Shara
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Maple, my NZ doe (broken gold tipped, I think, she was my "broken black", but changed colors) anywyas, she got out. I caught her by exploiting my new trick of hand feeding her greens, but it took a LONG time since I havent been taking the time to keep her sweet, and she doesnt seem to naturally like me, like Spooky.
Well, when I pinned her, she SQUEALED and SQUEALED and then froze solid. I panicked, but I only had two choices. Either I let her go and risk never catching her again (and there are loose dogs and coyotes here) or I hold her anyways and put her in her cage. Since one was certain death, I did the latter. Well, she is currently still alive, but how long does it take for a rabbit to die from fright? Does it happen all at once, or does the effects culminate?
And say if she does live: (which I think she will) how do I reverse the damage I caused? I want to make her tame like Spooky. But then I am moving away from them...I just dont know what I am going to do about this and I feel like crap for making her so scared....
Well, when I pinned her, she SQUEALED and SQUEALED and then froze solid. I panicked, but I only had two choices. Either I let her go and risk never catching her again (and there are loose dogs and coyotes here) or I hold her anyways and put her in her cage. Since one was certain death, I did the latter. Well, she is currently still alive, but how long does it take for a rabbit to die from fright? Does it happen all at once, or does the effects culminate?
And say if she does live: (which I think she will) how do I reverse the damage I caused? I want to make her tame like Spooky. But then I am moving away from them...I just dont know what I am going to do about this and I feel like crap for making her so scared....