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NAME:
KIMBLESWORTH (Male)
BREED: Black Otter Netherland Dwarf
WEIGHT: 2.2 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Calm & Friendly
BORN: Unknown, Rescued June 2013
DIED: January 3, 2020
FAVORITE SNACK: Granola
PROFILE: This tiny bun was kept full time in a cage in a
back room and never allowed to run around. His nails were overgrown and
his coat wasn't even soft. He was basically given enough food and water to
live and that was it. When he came to live with us, he got a varied diet, free run of the house,
and lots of cuddling. He was one of the happiest and most affectionate rabbits I've ever owned.
He struggled with an upper respiratory infection for years before
succumbing to it. He had a long and happy life.
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NAME:
WILD BUN II (Female)
BREED: North American Cottontail
WEIGHT: Unknown.
DISPOSITION: Cautious but curious
BORN: Summer 2015
VANISHED: Fall, 2019
FAVORITE SNACK: Wheat Thins
PROFILE: This wild bun was born in my garden. One day
while tending the garden, I found her, as a baby, suffering from heat
stroke. I brought her in the house to let her cool off and to have some
water. When she was feeling better around dusk, I put her back in the
garden. From that point on she wasn't afraid of me and would let me hand
feed her. That went on for the next four years. She had several litter of
baby buns in our yard and trusted me around them. I fed her daily for
those four years and she spent a lot of time around the yard hanging out.
The last time I saw her was in the Fall of 2019.I believe some of her
offspring still come around and eat the dish of snacks I leave out for
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NAME:
HATHAWAY (Male)
BREED: Chestnut Agouti American Chinchilla?
WEIGHT: 5 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Friendly & Curious
BORN: Unknown, Rescued June 2012
DIED: June 13, 2019
FAVORITE SNACK: Carrot
PROFILE: Hath was brought to me late one night after a kid
rescued him from an awful shed in a trailer park. He was very thin, had
overgrown nails, and scabs from being bitten by other rabbits apparently.
After some grooming and some hearty food, he quickly became healthy and happy. He
was
very friendly and would jump up on the couch to seek out some petting or a
scratch of the forehead. He also liked to follow people around and
explore. In his old age he was mostly blind from cataracts, but he still got
around and used his whiskers to explore now. He died of old age and was
likely between 8-10 years old.
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NAME:
CHARLEROI (Female)
BREED: Mini-Rex
WEIGHT: 3.5 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Timid & Curious
BORN: Dec. 2, 2009, Adopted Sept. 29, 2012
DIED: Sept. 3, 2018
FAVORITE SNACK: Raspberries
PROFILE: One of only two rabbits I've owned that wasn't a rescue rabbit. I needed
a girlfriend for Hathaway, but there wasn't a suitable one available for
adoption so I got Charleroi from a local breeder who wanted to get rid of
her as she was not having babies that were of the breed's standard. She
went from a caged life to a free life of luxury. She was ultra soft/plush
and Hathaway was her devoted husbun of six years. She died of old age at
almost 9 years old.
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NAME: FLOP (Female)
BREED: Sable Mini Lop
WEIGHT: 7 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Affable
BORN: Unknown, Adopted Spring 2007
DIED: September 12, 2016
PROFILE: Flop didn't know if she was a lop or not as she had what is
called "helicopter ears." This means Flop had one ear that stuck
straight up and one that was a lop ear. This gave her quite a
bit of character. She was Hop's bonded companion (I adopted them
together from a family that did not want them) and rarely left his side until his untimely trip to the carrot
patch in the sky.
They groomed each other and played quite a bit. Flop was shy around people at first, and a little clumsy, but she was very gentle and feminine
acting (unless she wanted a snack from a bag you were holding). She had three mates over the course of her life: Hop, Chatfield, and Kimblesworth.
I had Flop for nine years and she may have been a couple years old when I
got her so she was likely anywhere from 10-12 when she passed away from
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NAME: CHATFIELD (Male)
BREED:
Netherland Dwarf
WEIGHT: 3 lbs.
