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The Reno 500 Arrive
On Tuesday, September 5th, the moment GLRS had been anxiously awaiting for arrived! Two trucks carrying very precious cargo pulled into the GLRS driveway. Shortly thereafter, Best Friends and GLRS volunteers were busily unloading the trucks. It was wonderful meeting our 511 new residents!
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Some of the rabbits came running out of their carriers like there was no tomorrow! Wanting to stretch their legs after their 72-hour journey, ready to check out their new surroundings, there was nothing stopping them. Others needed a little gentle coaxing to come out and explore their new home.
Um... what's that green stuff?!
The perimeter of their field is dirt right now, a result of digging trenches for the fencing. When they started exploring outside, a large number of the rabbits stayed on this dirt area, not quite sure what to make of all that green stuff!
But after getting more comfortable, some of the more adventurous rabbits starting heading out into the lush, green field, taking experimental nibbles. "Hey, this stuff tastes pretty good! And look, there's lots of neat places to hide too! Come on guys!!" Pretty soon more and more rabbits were going into the grassy areas. It was wonderful to look out on the field and see so many hopping, happy, munching rabbits! In some spots the grass is so tall all you could see were pairs of ears sticking up above the greenery.
Ten days after their arrival, all the rabbits have settled in quite nicely. They are still establishing their cliques and claiming areas of the barn and pasture as their territory, so there are occasional fights. But we are amazed at how well they are getting along -- we have had only a few rabbits with injuries who needed to visit the veterinarian and are now recuperating in our new hospital. We still go out into the pasture and gaze at all the darling hoppers in awe -- it is simply so thrilling to have 500 rabbits enjoying life at our sanctuary. We had never seen so many rabbits together in one place, but we must say, the sight is as magical as we had imagined.
