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 More 'BitsThere are many Warriors and Queens and Princesses and lesser Kings at The Sanctuary. They come from many different situations. Over the past two years all of the new Rabbits were at the local Animal Control Shelter. The Sanctuary accepts all of the Rabbits from the Shelter. When they first get here they go to the Iso room. They get spayed or neutered and then they stay in the room for a few weeks until their hormones die down. They have to wait until they are not as anxious to start a fight. Then they move into one of three different Rabbit Rooms where they meet their new family. The rooms they go to depends on their age and size. Most of the younger and smaller Rabbits go downstairs and live among fifty five or more Rabbits. Older Rabbits go upstairs in a room where up to twenty five live. The older Rabbits are a little calmer and are not as interested in fighting. They are a bit slower than the younger ones. If a younger Rabbit wanted to fight with one of the older ones, there could be a problem because the older ones are for the most part larger and they could break the back of a smaller Rabbit very easily. This has never happened, yet we do watch over their interaction until we know they will not get into fights. There is a courtyard off the upstairs room where the Rabbits sit during the day. There is a large yard off of the downstairs room where the Rabbits play. The third room is a room they share with the Guinea Pigs. When Rabbits come here and are very socialized or have a physical problem they move into that room. Their physical problems range from a lack of balance caused by an infection they suffered in the past or amputated legs. These Rabbits have access to the upper part of the yard. The Rabbits create their own boundaries and territories. Occasionally they will venture into the territory of others,
but for the most part they honor their chosen space. Sometimes they go off by themselves as Sweetheart has in the picture above. And sometimes they sit together with a friend as she is doing in the picture to the left. There is enough room for them to make these choices.There are lots of shady spaces for them to sleep in. There is grass to graze on and dirt to dig in. One thing we have learned is that spayed and neutered Rabbits have little desire to leave their home. Occasionally they will venture out through an open gate, guided by curiosity, only to run back in within a moment. We have allways known how territorial Rabbits are. What we've learned is that they are true homebodies as well. They want to be where they feel safe.  The Rabbits create their own warrens. They will naturally align themselves with other Rabbits and sometimes change their alliances. And though some will spend more time with specific individuals, they remain more attached to their entire families not to other individuals. We often say Rabbits are very social. What we've learned is that Rabbits social behavior is in some ways as intricate as humans behavior.If you would like to learn more about Rabbits, we recommend that you spend some time with Zark, the Magic Bunny, as she explores the delicate relationship between human and Rabbit in her column. Zark the Magic Bunny
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