I don't think I mentioned it elsewhere on the forum, but my dear Morgan passed away in May. One day she was fine, eating and drinking and acting as normal. The next day she lost her appetite and became lethargic. Within 24 hours, before I could even make a vet appointment, she passed. Her sister and littermate, Winter, was devastated, as was I. Since Winter in turning 1 year old next week, I knew she still has too much life ahead of her to be a lone bunny. Within a couple weeks of Morgan's passing, this video was posted by my local news station:
Ten rabbits rescued by good Samaritan in Bedford
The shelter is the same one from which I had adopted my girls. So I went over there to see if there were any likely candidates for a future buddy for Win. I saw a few I liked, but knew they would all be pending vet checks, spay/neuter before being adoptable.
The next day, I got a call from my friend Lola, who volunteers for another shelter, here in my city. She does the adoption hours for the shelter pets at the local PetSmart pet store. The night before, just before closing, an employee who was locking up the store found a bunny, in its cage, abandoned on the sidewalk. They moved the bunny into the adoption center for the shelter volunteers. Lola knew I had lost Morgan, and this wee bunny was very sweet. Suffice to say, I met her, fell in love, and put in an application to adopt, pending completion of her spay and a clean bill of health from the shelter's vet. I named her Liberty, as a tribute to her adventurous nature, and a fresh start from whatever circumstances she came from.
It took two or three weeks of gradual, supervised introductions, slowly moving the new cage closer to Winter's large enclosure, and a lot of bunny foot stamping and chasing, but the two are finally forming a bond. I was able to integrate them into the enclosure. Now I smile every time I see them sharing their salad, or cuddling nose to nose. I had a bit of a scare the other day. I am so paranoid from Morgan's illness, that when Winter was sprawled on her side in the enclosure, I thought she was sick. Liberty came over, draped her body across Winter's, and nuzzled into her face. Winter turned out to be fine, I think it was just a hot day and she wanted us all to leave her alone and stop fussing over her, haha.
Now, the major challenge I am having is litterbox training Liberty. She will use both the litter boxes in the enclosure, but she also tends to pee on the laminate floor right next to the box, and near the edge of the area rug in their enclosure. My boss suggested Nature's Miracle enzymatic cleaner to remove any urine smells that may be lingering. I plan to buy some this weekend. Hopefully, now that my girls are not as territorial with one another, she will use the box and not re-mark the old areas. Do any of you rabbit owners have anything else to suggest? I never had to train Winter, because she goes where she is supposed to. Liberty, naturally, is the "free spirit".
long story. But she is doing so much better now and is happy. The only thing now is to adopt a companion for her as human companion ship (me) is not as good as a bunny companionship. She is my little angel. And I love her more than anything. My little child. She can be very sassy and funny and also very caring and sweet. 
I love her fluffy face.
