Rabbit Web Discussion Board - Pet Rabbits

Chewing up the garden.

Iandres — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:50:38 +0200

Snowy has taken up a new hobby of chewing up the garden. She is just ripping up the grass + roots with her teeth and leaving it all in a pile of mess. She seems to be doing it in areas that have gone dryer and browner than the rest of the grass.

Any ideas why she is doing this?

Are rabbits suppose to lose part of there tails

horselover101 — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:50:52 +0200

Yesterday I was putting my rabbit back and he jumped in to his cage and i looked at my hand and part of his tail was in my hand. I took him back out of the cage and took him to my mom and she looked for blood and there was none. but i spreaded is tail and there was a hole in it and some blood was coming out i am wondering if it is ok for that to happen.horselover101@q.com horselover101 mom email Please answer this asap.

training my rabbit?

kisses.in.the.rain — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:19:10 +0200

hey, fellow rabbit owners, i need advice.
kay, so my rabbit is about 3-4 months old- a male lionhead Angora flop. he's overall pretty friendly and non-aggressive, but is quite unresponsive. whenever i beckon/call for him to come towards me, it's like he's deaf or something (we checked; he's not). he doesn't even look my way, which i find quite strange.

i regret that i've been lazy and haven't trained him well in the beginning when i was supposed to be. i hope it's not too late.
1) how can i train my rabbit so he'll go to his cage on command? i always have to veer him in the direction and then gently push him into the cage.
2) how can i train Binky to come to me, and allow me to hold him? he just kicks about! i feel no interaction between us because he's always exploring around on his own and never coming to me (even when i offer treats) ):

i really love Binky and i want to know what to do.
thanks soo much <3

Photos my pet - Dwarf Teddy - Czech republic

teddyzvalach — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:06:18 +0200

Hi,
there are photos my rabbit Andy, for several photos visit my website:
www.teddy-kralicek.borec.cz
Name: Andy
Mass: 1,1 kg
Colour body: White with bleu mark
Colour yeys: blue
Country: Czech republic, EU (the European Union)

My e-mail address: teddyzvalach@email.cz

Kits in a Burrow

jester_chick — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:18:07 +0200

Hi, I was wondering when I can take my new kits out of the burrow their mother dug for them they have fur and their eyes are open so I assume they are at least 1-2 weeks old. Or will they come out on their own? the only problem with that is I want to start hand raising them as soon as they are old enough. Thanks guys!!!

Allergic to Hay

Amajor87 — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:55:18 +0200

Hey everyone I'm new to this board... I was searching for a message board specifically because I have had my mini lop for a year now and he is the sweetest rabbit. The only problem is my husband is allergic to the hay. He has been suffering with the hay for the past year because he knows how much I love Sonny (my rabbit) but its at the point where he doesn't even want to be in the same room because of the allergies. Is there an alternative to hay, or possibly a pill or anything we can do about this? I really want to have them live together happily Thanks in advance

skittish bunny

Trishkk29 — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:23:31 +0200

Hello everyone!

I am new to this forum as well as new to bunny ownership. I recently bought 2 Castor Standard Rex Baby Bunnies (they are only about 5 weeks old now). I have only had them for only 11 days and were told they were 4 weeks when I bought them. Although they are too young for us to know their sex, my roommate and I suspect that one is a boy (because he is somewhat smaller and more active) and the other is a girl (she is pretty lazy, just lays there all the time and looks a little bigger). At certain times though they look identical in weight and are impossible to tell apart. But the best we can figure is the girl doesn't mind being picked up and the boy will run almost every time. The good news is they bonded with both of us pretty quickly. It took them a little more time to get used to me. But after a couple days, we were getting bunny licks everywhere.

Last Thursday, I took them for their 1st vet visit and she said they are healthy. They only weight about a 10th of a pound each. So let me jump in here....

When we first got them, beforehand, the breeder (who dropped off 5 bunnies at her friend's house down the street from us to take a look at) and I spoke about what we would need for them, etc... initially I was only going to get one, but they were already bonded (being from the same litter) we thought it would be best to get 2. I asked if it would be okay to put them in a fish tank. We had a spare 29 gallon fish tank. They both said that would be fine. We live in a 1 bedroom apartment and decided the kitchen would be the best place for them (it's a min 10ft X 10Ft). But the 1st day we got them, while I was gone, my roommate let them have the run of the kitchen. They were all over the place and quick!!! So we decided to build them a 4ft X 4Ft play pen only about a ft high when they weren't in the tank. After 2-3 days of seeing them so happy in the play pen we decided it would be okay for them to stay there instead of going back to the tank. Unfortunately, after the 2nd night we left them in the play pen, I woke up and a bunny was in my bathroom!!!! The best we figured is he must have jumped over the barrier!

