lyndseyrk
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This morning while I was outside doing the morning chores, I opened the cage of my son's pet mini rex. I busted the ice out of her bowl, and refilled it. That's when I noticed that her feed from the previous night was barely touched and that she didn't meet me at the door like normal. She has a winter box in her cage, and the opening is facing away from the door of the cage, so I can never see if she's in it or not. I tapped on the box for her to come out to have her morning hay, with no response. After the third tap, my heart sunk and I pulled the box out to find her frozen inside! Poor bunny! Then I had to go inside to tell my son that she died. To make matters worse, he's sick this morning and not feeling well. We have a lot of rabbits, but she was my son's pet. HE fed her and HE watered her (except when it's freezing out) everyday. She was so lovable, especially for a doe. He was quite upset, but wanted to see her and pet her.
On the upside, my 6-year-old son also has a pet mini rex. After seeing what can happen without notice (she was fine yesterday), he's been playing with his bunny all morning and even asked if we could get a bunny leash so he could walk her outside in the spring time. I told my younger son he could pick a new bunny to keep from our next batch of litters (most likely a mini lop or cross). We've lost rabbits before, but never had an impact like this one.
On the upside, my 6-year-old son also has a pet mini rex. After seeing what can happen without notice (she was fine yesterday), he's been playing with his bunny all morning and even asked if we could get a bunny leash so he could walk her outside in the spring time. I told my younger son he could pick a new bunny to keep from our next batch of litters (most likely a mini lop or cross). We've lost rabbits before, but never had an impact like this one.