Nightshade R 24/15

Nightshade R 24/15

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Nightshade with is 2015-23

Nightshade was a black doe who was found in a cardboard box in a park with her sister Dahlia. The box was in some bushes and was discovered by someone’s dog. The dog’s owners took the box to a nearby sanctuary but they said no without even opening the box! Another turned them down by phone. By chance one of our volunteers was at the sanctuary adopting a ferret so they called us next. As the only two places we could have suggested they take them to had already said no and because I had a weak moment they came to us despite us being over full already. They had to go in a boarding hutch temporarily. Despite the bad start that really was their lucky day. They are now exceedingly happy living in one of our best enclosures with Rowan as Rowan’s brother died leaving a place for them. Meanwhile we are facing winter with too many rabbits and not enough time in the day to get all the work done:~ I would love to take in every rabbit we are asked to take, but we would have hundreds if I did and they would all suffer:( Last year the two girls started fighting and I had to remove Dahlia:(

Sadly Rowan died in 2020 after a short illness. I rebonded Nightshade with Xante but after a month they had a huge fight which was the end of that. Luckily the next bonding went much better and she is now living with Kovu. She looked as if she wanted to fight but he just lay down next to her and refused to react. He is an old boy and simply can’t be bothered anymore. Sleeping and eating and lying in the sun are his priorities and he likes to have a companion to do it with and he clearly thought she was acceptable.