So we decided to build them a 6ft by 6ft play pen using chicken wire but 2 ft tall this time. When we tried to bring it into the apt (it fell apart). By this point we were frustrated and decided to let them have the run of the kitchen but blocked off all access to under the appliances and thoroughly cleaned everything they could be in contact with hot water (I was concerned about using bleach) and carpeted the entire area with indoor/outdoor carpeting. We even got a baby gate to block off access to the rest of the apt as our kitchen has no door. So it has been for the past 5 days or so. They were both doing fine.

Over the course of the past 5 days though, it seems that they have done a role reversal on us. The "girl" will hardly come near us. We have been a little concerned about her behavior. She seemed to be getting overheated and wasn't playing around much. Neither one of us were getting any bunny licks from her. In the meantime, the "boy" got a little friendlier. Because she seemed to be hot all the time, we decided to put one of our air conditioners into the kitchen for them. She's been a lot better since, although they are drinking twice the amount of water than before. But she is still standoffish. She'll barely come to me now even when we have treats (carrots / apples). Our upstairs neighbors (for the past 2 days) have been making a lot of noise upstairs that we now hope has been resolved. They were pounding on the floor / yelling etc.... But the "boy" is completely unaffected by all this. She seems to get scared at the smallest things and hides about 90% of the time. What can I do??? Please help.

hi everyone im new!!

saraezzyk — Sun, 30 May 2010 20:37:59 +0200

(i also posted this in the other forum)

Hi everyone my name is Sara and I have 2 rabbits, Bun Bun is my female Rex6 7777and7 i have a Dutch male named Jim Bob that just ran across my keyboard lol! We just brought Jim bob home a few days ago and the introduction went awesome but Jim bob is not used to being in a house (he was kept outside) and something scared him and he attacked Bun bun.. now she makes this nervous squeeking type noise when she is near him and im not sure what to make of it.. she then runs away. but he is being really nice to her. and then they start running around the couch lol. bun bun is a chewer and jim bob is a rubber haha! but they are both great rabbits with completely different personalities and i was hoping that anyone has had the same experience and whether their rabbits eventually got along?

Thanks for any advice!
Sara

Birthing

Ccreekfam5 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:12:44 +0200

Hi
Our family is new to the rabbit experience. We are with the Georgia 4H rabbit club and show in the junior class. We have 6 rabbits total: 2 mini lops, 1 Polish, 1 Lionhead, and 2 Dutch. We are at day 30 in the gestation period for one of our mini lops and feel out of our league. Can anyone help with a couple of questions?

room mates or not?

kristinappell — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:03:03 +0200

when i was young i raised new zealands for show, i had about 6 in one large cage. i do not remember them ever fighting and they were all males. We recently purchased two baby male mini lops as pets. now i am concerned that they wont be able to stay together. i have been reading online that they should be separated because they will fight. is this true? even if they are litter mates?
k. appell

Litter training

greystar94 — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:20:54 +0200

I am interested in litter training my rabbit, but I need some help. My rabbit pees right beside the litter pan and continues to poop anywhere he wants. I do not know what to do. any advice? : )

Bunny names?

greystar94 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:44:10 +0200

I have just got a new bunny and have no idea what to name him/her. I still dnt know if it is a boy or girl. Anyway I want something unique.any ideas? ( fluffy, mr bunny, and thumper dnt count as unique!LOL): )

New bunny owner

Bobek — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:26:18 +0100

Hello bunny owners!
I really want to adopt a bunny, but I have a few questions before i feel 100% ready.
Is it hard to take care of a bunny? I heard they can be smelly and poop a lot, any feedback or advice on this? I would appreciate any comments, advice, Im a bit scared because all the negative things I heard about having a bunny as a pet, but I really love them, just want to make sure I will be able to make my bunny happy and keep him/her healthy.

What Should I Feed My Rabbits

Keegan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:47:20 +0100

What Souhld i feed and drink for my new baby rabbit im getting one really really soon so what should i do

Drink Watter? or Milk?

Feed Vegtables? Storebought Food? Seeds?

