a playpen that attaches to it, the other is a two story wooden rabbit hutch that needs to be cleaned before use for a rabbit as it was used for chickens before. My pregnancy has prevented me from being able to clean it. If you are interested in the cages, let me know and we can talk further. If you have any questions about the bunny, please don't hesitate to ask. I am asking a $70 OBO rehoming fee for him to a good home only but will give a large discount to a 4-H/FFA child with proof of their membership.