Star!

Wonderful news! Star the guinea pig found her new forever home :) Adrianne adopted gorgeous Star. Star is my absolute favorite, she is so beautiful and so cuddly. She was abandoned back in June with 58 others. She was pregnant already along with many of the other females. She did deliver and raise 2 healthy babies (already adopted) But Star herself had been waiting for months for her turn. Her happy day arrived!!

Expresso

The dark brown female rabbit is now named, Expresso! She has delivered her babies as well, and there are 4 of them. Sabrina and Penny's babies are just starting to open their eyes , they are close to 2 weeks old. In 6 weeks we will be urgently searching for foster homes for these precious bunnies. We would love to be able to find homes for all the bunnies through Life Long Tails. But, as the babies grow and become independent , we will be running out of room for them in our own home. If anyone wishes to open up their homes and hearts to foster a rescue bunny, please contact us at rachel@lifelongtails.org. If you are looking to adopt a rescue bunny in 6 weeks or soon after that would be fantastic! Please fill out our adoption application http://www.lifelongtails.org/adoption_applic.htm

No Name Yet

I still haven't come up with a name for the third female rabbit. If it is this difficult to come up with a name for her, how will I possibly name 12 baby rabbits? Also, my fears seem to be coming to the surface, that third female is showing signs of being pregnant as well. She is filling out and performing nesting behavior. Unless it is a false pregnancy. Highly unlikely since she was not separated from the males. I took in 4 rabbits since that was our limit. Turns out the rabbits were sexually mature and not separated, the four rabbits were one male and 4 females. And all females are (were) already pregnant. Whew! I know we will need help with fostering and donations. We do not have the funds to get over 16 rabbits spayed/neutered right now, not all clumped together in a short period of time. But these bunnies will need to be fixed ASAP as soon as they are ready. It is a worry for me right now. But presently I just need to make sure the adults and babies are healthy , happy and cared for. Connor ( the one male) is the only one ready to be neutered right now, he will be getting the procedure on Monday. Then he will be adoptable and we home to find him a home, hopefully by the time the babies are big enough and mature enough to be separated from each other, since we will need all the space we have for them. You know what? It all works out in the end. We manage , we get lots of wonderful help and the little ones find great homes. As much as I worry about these things, we get through it, and the outcome is happy :)

The 4 rabbits,new baby turtle and guinea pigs

Dr.Tomaschke looked over the new rabbits and sexed them for us, and it was as I feared. We have one boy and three girls. Two of the girls were already pregnant, and well along. The third girl is either not pregnant or in the beginning stages, and Dr.T couldn't feel anything yet. We named the boy, Cooper ( he now has his own cage). He has a neuter appointment next Monday. I named the black girl, Sabrina, and the lighter brown girl, Penny. I haven't come up with a name for the darker Brown girl. Sabrina delivered her babies last Friday, and she has either 7 or 8 babies in the nest. Penny delivered her babies on Saturday, she has 5 babies. looks like we will have a house full of bunnies again. We will have many adoptable bunnies in the near future! :)
We have a new baby turtle, he is a red eared slider. He was bought at Chinatown, and the person that bought him was misinformed on how large the turtle would become. After researching the turtle, she quickly found out she was not prepared to care for a much larger turtle. The little guy's name is Fry, and once he is looked over by the vet and has a clean bill of health , he will be adoptable. We also have 4 new guinea pigs, 2 girls and 2 boys. We have Mr.pig, Dexter, Rosie and ... oh no, I can't remember the other girls name. No worries , I'll look it up and post it soon.
Here are pictures of Penny, Sabrina, and no name, the girl bunnies on the day they arrived, and before the babies appeared :)

New Arrivals and Adoption Pendings

Great news about Samantha the rat! She has completely healed from her tumor removal. She looks better than ever :) I will be placing her on Petfinder soon along with her best friend, Molly. She is ready for adoption. Tomorrow I will work on taking some cute photos of her.
We have 6 new arrivals. We have 2 female Robo hamsters. The female was unknowingly pregnant , her sons found homes, but herself and her daughter did not. So now we have Mom hamster and her daughter, we will find them a loving home. I have named Mom, Jalepeno, and her daughter is, Chile. We also have 4 new rabbits. They were also part of an unexpected litter, they were born in early September. They have an appointment on Monday to find out for sure who is male and female ( since I am not an expert at sexing younger rabbits yet, but I am getting there) once I know they will be separated accordingly, named and then spayed/neutered. Since they have been together and they are about 5 months old, any females may already be pregnant. These females will be on pregnancy watch before they are adoptable or are spayed. I will update soon on who is a girl and boy, what I name them and with pictures too.
Many of our adoptable pets are now adoption pending! They have new owners who are approved to adopt them and will be picking them up soon to take them home :) Mini the turtle and Babette and Penelope the guinea pigs are going home tomorrow. Gemini and Whisper the rabbits, Star, Maynard, Buzz , Fuzz and Cory the guinea pigs will be going home around Valentine's Day. I am very excited about their new homes. I am overjoyed that so many people are choosing to adopt, it is heartwarming to all of us that are part of Life Long Tails.