Nibbles Rodent & Rabbit Rescue

27/08/2025

👉 Make your pledge today at www.nibbles.org.uk/pledge

🏦 Standing Order details: Nibbles Rodent & Rabbit Rescue
Acc. No: 21594511 | Sort Code: 52-21-11

📣 18 Weeks Left to Save Nibbles

Firstly, apologies for the delay in updating you — I’ve been waiting for a moment to catch up on the most recent accounts. It’s a bit complicated to explain, but the short story is that it takes a while for the figures to come through.

But I’m really pleased to finally be able to share some good news: we are now so close to saving Nibbles.

At the beginning of this year, we had more than £1,600/month still to raise if we were going to save the rescue. Today, that gap has closed to just £561/month short of our £3,000 requirement — the bare minimum we need to cover our basic monthly running costs.

I can hardly believe how far we’ve come, and how close we are to securing the future of Nibbles.

The moment we reach this target, we can immediately start offering placements to more rabbits. And that moment can’t come soon enough — because right now, we’re still having to turn them away.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you to every single person who’s stood with us so far this year. To everyone who’s made a pledge, to everyone who’s commented, shared our posts, and stood behind both me and Nibbles as a whole — you’ve brought us this far.

Now I have to call on you once again. Please, help us close this final gap and get Nibbles back to doing what we do best: changing lives.

So please, please, please comment on this post, give it a share, and help us reach the people who don’t yet know how much difference they could make. Let’s get Nibbles open again and ready to welcome the rabbits in urgent need of rescue support.

— Siobhan

22/08/2025

🌟 A Rescue Round-Up 🌟

First, a huge thank you to our new superheroes who’ve signed up this week to help save Nibbles. 💛 Every pledge is bringing us closer to securing the future of the rescue and the animals who desperately need us. - make your pledge on our website!

It’s been a busy couple of weeks here:

🐰 Happy endings – We’re over the moon to share that both Beau and Binky have successfully bonded with their intended partners. Their adoptions are now official, and they’ve found their very own happily-ever-afters. This is exactly what our work is all about. 💕

🐰 Bridget’s boys – Jasper and Sam were neutered last week, followed by Sheldon and Lennard yesterday. All four are recovering well. Both pairs had started to squabble, so we’re giving them a little extra time under observation before putting them up for adoption, just to make sure those bonds are stable.

🐰 Bridget’s struggle – Sadly, Bridget hasn’t had the same smooth journey. Three weeks after her vaccination, one of her eyes began producing pus (this time the left, after we’d already treated her right eye on arrival). Despite immediate treatment, progress has been slower than we’d hoped. She has another vet check early next week to decide on the next steps. For now, both her and Pixie’s spays are on hold until we can get her fully stable.

🐰 The hardest part – The past couple of weeks have brought another flurry of surrender requests. Heartbreakingly, even when we technically have the space, we’re still just under £600/month short of our core funding needs. Until that gap is filled, we have no choice but to continue turning them away. It’s the hardest part of this work, knowing how many vulnerable animals are left without help.

💻 In every spare moment, I’ve also been working away on a major project that I hope to have ready to submit by the end of next week—something that could make a real difference for rabbits everywhere.

Thank you, as always, for standing with us. Your support is what makes every single one of these stories possible. 💛

20/08/2025

🌸 A Heartfelt Thank You 🌸

Over the weekend, I received a beautiful and completely unexpected surprise in the post from Kim & Ian—a thoughtful card and a care package filled with treats and kind words. It couldn’t have arrived at a better time, and I was deeply touched by their generosity.

Today, as I sit with a cup of tea and a slice of cake while tackling the ever-growing admin pile, I’m reminded of just how much kindness can lift us up. Your thoughtfulness gave me a boost right when I needed it most—I truly can’t thank you enough.

The buns have also thoroughly enjoyed the forage you kindly included—it was lovely to watch them digging through their hay to find some tasty nibbles. 💛

I don’t have direct contact details to thank Kim & Ian personally, so I hope this message reaches you both. Treats like this are never expected, but your kindness truly meant the world.

-Siobhan

18/08/2025

📣 19 Weeks Left to Save Nibbles

First of all, a huge thank you to those who joined us last week by making a monthly pledge to keep Nibbles alive and give unwanted rabbits and rodents a second chance. Your support means everything.

I also want to apologise for being quiet on here over the past week. Every spare moment outside of animal care has been poured into an important project — one I can’t share details of just yet. Sometimes opportunities arise that are time-sensitive and could bring about real change, and the only option is to give them your full attention. That’s where I’ve been this past week. But please know this: my drive to save Nibbles hasn’t wavered for a second. If at all possible this last week has only increased my passion and determination to keep Nibbles alive and spread our reach.

