I am in fact in dire need of a herd buck to replace Skor. He is the only buck I have at the moment and losing him (touch wood) would mean the end of Tru-Luv Rabbitry unless I plan to get a replacement flown in again.
Slowly but surely, I am training myself not to be too attached and always hold strong to the belief that as long as there are good Holland Lop breeders out there, I will be able to find great stocks. But it is easier said than done. It is impossible not to have feelings for these little creatures and it is only the cold-hearted that has got no remorse losing their pet.
After going through some deaths in the rabbitry, I tend to console myself that it is alright if I face another death and to make myself feel better, I sometimes remind myself that it will never be the end of this great hobby.
Ever felt the fear of losing your rabbits? How do you cope?
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My problem similar relates to yours, however, I’m just scared of loosing a line or part I’d like to keep in my herd. With downsizing, I’m having to make really hard cuts and let go of animals I’d really rather not let go. But its for the best and what I have to do.
Do you plan on getting a new buck anytime soon? Would you be shipping from the u.s.?
It is not in my plan at the moment to ship any bunnies in. I may consider if I loose Skor for any reason.
As for now, I’ll try my best to retain whatever I have.
It would be a consolation to know that I have options available if bad things should happen.
If I decide to ship, I’ll definitely get some great stuff from U.S. I hope to throw in some phenomenal lineages in the next shipment. That’s if they are willing to ship and if I can find some of the lines that has been sold out. Need to do some tracking when time comes but with the internet, nothing is impossible.
And most of all, money talks….LOL!
I was also going to ask- is it quite the price to ship out of the U.S.? I’ve sold several(probably 30ish) woolies in my time to Japan and Thailand. I know very little about the process, but would love to one day do something where we broker(I guess you can say that… LOL) rabbits to other countries… My friend and I are big on “promoting”. 😛
Oh, and if you could drop me an email with response… that would be AWESOME! lbbbrabbitry@yahoo.com
Thanks!
Susie 🙂