Rabbit Escapee

Mary came in a little while ago after feeding the rabbits to tell me that someone's pet rabbit was out in the yard. It was black and very friendly. I asked her if she was sure that it was not one of ours. She told me she had counted them and made sure that they were all accounted for in the hutches. I saw our cat prowling behind it so I ran out to catch and put it in a safe place until someone could claim him. In the meantime, Mary left for work.

I locked the cat in the house. Next, I went out to double check Mary's counting because the black rabbit was looked very familiar and came right up to me. Sure enough, it was one of ours. It must have escaped while she was feeding them. I put on some gloves so I could grab it anyway I could while I was trying to get her.

I spent 1 minutes trying to walk up quietly, lure the rabbit in and then pick it up. Once she realized I was trying to catch her, she would not run away but hop quickly in another direction so I could not get her. Luckily, we have a fenced in yard and it contained her in our cat and mouse game. Finally, I was able to catch her. She fought me as I put her back into the hutch. She was enjoying the grass below.

Our little black rabbit is now back in her hutch with her brother and sisters probably telling tales of her little adventure. When Mary gets home, I will have to work on her counting skills.