Okay soo I just brought home a new rabbit less than a week ago, Mugs is his name and the plan is to eventually bond him with my little girl BunBuns. So her is the thing… I have come to realize that my two rabbits are worlds apart. I just wanted to make sure that some of these differences are normal or if there are any other I should expect
The woman who fostered him said that he seemed to be a minirex or at least some sort of rex in him? I’m not really sure what that all means, but he has like very short ears and very densley packed fur and he is pretty small in stature although I know he is a little overweight. She had him on a diet apparently you could barely see his front feet when he was walking. My other rabbit is much bigger than him just in stature but kind of lankier if that makes since…she looks more althletic and her fur is pretty thin still good to pet, but definitely not dense in the least. I figured this info might help you guys answer my questions.
Okay so first off Mugs is shedding like a crazy person! I mean like clumps are falling off of him…I’ve heard of that happening, but I’ve never experienced it and actually I don’t really think I’ve every really noticed BunBuns shedding….is this a rex thing or just depends?
Also I ‘ve noticed that Mugs eats a lot less than BunBuns which of couse I’m thinking makes since since he is much smaller, but I’m concerned if I just assume that something could be wrong and I’d never know. So I guess what I’m asking is diet wise how much should I expect for him to eat…should I give out different portion sizes to each bun?
Also Mugs is not drinking much water could this be due to stress is there any way for me to make his water more appealing? He wasn’t eating any hay today all of a sudden and only sort of touching his greens, but I went out and got him orchard grass and he suddenly was eating again it was odd…but I don’t know if this is all a stress thing or if I should be concerned? He is eating good now…not as much as BunBuns, but he won’t drink his water?
The other question I was wondering is if there is anything personality wise that seems to be common with the smaller breeds? And is there any other special care they generally require?
The last question I have I’m not sure if it fits in this forum section, but Mugs is still pretty skittish around me I feel as if we are in a constant came of tag and he does NOT like to be picked up, so I want him to trust me so I want to pick him up little as possible, but I have this problem with him not going in his cage. I can’t let the two rabbits out at the same time so when one comes out the other goes in, but he just seems to not want to go in his cage when he is out and not want to come out of his cage when he is in it…Anything you guys can suggest? I was originally using treats to lure him in but food doesn’t seem to work on him anymore
Thanks everyone!