Hello All!

Just introducing myself, and my new bun, Ruby.  I live in a rural area, and have a really tough time uploading photos, so at present, I don’t have any.  I just picked Ruby up from the feed store (saw her when I went to buy chicken feed, and had a moment of weakness).  I’m not sure what breed she is, or even what age.  She has lop-ears, weighs 3 lbs, and has a soft angora-like coat.

I haven’t had rabbits since I was a child, and I am fairly sure that they weren’t properly cared for, so learning about bunnies has taken up a lot of my time in the past week.  I’ve kept rescued guinea pigs for the last 6 years or so, and am presently down to one lonely boar.

I noticed that Ruby had no access to hay or water in the hutch at the feed store.  Brought her home, and within a day she had a crusty nose (but no sneezing).  I’ve since been feeding her Oxbow hay/pellets and lots of leafy greens and what I thought might be snuffles seems to have cleared up.  I have some Vet-Rx (Rabbit) on the way and also some Vetri-DMG (which I have used with much success for heart-pigs.)  Still weighing her, and she hasn’t gained any weight, but is eating/drinking happily.

Glad to have her, and hope to learn as much about rabbits as I know about guinea pigs.  Glad to have found this forum!