DISPOSITION:
Mischievous
FAVORITE SNACK: Oats
BORN: Unknown, Adopted May 2009
DIED: October 16, 2014
PROFILE: Less than 24 hours after my favorite rabbit WB died, my
friend Taresa invited me to go out to some yard sales to cheer me up. This
little rabbit was on sale at some hillbilly's house for $15 and was
neglected. His nails were horribly overgrown and he lived in a
dilapidated and filthy cage. I brought him home, cleaned him up and
trimmed his nails so he could hop straight. He lived in the lap of
luxury splitting time between hanging out with Flop and
lounging in his cardboard condo! He battled a parasite that almost killed
him, but he bounced back to peak health afterward. He was very ornery
with a big personality. He loved to grunt and growl when he didn't get
his way or get enough pets or attention. He died suddenly and
mysteriously, but peacefully. |
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NAME: BUFF (Female)
BREED: Lionhead
WEIGHT: a little over 2 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Ornery
FAVORITE SNACK: Dried Fruit
BORN: Unknown, Adopted Summer 2007
DIED:
July 18, 2011
PROFILE: "Buff" was short for "Buffalo" as that's what she most
resembled with long fur under her neck and on her chest. I adopted her
from a questionable trailer-park family that did not want her anymore. They kept her in a
dirty cage most of the time. After coming to live with me, Buff got to play
outside and enjoy lots of freedom. She was very loud thumper, especially if she wanted
a snack or attention. One of her favorite things was having her fur
combed. She was quite vain and had grey/blue eyes. |
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NAME: HOP (Male)
BREED: Broken Black Mini-Rex Mix
WEIGHT: 3 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Friendly and Curious
BORN: Unknown, Adopted Spring 2007
DIED: December 28, 2009
PROFILE: Hop loved to explore and find things to play with. Oddly his
favorite toy was the toilet brush in the bathroom. Sometimes I'd find the
brush in the shower and even found Hop in the shower on occasion!
Accordingly, he was ultra
clean and kept himself well-groomed to the point where his fur was
almost blindingly white and very shiny. I was told he was a female,
but I am pretty sure he was a male. He was fixed, so it didn't really
matter and neither Hop nor I wanted to explore the matter in detail! He
was Flop's bonded companion as I adopted them from the same owner. |
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NAME: WB ("White Bun") BREED:
Californian
WEIGHT: 8 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Sweet and calm.
BORN: 2001, Adopted Summer 2003
DIED: May 1, 2009
PROFILE: I acquired this rabbit from a local breeder in PA. She was
literally days from being put down and used for meat. The family was going
to eat her for Sunday dinner and I saved her on the Wednesday before. She
had sore hocks from being in a cage (some of her breed have this problem)
and had some lumps on her chest. After I adopted her, her feet mostly
healed, the lumps vanished, and she become litter-trained and lived in the
house! She had quite a few health problems, but was very spoiled during
her six years with me. White Bun was very gentle and had an incredibly
plush coat. She was formerly on the awful rabbit show circuit, so her ear
tattoo said "RB3A2" (I called her that when she rarely acted up). She
loved to flop over on a towel or rug for a nap, would give anyone a kiss, and
was the best pet I have ever owned bar none. She was a testament to how much a
rabbit can develop a personality and intelligence once released from an
awful life in a
cage. WB's back legs finally gave out an I had to make the difficult
decision to put her to sleep on May 1, 2009.
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NAME: Sir Huffs-a-Lot
BREED: Mixed Black/Grey Agouti
WEIGHT: 5 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Sneaky Troublemaker
BORN: 10/2000
DIED: 7/2007
PROFILE: Sir Huffs had been with me since day one as he is the
offspring of my first pair of rabbits. He tried to escape
whatever enclosure I put him in since the first day he could walk. He has
escaped from buildings, tunneled under and jumped over fences. He never
actually ran away, but probably spent more time in my neighbor's yards than he
did in mine. It was not uncommon to see him relaxing in the middle of the
street late at night after a day of scheming a jailbreak. I spent
over $300 to fence, re-fence and reinforce my backyard in Pennsylvania to contain his lust
for freedom. Other than his mischief, he was sweet and would give you a kiss
on occasion. He huffed and puffed when you picked him up, hence his name.
