first time giving rabbits a bath

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- 11/27/2006 at 2:53 PM
  ASG
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  i need some help ive got two rabbits both female 3 years of age i just received them three weeks ago so they dont really trust me yet they run a away wen i pet them…..neyaway i bought shampoo for them the one u mix with water do u advise that????? and how often do u clean ure rabbits???? and most importantly even if i shouldent clean them yet because they dont trust me……. HoW Do U give them a bath?????????? i cant find any detailed text on how to do it can sme 1 help thanx alot…..
- 11/28/2006 at 2:26 AM
  Gravehearted
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  Rabbits are very fastidious about grooming and should *not* be bathed unless there is a specific health issue. Giving a rabbit a bath is highly stressful for them and entirely unnessasary, since they do such a good job keeping themselves clean.
  
  Remember to rabbits we are huge, it’s going to take time for them to trust you and feel safe. Especially if they were neglected by their previous owner, it’s going to take some time to trust. a good idea can be to just lay on the floor reading a book and ignoring them – since we’re much less threatening on their level.
- 11/28/2006 at 6:56 AM
  ASG
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  thanks
- 11/28/2006 at 6:57 AM
  ASG
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  but how shall i clean there feet its very buddy and yellow?????
- 11/28/2006 at 5:52 PM
  Gravehearted
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  you can hold the bunny and spot clean the paws with a warm washcloth
- 12/07/2006 at 12:07 AM
  BinkyBunny
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  Gravehearted’s suggestion was right on. You will fine that most of the time, the yellow will be stained, and will need to wear off. If they continiously are very yellow, then there may be some other things you can do that have to do with his cage, litterbox, linens etc.
  
  So are his feet always very yellow? or was it just something he got into? And I know it was just a typo when you wrote buddy, but did you mean Ruddy or muddy?
- 12/08/2006 at 2:26 PM
  ASG
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  her feet were always yellow urm i meant muddy………..thnx for the reply
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