One day at the end of June 2025, my husband and I came across a Reddit post: "Take care of a rabbit for two weeks." Sounds cool, we thought. We were planning to spend the 4th of July at home, and how cool would it be to hang out with a rabbit?

Living with a megacolon rabbit changed my life. For the better.

Having fostered McMuffin, a glamourous, sophisticated girl bun who is very gentle, sweet and sociable has been such a treat. She doesn’t let her condition change the way she behaves. She still has excellent litter habits. She doesn’t chew. She doesn’t dig. She gets along with my German Shepherd and tolerates the occasional run in with my senior boy bunny, Lucky. She learned to go up and down stairs with me and can take them just as fast as any other bunny.

I started fostering rescue bunnies nearly four years ago. In that time, I’ve had the privilege of fostering almost 30 bunnies! I share my fosters widely on social media, and with every single foster bun I’ve shared, I inevitably get asked why I don’t “just keep” them.

I know these comments are well-intentioned, and I love hearing from people who have noticed my fosters’ progress or have well wishes, but the question remains: why don’t I just keep them?

February is Adopt a Rescue Rabbit Month, dedicated to raising awareness about rescue rabbits and highlighting the many rabbits waiting in shelters for loving homes.

Every year in the U.S., an estimated 6-8 million homeless pets enter animal shelters, many of them at risk of euthanasia. By choosing to adopt your new rabbit rather than buying one from a breeder or pet store, you can help reduce the number of rabbits entering shelters each year, and save lives.

It can be a stressful experience looking for an available pet sitter for your bunny, especially when there are several options. You may have questions such as: how many years of experience do they have; is this important? Is this normal across all pet sitters?

By the end of this article, you will have an answer to these questions as well as confidence in your decision of the perfect caretaker for your companion(s).

After recently adopting my amazing Johnny Wohnny from House Rabbit Society (HRS), I’d love to share my experience fostering him, as well as how fostering some bunnies can benefit you, too!

Keep your furry friends in mind when making holiday plans to ensure everyone is safe and happy. No one wants to make an unexpected trip to the vet!

It’s amazing how much the world of rabbit care has grown in just the last few years, and your support of House Rabbit Society helps make that growth possible.