[swmoore1971]

Hi Filianta
Wonderful news about the rabbit you saved.
I've had 4 cats in my long life-- They were couch potatoes, almost never caught any living creature. I loved my cats.
We did see one catch a butterfly, and another once killed a baby rat. I was very upset by both murders. I kept them in at night for their own safety as well as for wildlife.
We now have two rabbits who are peace loving vegetarians. They have a HUGE bungalow with a 3 story extension at one end and a long passageway leading to a 2 storey conservatory at the other. Altogether this is their 'cage' area when we are away from home for more than a few hours. The rest of the time they have access to a fox proofed pen about 20 by 12 foot, and daily access to a grazing corral of about 30 by 30 foot. They are safe and happy and quite wild.You did great to keep the baby rabbit alive-- they are delicate and if rabbits don't eat at least every few hours the gut stops and it can be fatal. So when ours have stopped eating due to being ill we have to syringe feed Rabbit Recovery mix bought at the vet.

The bells on the cats are a good idea. Their catches tend to be at dusk. Bells help to offset the problems prey animals would have to see the cats in low light.

Elliot