Not sure what my bunny is . . .

kittygotclaws — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:30:56 +0100

I don't know that posting here will turn up any results, but, if anyone has any idea whatsoever what my bunny might be, please help me out by making some suggestions. He is cream colored with gray tips, his ears, face, tail, and feet are gray. He also has this little poof on the top of his head, which leads me to believe maybe he might be a lionhead rabbit, but he doesn't have a full mane like the bunnies I saw in the cage across from his. He is also about 2 to 3 times their size, which could just be from different ages, I'm not entirely sure how old he is either. All I know, is he is goofy, loves to binky all night long, and loves being brushed. He is a very beautiful rabbit and I'm blessed each and every day to have him, and although I would love him either way, I have to admit to being a bit curious as to what I bought when I bought my new best friend. Thank you to those who read this post and to those who can help me to find some sort of answer. ^.^

~Kitty~
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Bunny is afraid of the carpet! Can I train him to like it?

msallin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:47:55 +0100

In my railroad-style apartment I have hardwood floors that my bunny Turbo hates, so I bought a 17 foot long carpet runner to connect the living room area (his domain) to the rest of the house. I was hoping Turbo would use the carpet to race up and down the hallway to have fun, get exercise, and hopefully visit me in the bedroom or kitchen (he's free range). Before I bought the carpet I put down carpet pads on the floor and he loved running up and down them, but for some reason, he hates the carpet and won't go near it! The previous owner let me know she used to have dogs and cats on the carpet, so I'm thinking there may be some residual smells there, but it smells perfectly clean. I've sprinkling treats all over the carpet and manually placing him on it, but he just ignores the treats and goes straight off the carpet into the livingroom again.

I could professionally clean the carpet, but it would cost $200, more than I paid for the dang thing. I was thinking maybe I could train him to come to the carpet for food and treats but I haven't had much luck yet. Any advice? I hate that he doesn't have anywhere to run!

Rabbit obsession with dog! help!

Nick — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:55:31 +0100

Mr.Bunny wont leave my dog alone! I have a 10 year old rat terrier dog & Mr.Bunny (a Dutch rabbit) in the house. Mr.Bunny is almost a year old and has only been a "inside pet" for about 3 months now. Hes doing great indoors but I have to keep him & the dog separated at all times since he wont leave the dog alone! I could understand him being curious for a while, but he wont stop. Every time the dog is near & the rabbit is in his cage he does everything to get the dogs attention-sticking his nose through the cage, following the dog, showing off. His newest thing is "thumping" his feet and running laps around the cage whenever the dog is within 3 feet of his cage.

I'd like to get them to get along so they can both be "loose" in the house together, but I fear Mr.Bunny is going to bother the dog and push her too far. The dog seems to accept the rabbit, she doesnt show any aggression towards him & ignores him for the most part.

I know the rabbit has never seen a dog before, only this one. Wild rabbits used to gather around his pen when he was an outside rabbit but that would be the only other animals hes had closeness to. Thier color markings are very similiar, am I crazy thinking that maybe Mr.Bunny thinks the dog is another rabbit? I dont know how to read the rabbits actions-is it fear, dominance, play?

Rubbing chin??

Nick — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:00:43 +0100

Great info here
My daughter & I have a pet rabbit (she named him Mr.Bunny!). He was originally going to be a 4-H rabbit but she lost interest in it. Hes now a house bunny and we love him!
About a month ago he started rubbing his chin on things when hes out "exploring" the house. He is healthy & very friendly I just cant figure out what hes doing! He'll be out sniffing something, then rub his chin on it a few times, then he usually bites it or moves along. Doesnt really matter what it is (his cage, a book, whatever he finds "new"). He doesnt do this when he's in his cage, just when hes out exploring. Its not constant, totally random.

Does his chin just itch? Is he just being a showoff? Its nothing medical is it? He is a goof & has a fun personality-maybe its just his new "thing"//

Here he is-

I should add we do have a dog also. Could Mr.Bunny be marking his territory somehow?

Rabbit Farming

warcrise — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:42:23 +0200

Rabbit Farming is a good idea to start your own part time basis business. The rabbit is superior to most other livestock in its breeding and meat producing performance. A single doe can produce up to 100 offspring a year, which in turn can gain at the rate of 40 grams a day.

Photo contest for pet lovers with prizes

kiolva — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:56 +0200

Hi guys,

My name is Olesya. Nice to meet you. I have organized photo contest "Most photogenic pets" for pet lovers around the world and found sponsors for it. You can join competition, upload pet photo and get t-shirts, pillows or wall calendars. The photos will be voted on by the community. You can ask your friends to support your photo with votes. You can join contest here: http://pets-area.com/index.php?option=co...ntest&id=2

Wish you good luck.
Olesya