Yes, I could let them roam separately without them seeing each other. I fear that they smell each other and get anxious or mad (especially Tambor, he things the whole house is his).

Thank you so much!! I had missed this community, you guys are wonderful!

We cleaned everything this morning with vinegar to erase any odour and we are placing Mimi in one of the bedrooms (the office) and Tambor in the living-dinning room (he’ll have access to the whole flat, except Mimi’s room). It is not ideal, as Mimi’s room is usually Tambor’s room, but we cannot put any of the bunnies in the other room (it’s our bedroom and already super full). Tambor, though, is used to living in the living-dinning room when we have guests over, so I guess he won’t be too mad about that..

Mimi is already home (and she’s a cutie!!). We learnt a few things.

•     She’s fed once every 2 days a “handful” of bunny muesli thingies. And some scraps of of vegetables and fruits from time to time  (yes, the horror!!)
•     She doesn’t have a litter tray and her owner filled her cage with those wood shavings that can harm bunnies’ lungs
•     She has hay but not a hay rack (I don’t know where the owner places her hay, in the garden?)
•     She’s not free-roam (she lives in a garden but spends most of her time in a hutch) and is not scared of anything!

As she’s only staying for week, we wonder the following this:

•     Should we change her diet to pellets and veggies (the standard diet recommended here and the House Rabbit Society)?
•     Should we keep on feeding her once every 2 days or change to twice/once a day?
•     Should we change her litter material to wood pellets, or keep on using those wood shavings?

I fear that any change could cause her harm, but, also, I think that wood shavings and once every 2 days feedings are not good at all.

Thanks! <3<3<3

She’s the friend of a friend, actually, and she’s a “lover of animals” (she’s always posting pictures of lost dogs and rescues, etc. on her Facebook). I don’t know her well and I fear that suggesting any changes could create tension. Anyway, we’ll see how the week goes and, when she comes pick Mimi up, I can tell her “oh, she loved these pellets and they are so cheap!” (actually, good-quality pellets are cheaper than rabbit muesli here).

She has had her for a bit over 2 years and she is not overweight at all. I think she doesn’t feed her that much and she lives mostly on hay and those seldom scraps of veggies. Btw, we found an old hay rack we used to use. We’re using it on her and loves it . Also, I don’t think she’s ever been to the vet either. I sometimes cannot understand those self-proclaimed animal lovers that don’t look up anythin on how to care for their animals. It’s not that hard to find the info!

Thank you, Luna! <3

Unfortunately, the shavings don’t have a list of ingredients (this happens a lot here). So I don’t know if they are aspen or not. However, Tambor’s first owner used those with him and, when the vet saw them, she advised us to change them then and now. We’ll try with Tambor litter material (she a big chewer, we’ve found :S), so we’ll keep a very close eye on her.

As for the food, she was receiving muesli only once every 2 days. The frequency of her veggies/fruit intake is “when there were scraps left” :S. Not much help there. As you said, even if it hurts me, we need to continue with the muesli and try to convince our friend to change it in the future. She weights 2 kg/4,5 pounds, how much muesli should be getting per day? She was getting a “handful” once every two days, whatever that means.

Posted By Asriel and Bombur on 3/30/2018 10:05 AM

What breed is she? I know people say it doesn’t matter, but for instances like weight I think it’s important to know. If she weighs what she should weigh at 4.5 pounds, then 2 tablespoons of pellets a day is appropriate. The general rule is 1/2cup pellets per 6 pounds of bunny.

She’ a black and orange lop, do they diet changes? Out bunny is a lionhead.

We weighted how much a handful of that muesli weights: 40gr. She was getting that once every 2 days.

Posted By Asriel and Bombur on 3/30/2018 9:58 AM

As you probably already know, if you’re going to start her on pellets, just monitor her poops for changes and anything concerning. If you’re going to do that, I’d switch her to twice a day feedings. A pellet one and a greens feeding. Once every two days is so sad, poor girl is probably really hungry.

I wonder if there’s a way you can be discreet about the other things too, like bedding and a potential litter box?

I could tell her about how expensive vets are, and that I know because Tambor once got a lung infection “probably” because of the wood shavings in his litter box… maybe that could make her rethink about that. This girl is an expat, like me, from exactly the same city! I always say that animal care is very bad in this island, but she has not excuse coming from a country with excellent vets.

Hi guys,

We’re half way in our pet-sitting duties, and falling more in love with Mimi every day. She’s such an outgoing bunny, she hardly gets scared of anything and loves to be around people. I’m going to cry when she has to leave us on Friday. It’s hard work to take care of 2 buns that cannot be in the same area, but, oh, the cuteness! Have you ever pet-sitted? Was it hard to let the pet go?

We’re learning about her bunny quirks and figured out a good feeding schedule. I must be honest with you guys, I’m very impressed with her; she litter-trained in 1 day! We feel much more knowledgeable with bunnies now than we were when we first got Tambor. Thanks to this community we’ve learnt to fix problems in a brim.

For instance, we found out the things she likes to chew on (she’s a horrible chewer, while Tambor -bless his kind soul- doesn’t chew on anything but wire) and we protected them/got out of her reach. Now, she is safer and we are relaxed . She’s also learnt the meaning of the word “no!”, he he. She is a hay monster as well. I’ve always read bunnies need to eat their volume in hay per day… well, she eats much more than that! I guess that, as we wasn’t feed often enough, she learnt to rely on the hay that was available.

Is it allowed to post a picture of her here? I guess no because she’s not my bunny, right?