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NAME: Ratty
BREED: Netherland Dwarf
WEIGHT: Not quite 2 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Playful
BORN: Unknown
VANISHED: May, 2007
PROFILE: Ratty was the smallest adult rabbit I have ever seen. She was
passed on through a few different owners who didn't want her before
hitting the jackpot and coming to live with me. She had a malocclusion, so
she needed to have her teeth clipped every couple of months. She was
generally well-behaved and very calm when being held or picked up, which
is unusual for a dwarf this small as they are most often highly-strung. She was St.
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NAME: Saint Jasper
BREED: Harlequin
WEIGHT: approx. 8 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Scared
BORN: Unknown
VANISHED: May, 2007
PROFILE: Named after my favorite restaurant in town, big Saint Jasper
was abandoned by his previous owner at the local Petco where I adopted him
after seeing him housed in a fish tank!! He was a great bun, but he was very
frightened by almost everything which leads me to believe he had a bad
home life before coming here. He lived the good life, but even
everyday birds would seem to scare him. He liked to hide in his house and follow
his girlfriend Ratty around. After I moved to the rabbit ranch in
the "country" he was more calm and assertive. |
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NAME: Sentry
BREED: Dutch
WEIGHT: approx. 4 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Wound Up
BORN: February, 2006
DIED: May, 2007
PROFILE: I saw an ad in the paper for free rabbits. Following the death
of his sister Fatty, Sir Huffs needed a new mate with which to share his
section of the yard. A breeder was getting rid of eight rabbits and I
chose Sentry out of the bunch. She had never been out of a cage before I
brought her home. For the first few days she took little hops until she
learned to stretch her legs and hop like a real rabbit. She darted around
the yard at breakneck speed running old man Sir Huffs in circles. She was
called Sentry because she patrolled the fence line! |
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NAME: Fat Bun (Fatty)
BREED: Broken Black Dutch w/ Blue Eyes
WEIGHT: 6.5 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Lazy
BORN: 10/2000
DIED: 7/22/2006
PROFILE: Fatty was also the offspring of my first pair of rabbits. I
originally gave her to a family who kept her for a year and then decided
they didn't have time for her anymore. She was attached to her brother Sir
Huffs and whenever he escaped from the yard, she followed a few steps behind him. She
was a
blue-eyed vacuum that would eat almost anything and kept the backyard lawn trimmed. She
tunneled into, and mowed down, my garden in 2003 devouring snow peas, bok
choy, carrots, lettuce, and even tulips. She would also give you kisses
and stand up on her back legs at your feet if she thought you had a
snack. Her recipe for life was: eat, flop, repeat. She died from a
respiratory infection. I planted some mint over her grave; something
edible seemed appropriate. |
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NAME: AJ
SPECS: Chestnut Agouti Netherland Dwarf, Female.
WEIGHT: 2 lbs.
DISPOSITION: High-spirited and mean.
BORN: 11/24/2000
DIED: 7/15/2005
PROFILE: AJ was retired from the rabbit show circuit where she won a couple of times. I bought her in 2003 because she was the cutest
and meanest rabbit at the rabbit farm. She was ALL bark and no bite though.
