Friday Foster – Poppy

It’s been a while since I wrote a Friday Foster post… I guess I’ve just been busy. Lord knows there are still plenty of foster rabbits to write about.

This week I’d like to introduce Poppy. This last spring – May, to be exact – a woman called to report a stray black rabbit that was hopping around her neighborhood. Indiana HRS gets lots of calls at all time of year regarding stray rabbits, and most of the time our efforts to capture them have been successful. This time, our volunteers went to do some recon work ahead of time, and while we didn’t see the rabbit, we’re also smart enough to know that bunnies are most active at dusk and dawn, when it’s cool, and predators are less likely to strike. We made plans to come back in the early morning… but the only thing we were able to find was a black cat hiding under a mini-barn. We left some traps, but never did catch the black rabbit.

In the meantime, that same woman called back to say that she had captured a white and tan rabbit that had also been hopping around, and could we take it? I live nearby, so I agreed to foster her until there was room for her elsewhere. She has been with me since then, and I can honestly say I’ve never met a rabbit quite like her. The nicest way to describe her is to say she’s a crackhead. This rabbit literally bounces off the walls when she’s out to play – it’s a symptom of her age, mostly. She’s very young, probably no more than 4-5 months old at the time she was rescued. She’s still growing into her feet and ears, that’s for sure. But she’s a delightful entertainer, and as long as she doesn’t hurt herself leaping around the way she does, she’ll make someone a great rabbit! She has pretty good litter box habits, LOVES to eat, tolerates being petted, and is becoming pretty easy to handle. I kind of like having her around, if only for the fun factor.

Poppy, rabbit on crack from Amanda on Vimeo.

If you’re interested in adopting Poppy or any of our other adoptable rabbits, please visit our website at www.indianahrs.org. You’ll find a list of upcoming events we’ll be participating in, as well.

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