Our rescue and rehoming work will always be the heart of what we do — because for the rabbits (and rodents) who need us, it’s life-saving and absolutely vital. But we now have the opportunity to go even further. While I will do everything I can to get as far as possible with this new opportunity, the truth is that should we be forced to close, we will not be in a position to see this vital work through to its end.

But if we stay open, Nibbles becomes something even more: not only a safe haven for the animals who come through our gates, but also a voice that can help shape the future for every rabbit in Wales. That’s an incredible opportunity — to keep transforming individual lives, while also fighting for a future where all rabbits are given the standards of care they deserve.

We are now at £2,397/month pledged, with just £603/month still to go to reach our £3,000 target. With only 19 weeks left, time is short — but together we can do this.

👉 Make your pledge today at www.nibbles.org.uk/pledge
🏦 Standing Order details:
Nibbles Rodent & Rabbit Rescue
Acc. No. 21594511
Sort Code: 52-21-11

🐰 Already pledging and standing with us in this fight? Drop a bunny in the comments — it helps more people see this post and join in.

Your support isn’t just keeping us open — it’s ensuring a safer future for every rabbit who needs rescue in Wales.

— Siobhan

13/08/2025

🐰 These rabbits need homes—before it’s too late 🐰

Nibbles is still at risk of permanent closure at the end of 2025. While we continue fighting to stay open, we’ve had no choice but to close to new arrivals—despite regular requests to take in unwanted rabbits. We have to act responsibly, because if we are forced to close, the rabbits currently in our care will need to be moved on to other rescues, adding to the strain they already face.

That means our priority now is finding loving, permanent homes for the buns here—before it’s too late.

🔹 Glydwr — our last single male, looking for a home with a companion rabbit to bond with. He has special behavioural needs, so will need an experienced adopter.
🔹 Our remaining pairs and trio must be adopted as bonded groups.
🔹 Bridget’s boys will be looking for homes soon, once their neutering is complete over the next week or so.

We don’t want to close—but with £641 still to raise in monthly pledges to meet our basic running costs, we have to be realistic.

👉 Minimum adoption requirements apply—find full details and information about each bun on our website. www.nibbles.org.uk/adoption
Please adopt if you can and share if you can’t. Let’s get them home.

11/08/2025

📣 20 Weeks Left to Save Nibbles — We’ve Passed 75%!

A huge thank you to our new pledgers who have joined our fight to save Nibbles this week. Your support means so much — every single pledge brings us closer to our goal. And today, we can share some big news: we’ve now passed the three-quarter mark!

Back in December 2024, we were at just £1,357/month in pledges. It felt like an almost impossible climb to reach the £3,000 we need each month to cover our core running costs. But thanks to so many incredible people believing in our work, we’ve now reached £2,358/month pledged — with just £641/month left to go.

Surely now, we can do this.

While Nibbles’ role as a rescue — offering safe, knowledgeable, and experienced facilities for rabbits and rodents — will always be our primary focus, we have always wanted to do more than just rescue.

Right now, Nibbles is in a unique position to fight for real and meaningful change for all rabbits and rodents in Wales. I can’t share details just yet, but behind the scenes I’m working on a very important project. With the possibility of permanent closure now so close, this project has to take priority so it’s completed and submitted before Nibbles is lost for good. As soon as I’m in a position to give full details of this unique opportunity, I will — and I am praying it will be good news.

If the worst happens, I want to leave the world of rescue — and the welfare of these overlooked companion animals — in a better state than when Nibbles opened in 2015. This opportunity to influence real change has literally fallen into my lap over the past couple of weeks, and I will not ignore or walk away from it.

Should Nibbles stay open, we will not only continue to operate as West Wales’ only specialist rabbit and rodent rescue, but also continue — and expand — our fight to ensure the welfare needs of these animals are finally taken seriously. It’s not just about rescue. It’s about changing the future for these animals across every sector.

That is what your monthly support makes possible.

👉 Make your pledge today at www.nibbles.org.uk/pledge

🏦 Standing Order details:
Nibbles Rodent & Rabbit Rescue
Acc. No. 21594511
Sort Code: 52-21-11

🐰 Already pledging and standing with us in this fight to save Nibbles? Drop a bunny in the comments — it helps more people see this post and join us.

Your pledge doesn’t just keep Nibbles open — it helps us build a better, safer future for rabbits and rodents in Wales.

