Posted By mybunniesneedyourhelp on 04/25/2011 01:50 AM
yah.. i think of it last night, it is so hard to take care of two rabbits what more if they are already 5-10? thank you for all of your advices. Maybe i should delete the idea of breeding them. I will tell to my friends that if they are going to adopt rabbits, adopt anly one, or two with the same sex. Thank you

Regarding telling your friends to adopt two rabbits of the same sex, there can be problems keeping rabbits of the same sex together if they are not spayed or neutered.  Especially with unneutered males, they are likely to fight, and rabbits can severely injure each other when they fight.  Spaying and neutering is so important--for health reasons, for behavioural reasons, and of course, to prevent litters.  Bonding can be difficult with rabbits, and it can also be easy in some cases. Usually the best pairing is a male and female, but they must be spayed and neutered.

Many people have been surprised by unwanted  litters, after being told that their rabbits were the same sex when they got them.  That's why it's essential to separate the rabbits before they reach sexual maturity, and have them spayed and  neutered before putting them back together.

If you want to make sure that they are boy and girl, please take them to a vet.

Hi, this is my first time to post anything on this forum. I also live in the philippines and I am horrified by people who goes to the pet shop looking at those poor little bunny and just buy them without thinking of the future. Rabbit are not a toys and its not because they are cheap to buy that you wont spend a lot of money later on. I bought my female rabbit here at a pet shop because a kid wanted to buy her and leave her outside inside a cage, so I stepped in and bought it. You have to realise that bunny/rabbit are not dog or cat and can't handle the heat very well. Therefore imagine the weather here in the philipines.....

When I took her home, she was sick and had a severe diareha, no savy vet around so I start looking on the internet for some help. I didn't know how much work and how much knowledge was around rabbit. Now she is 7 months and very healthy. She live indoor and all of the Oxbow and timothy hay come from Europe where I place an order every 6 months just for her and get a Balikbayan box.

Pellet should be fed only for bunny, as soon as they reach adult, the pellet should be remove completely due to the high amount of Alfafa and calcium. Rabbit need a low calcium diet to avoid any issue. No tap water unless you live in a clean country which is not the case in Asia. Someone mentionned the diet of spinach and water, this is so wrong... Rabbit should be fed unlimited amount of hay, fresh water changed twice a day, slowly introduce the vegi one by one after 3 months of age. The rabbit under 3 months are not adept to process vegi because they are separated from their mom too early. Carrot is consider as a treat and should be given only once a week and small amount due to sugar content.

There is a great website where they explain everything about rabbit from A to Z its called the house rabbit society.

Also rabbit should be given every month a shot of Stronghold/ Selamectin 60g that you can buy from the Animal house here in Manila.

Rabbit are not toys, they are living animal and please dont buy them just because they are cute. This is lifetime purchase, as to know rabbit can live up to 7-8 years old.

I hope I have helped some of us here to take great care of our rabbit.

 Dr. Lo.--- Welcome and thank you for helping a fellow member out.. I am sure it is extremely difficult to find the best care there,  and it sounds like you really try - even if you have to order from a European based store. You set a wonderful example!!  

I do understand where LoveChaCha is coming from.   My bunnies are on a pelletless diet that was recommended  by my vet for medical reasons, however my vet did recommend that when I did go pelletless, that my bunnies get a large variety of greens and they were allowed more carrots to make up for their lack of fat and calorie intake due to zero pellets. 

In general though it seems that HRS does recommend even small amounts of pellets  Check out this article about pellet nutrition. 

http://www.rabbit.org/journal/3-4/pellets.html

 @Dr.Lo  Potable water, and yes that includes tap water, in Davao City is considered one the cleanest water in the world.. so don't lose hope about OUR 3rd world country... 

Charcoal lala-loves kangkong and zero issues on poop or pee. I'm thankful she's not too fickle about food else it will break my bank. 

OMG! I've been uber busy the past weeks, it's crazy!!! Down time with Charcoal is the only thing that's keeping me sane! 

She has grown so big and loves exploring... I should've called her Dora instead. 

@Chacha Charcoal waves hello! 

hi. where can i find a vet that neuter or spay a rabbit in phil. or someone know a vet that spay/neuter a rabbit in mindanao area?? and is there a mindanao based pet shop that ship hay and rabbit needs?