As the title says, this little dude was living wild since at least the end of July out in the country. My parents began doing some work getting him used to them being around by putting out some treats for him. Yesterday I was able to catch him up and get him some temporary housing in an old wabbitat my dad had on hand.
For being on his own, his ears are surprisingly clean and he let me trim the sharp points off his claws without trouble. He does have some matting in his fur on his rear legs especially and a little on his sides. I was wondering if there's a particular way that's best to go about getting the mats out of his coat? I was told the sort of medium length he has is called rollback, and that he looks like he is a byb Holland or Mini Lop. I haven't weighed him, but I'd guess he's about 2-3 pounds.
So far he seems a little nervous but sweet. I have been brushing him gently and trying to comb out the residue he's got on his flanks while sitting next to his cage with the door open. When he wants to leave, he can hop off my lap and go back in. He has sat next to me doing little teeth grindy noises, and has come over and given very gentle headbutts to my knee and foot while sitting with him.
I've never had a rabbit, but it seems like this one is trying to change that!
by jarfi