— Siobhan

10/08/2025

🌟 A Huge Thank You to Rosie! 🌟

We want to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks to the incredible Rosie for organising and running a fantastic auction in aid of Nibbles. 💚

Having organised auctions ourselves, we know just how much time, effort, and energy goes into making them a success — and Rosie did an amazing job from start to finish. We're so grateful for her dedication and generosity.

A massive thank you as well to everyone who placed a bid — your kindness and support mean the world to us. Thanks to you, an amazing £360 was raised! 🎉

These vital funds will go directly towards neutering costs for Bridget and her babies, who are now so close to being ready for their operations. And most excitingly, once neutered, her beautiful boys — Jasper, Sam, Lennard, and Sheldon — will be able to leave our care and begin the next chapter in their lives with loving forever homes. 🐾❤️

Thank you, Rosie, and thank you to every single person who took part in the auction. Your support is helping us change lives. 💫

With gratitude,
All of us at Nibbles 🐰

08/08/2025

🐰 PLEASE DON'T LET THIS BE THE END!

Today I’ve woken up feeling lost, hopeless, and full of despair once again. As I watch the calendar count down to the permanent closure of Nibbles, some days I’m full of hope. And others—like today—I’m full of fear.

Not fear for myself, but fear for the vulnerable rabbits and rodents who needed our help yesterday, and the ones who will need us tomorrow.

We’ve struggled since mid-2022.
We’ve been crippled since 2024.

Rather than opening our doors, we’ve been closing enclosures—one after another—because with costs rising and funding falling, we’ve now reached a point where we simply cannot afford to continue past 31st December 2025. The only responsible decision left to us is to prepare for permanent closure.

And that reality is breaking my heart.

To everyone who has already signed up to make a monthly pledge—thank you. From the very bottom of my heart. Your support means more than you could ever know.

But sadly, we’re still over £700 a month short of what we need to meet our core running costs and our reserves are running out.

And without reaching this final milestone, we’ll have no choice but to dismantle the only specialist rescue in West Wales for these overlooked companion animals.

We have always fought for every single animal who’s come into our care—given them everything we possibly could to ensure a safe, happy future free from neglect and suffering.

I’ve lived and breathed Nibbles for the past 10 years. With very little thought for anything else.

Because I see what Nibbles changes—every single day.

Even on days like today, when the stress and pressure and fear feel unbearable…

I’m greeted each morning by the rabbits in our care.
They binky when it’s breakfast time.
They flop in their clean beds for a mid-morning snooze without a care in the world.
And I hold onto those moments.

I hold onto the messages from adopters, full of love and photos and happy endings.
Because we made those possible. Nibbles made them possible.

And every difficult moment—it’s been worth it a million times over.

These are just some of the hundreds of rabbits and rodents Nibbles has helped over the past 10 years.

Every animal in this image was given the second chance they deserved—and each one was adopted into a loving forever home.

We’re incredibly proud of every life we’ve helped change. But the thought that there may not be a “next one” is something we can hardly bear.

Knowing that we only have weeks left to raise what’s needed…
Knowing that we’ll soon be forced to give up on them for good if nothing changes…

That’s a very heavy burden to carry.

Because there’s absolutely nothing I can do but keep sharing our story—and hope it reaches enough people before it’s too late.

Nibbles has come such a long way in 10 years.
We’ve changed so many lives.
Please—don’t let this be the end of something so incredibly special.

💛 Become a lifeline: www.nibbles.org.uk/pledge

I started Nibbles because these animals urgently needed someone to step up.
And now, they urgently need you to do the same.
Because without it—there will be no Nibbles.

If you’re already standing with us and have made your pledge to help keep this vital lifeline open, please help us reach more people by commenting below with a 🐰—every interaction helps us beat the algorithm and spread the word further.

Nibbles has been a lifeline for rabbits and rodents for 10 years, but without urgent support, we won’t survive past 2025. Your monthly pledge can keep Nibbles open, reopen closed housing, and give these animals the second chance they deserve. Be their hope today.

04/08/2025

We’ve shared photos. We’ve written blogs. But nothing captures the true impact of our funding crisis quite like walking through the rescue itself.

This video shows what we live with every day—the empty enclosures, the silence where there should be life. Since the summer of 2023, we’ve been forced to close parts of the centre just to survive, and over time we’ve become numb to how devastating that really is.

We’re still in limbo. Still at risk of closing for good at the end of this year.

But you can help change that.

👉 Make your monthly pledge today: www.nibbles.org.uk/pledge

🧡 Learn how just £2/month can help save Nibbles: https://www.nibbles.org.uk/post/your-questions-answered-how-2-month-can-save-nibbles-rabbit-rodent-rescue

Every pledge brings us one step closer to staying open, and one step closer to saving lives again.