My name is Mallo!

Pellets: 1/8 cup Oxbow Essential Adult Pellets
Hay: Unlimited mixed hay
Salad: 1x a day 1 cup romaine lettuce and cilantro only

Mallo is a smart, curious bunny with a big personality and an even bigger heart. He had his right hind leg amputated in November 2024 due to an infection from a broken foot and ankle, but he’s adapting beautifully to tripod life. While he gets around well, he’ll need regular help keeping his ears and hind end clean.

Mallo is very active and inquisitive, he loves to explore, chew on willow toys, and burrow under blankets or dig at towels when he’s bored. He’s great with his litter box (even one with 5" sides!) and enjoys relaxing on timothy hay mats. He does startle easily with loud noises or quick movements and can be a bit grumpy and vocal when his space is disturbed. Mallo will clearly communicate his boundaries by grunting, tensing up, or flattening his ears when he's feeling overwhelmed. If pushed, he may grunt and box, but he has never bitten. He especially dislikes having his space cleaned while he’s in it, but is much calmer when gently moved to another area or coaxed into a carrier during clean-up time.

Though hesitant at first, Mallo warms up with patience. He’ll nibble food from your hand and enjoys gentle pets, though he’d rather not be picked up. His foster described him as a bunny who thrives when you go at his pace. His strong communication style just means he’s good at letting you know what he needs! Mallo would do best in a calm, rabbit-savvy home, possibly with a gentle, patient family who understands rabbit body language. Rescued with a group of other young rabbits, Mallo is now ready to hop into a forever home that will love and respect him for exactly who he is.

Mallo arrived with suspected bite wounds on both of his ears that resulted in aural hematomas (swelling of the ears). The right one healed and scarred up on its own but the left required surgical correction. He has recovered well but it has left him with narrower ear canals that could make him more prone to ear infections down the line. His doctors also hope that the scar tissue will reduce over time and allow his ear canals to return to normal. With a little monitoring of his ears, he should go on to live a happy life, just like any other rabbit.

Neutered 9/4/24

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV) is a highly contagious and deadly disease that affects both wild and domestic rabbits. The virus is causing deaths in rabbits and hares native to North America and is spreading rapidly. In addition to detection of RHDV2 in wild cottontail rabbits and jackrabbits, RHDV2 has been confirmed in domestic rabbits on 50 premises, including a detection in a feral domestic rabbit. Please make sure to vaccinate your rabbits every year. For more information, please visit our website at: https://sandiegorabbits.org/education/rhdv