pin Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 I have been shooting rabbits now for more years than I care to remember, obviously I take only what I need for my table and sort it all out myself. Just wondered if anyone else who actively hunts rabbit keeps them as pets like I do? Not sure why, I love the little things. I have a white English called Shearer and a black Dutch called Owen (can you tell I am a Newcastle fan?). They are house rabbits, free run of the place. Once they settle and get used to the house they really develop strong personalities and are brazenly cheeky, nicking stuff and hiding it and pinching food off your plate if you turn your back. Now I want ferrets too, but not sure they would be compatable pets (I'd want the ferrets to come in an play sometimes, probably cruel for them to be able to see or smell the rabbits.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Does having fish and going fishing count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytie Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 I have been shooting rabbits now for more years than I care to remember, obviously I take only what I need for my table and sort it all out myself. Just wondered if anyone else who actively hunts rabbit keeps them as pets like I do? Not sure why, I love the little things. I have a white English called Shearer and a black Dutch called Owen (can you tell I am a Newcastle fan?). They are house rabbits, free run of the place. Once they settle and get used to the house they really develop strong personalities and are brazenly cheeky, nicking stuff and hiding it and pinching food off your plate if you turn your back. Now I want ferrets too, but not sure they would be compatable pets (I'd want the ferrets to come in an play sometimes, probably cruel for them to be able to see or smell the rabbits.) My daughter has a pet Dwarf lop. My back garden now doubles as my rabbit pen for training my young lab. I never thought a pet rabbit would be so useful Ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Is it called Stew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning GTS Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 My daughter used to have a dwarf lop, lionhead cross, i used to like it and let it sit on me. But shooting wild ones was somthing else i never related the two. The funny thing was my J R T has had a few rabbits in his time, but was s--t scared of the pet one, he would run in the house and hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytie Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Is it called Stew? Don't ask why cos I don't know, she named it "Piglet"! I think the DNA she had from me was fine, but she got some strange stuff from her mum Ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 the wife has a pet rabbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black hat Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 yep we have an english spot called smug been keeping them for years ,even had a black rabit about 2 yrs ago,went shooting on a shoot by a small village and found a warren where a domestic had escaped and come home with a twin( the misses took some convincing it was'nt our own stock!!!!!!!!!@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted June 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Everyone at work knows about me keeping them and that I hunt them too, they all think its completely wierd and keep asking if I have shot them yet At least its not just me then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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