She was the smallest of my rabbits so she thought she needed to act tough by
growling and thumping all the time. She actually liked to be held and
petted, but catching her was a challenge. I did not give AJ her name (it
was
tattooed in her ear), so it
didn't stand for anything as far as I know. She was felled by the rabbit
disease pasteurella along with her pal Mr. Cordial. |
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NAME: Mr. Cordial
BREED: Grey Dutch
WEIGHT: 4 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Friendly and outgoing
BORN: Unknown
DIED: 7/14/2005
PROFILE: I looked all over the area for a another Dutch rabbit after
one of my previous rabbits died. I couldn't find one anywhere. I visited a
pet store where they said this rabbit was just brought in because a family
couldn't care for him anymore. They had no other info about him. He
turned out to be one of the best behaved rabbits I have ever owned. He used his
litter box faithfully and loved to chew sticks from a pear tree. He seemed
happy all the time. He was stricken down by pasteurella in summer 2005. |
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NAME: Fumble
BREED: Chestnut Agouti Netherland Dwarf
WEIGHT: 2.5 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Friendly and Fiesty
BORN: 7/31/1999 DIED: 6/2003
PROFILE: Fumble was the first house rabbit I got. She
was very attached to me and would sleep on my pillow above my head at
night. Later she was Petey's girlfriend and they were inseparable. Died of
unknown cause. |
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NAME: Petey
BREED: Broken Black Dutch w/ Blue Eyes
WEIGHT: 4.5 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Scared
BORN: 10/2000 VANISHED: 8/2003
PROFILE: Petey was everyone's favorite rabbit. He was very handsome and
all muscle. His right eye was blue but the top portion was brown
(pictured). He would sit still and let you pet him for as long as you
liked. He just vanished without a trace from the yard one day. Because he
was scared of everything and never would even attempt an escape, my guess
is that a hawk flew off with him. A few days later a hawk grabbed all the
neighborhood wild rabbits too.
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| NAME: Baby Bun
BREED: Broken Black Dutch
WEIGHT: 3.5 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Friendly and Loveable
BORN: Unknown DIED: 2/2004
PROFILE: I bought Baby Bun from a mall pet store. I usually wouldn't
buy a rabbit from a pet store, but I felt sorry for him and he seemed to
really like me and really hate the noisy mall. He was very well behaved and
affectionate. He would often just flop over and go into a deep sleep. In
fact, you could pick him up while he was sleeping and he wouldn't wake
up. One
day he just suddenly dropped dead as I looked on in horror. My guess is a
that he had a sudden stroke or heart attack caused by a congenital
condition. He lived a good life! |
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NAME: Skunky
BREED: Broken Black Dutch w/blue eyes
WEIGHT: 3.5 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Friendly but Dimwitted
BORN: Unknown VANISHED: 8/2002
PROFILE: My neighbors were moving and wanted to get rid of their pet
bun. I agreed to take her and changed her name from "Thumper" to
"Skunky" because she looked like a skunk with the white stripe
on her head. Apparently she started her life at a nearby mansion where she
didn't get along with the resident angora rabbits. By coincidence, the
same day I brought her home, my friend brought me her rabbit, Spencer, to
watch for a while. The union of those two resulted in Petey, Sir Huffs,
and Fat Bun.
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| NAME: Spencer
BREED: Mixed Black/Grey Agouti
WEIGHT: ~5 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Angry w/tendency to bite!
BORN: 1992 VANISHED: 10/2000
PROFILE: Spencer spent his long life cooped up inside a
bedroom. When he came to my place he was eight years old. I put him in the
outdoor pen
but he kept escaping. Finally, I just let him live free in the yard. I didn't
have the heart to keep him locked up in a cage. Every morning he would be at the
back stairs for food and drink. He chased wild rabbits and a real skunk.
Amazingly, he actually chased a deer across the yard one day. He was old and
began to lose weight. One day he just wandered off into the woods and never
returned. After living alone in a house for so long, you could tell he loved the
outdoors and became mellow and loveable in his golden months. |
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NAME: Wild Bun
BREED: American Cottontail (wild)
WEIGHT: ~ 4 lbs.
DISPOSITION: Cautious
BORN: 2001 VANISHED: 2003
PROFILE: The rabbit adopted me rather than the other way around. He
came to live in a bush behind my house when he was just a little bun. He
would often squeeze through the fence to interact with my pet rabbits.
When I moved a block over in the neighborhood, he followed and set up shop
there. He would eat food out of my hand and would put his front paws on my
lap if I was sitting on the ground. I caught him one time and gave him a
grooming and a flea treatment. I have some great photos of him (like the
one on the left) as he would let me get very close with the camera. Later
he went blind in one eye and I believe he became a victim of the
neighborhood hawk.
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