Squeel real loud when she does it. She probably doesn't realize that she's hurting you and is trying to play. Squeeling real loud signals to the bun that you're in pain.

I've got a Long Eared Land Shark too. Nermal can get very territorial but she is getting better. I use the squeal loud method and she is definitely doing it less and not sinking the fangs in as deep. Now Blossom is going through a bitey stage so I will start doing it with her also.

"Long Eared Land Shark" that's really cute Roberta! =]

Posted By LittlePuffyTail on 10/14/2012 05:51 AM
Males can usually be spayed around 3 1/2 to 4 months.

It's great that you are teaching your kids responsibility. I agree that the daily care of bunnies is cheaper than dogs but they can be just as expensive in the long run with vet bills. As for less messy than a dog....well, you haven't met my lop, Bindi.

My bunnies are so much messier than my puppy! Their room looks like a barn most of the time with hay and shredded paper everywhere. Bunnies love nothing more than making messes after I've cleaned up

 They are also fairly expensive to feed. My 15lb puppy costs the same to feed per month as my pair of rabbits. Of course, per pet they're cheaper, and my pup will grow and cost more, but still it's a surprising amount of money. I just calculated that I spend about $50 a month for the pair of buns (both lops)

Posted By Elrohwen on 10/16/2012 09:03 AM

My bunnies are so much messier than my puppy!

Waaaaait a minute! I have not heard you got a puppy nor seen pictures. Did I miss? No wonder you haven't been on the forums as much of late.

Jerseygirl is rightttt? I don't think I heard that either! DEETS AND PICTURES!

I'm so glad you got them checked! And so glad your girl got spayed -- how is she doing btw? Everything going good with her spay, stitches, eating, ect? I know those girls can really give you a scare right after they get spayed. Make sure she's eating and pooping and don't forget to check her incision point and watch to make sure she's not tearing at the stitches or anything. And NO playtime with the other ones for sure until her incision is nicely healed!

When my dogs were puppies, they were so destructive! Chewing up everything in sight.. lots of shoes, couch cushions, socks, etc. & their messes were much more disgusting to clean up! Haha. But I loved them anyway & they grew up to be wonderful. I miss them so much. <3

Peaches is doing well. She's not really active right now but she's eating & pooping normally. So once she's all healed, I can start the bonding process w/ her & my buck? He's not neutered yet though.. but she was the one doing all the mounting when I first got them. She's much bigger too. No rush though. I'd rather wait a while than to risk them fighting & not being able to bond.

I wouldn't start bonding them yet. I know some of the members on here have mentioned that after their spay/neuters the smell of the rabbit will actually change. I would wait until you get your little guy fixed. Not to mention you don't want any accidents and your little girl accidently getting hurt by your male rabbit.

I agree with Skippers Mama. Things will probably be calmer when they are all fixed. Bunny hormones can be crazy.

That's great that the older one is through the surgery and you got confirmation from the vet that one of the young ones IS a girl! That must have relieved you to find out and know to take proper precautions!

I'm not sure what you've told the kids about the bunny surgery, but I think opportunities like this are a great way to have an age-appropriate discussion about the pet overpopulation problem and how, while baby bunnies are SO CUTE, it's a good idea to not let them make more baby bunnies. These discussions will follow them into adulthood and hopefully teach them to be responsible when it comes to pet ownership. It sounds like you're raising a great bunch of animal lovers, so I applaud you!

The safest would be to wait until they're all done -- I KNOW how hard it seems to wait to bond them... I was soooo antsy about it !!! I just wanted to do it right away! But in the end it will be better for them to be bonded when they are all done with no hormones involved. You'll also have to keep the male away from the female after he is neutered also so that would just come in the middle of your bonding process. My little hellions were SOOO angry. We had started bonding them BEFORE all the neuters/spays, ect. and BOY were they angry when we wouldn't let the others out because they couldn't be together. They'd literally try tearing open the other cages doors. No joke! LOL.

I actually did! My youngest daughter said, in her precious little kid voice, "Mommy, I don't like this. How come they can't just make a baby if they want? If they love each other, isn't it okay?" LOL, she's only 6! She even said "It's okay because it's not going to come for a really long time so we have a lot of time to get ready like Auntie did." I had so much to explain to her, haha. My younger sister just had a baby so she learned not too long ago that it takes about 9 months for a baby to be born. She hates that they can't play together.. & I had to tell her she had to wait atleast another 2-3mos for that to happen. She's so sad!

 

The bunnies are starting to warm up to my kids though. My kids let them out (one at a time) & let them hop around. My kids even recently started doing their homework on the floor just so they could be near the bunnies when they're out, haha. I know it's not going to be another few months until I can start bonding all the bunnies with each other.. but I'm glad that this wait is giving the bunnies a chance to bond with my kids. They're all so cute & happy together, I love it!

Posted By jerseygirl on 10/16/2012 07:55 PM

Posted By Elrohwen on 10/16/2012 09:03 AM

My bunnies are so much messier than my puppy!

Waaaaait a minute! I have not heard you got a puppy nor seen pictures. Did I miss? No wonder you haven't been on the forums as much of late.

Yeah, I keep meaning to make a post in the lounge about him, but I can't get any good pictures on my own because he just rushes the camera. Haha. DH and I need to get it together and have a photoshoot this weekend.

Giving them time to bond with your kids is great! In my experience, bunnies who have that one-on-one time with people end up much friendlier once bonded. The bunnies who never bonded with a person before bonding with another bun tend to be in their own little bunny world. Doing homework with the bunnies is also a great way to bond (just wait until the kids go to school with nibbles on the corners of their homework! haha). We often recommend people just sit on the floor and read a book or something, so quiet activities are great to allow bunnies to get used to you on their own terms.

Peaches, Marshmallow, & Buttercup! Kind of blurry.. but you can still see their cuteness.

 

They are adoreble!

Omg, those are the cutest things ever!! I have a super soft spot for hollands (my Otto is a holland and Hannah is a mini) and those are some adorable ones :-)

Oh. My. God. They are absolutely beautiful! (And Mr. Handsome, of course! )


It's a good thing for them to bond with your children for sure! And I've spent many a day with my book just sitting there and that's when they eventually began hopping on my back and sniffing my back and nudging me. It's like whenever I ignored them, they'd suddenly be interested.

They are so sweet!!!!!

They're precious! =] Doing homework on the floor is a great idea! I sit on the floor with my bun and do my homework. I have a few bite marks in my notebooks. ;p