6 months

When we first got Rue, the pet store wasn't entirely sure how old she was. They guessed maybe six to eight weeks. I figured since we didn't know the exact day she was born it would be fun to consider 2 months prior to the day we got her so we would always remember that date {March 23rd}. When we brought her home she already seemed to be potty trained. We assumed it was because she spent most of the beginning of her life eating, sleeping, and going to the bathroom on the bedding they had in her cage. On Tuesday however, things seemed to change!

What was once a small space where she would go to the bathroom in her cage became an anywhere occurrence. She was also incredibly energetic and would do figure eights around my feet. We were constantly having to watch where we walked so that she didn't get kicked or tripped on because she became our permanent shadow. She also hadn't slept for what seemed like over 48 hours. Since her behavior was odd, we tried researching what might be wrong. Everything we found told us to be concerned if she wasn't eating  or drinking or if she as acting really lethargic but none of those things were the case. Then we both realized she was pretty close to six months old which we read was the time where bunnies go through puberty and are considered adults. After a quick google search on puberty, we found the common signs... bunny starts peeing and pooping everywhere, bunny runs circles around your feet making a whistling/singing sound, and bunny's heart races and has extra energy. BINGO! Rue had turned six months old on Tuesday without us even knowing it! After learning 80% of female bunnies acquire ovarian cancer after the age of 2 and that she will go back to using her cage as a bathroom, we decided to spay her today. So that is where she is right now. Poor little thing.

Happy 6 months Rue! I'm sorry you have to spend it under awful circumstances but we want you to be with us for a very long time.