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Thank you!  The bouts tend to occur whenever there’s been a loud sound, particularly at night. I live in an apartment complex and so neighbors occasionally make a racket unfortunately.  But in general he just seems a lot more jumpy, he was such a laid back baby.

I do have my 3rd attempt at getting him neutered scheduled for March, and for both o…[Read more]

It’s hard to link lack of neutering to GI stasis bouts without knowing circumstances around those bouts specifically. Notably, many rabbits are molting right now so if your rabbit it, increased fur consumption may be a factor.

Stasis aside, generally yes we can assume rabbits who are neutered are less stressed. They are not as territorially…[Read more]

Its difficult even for a vet to tell the difference between a partially clogged nose and a lung problem, but a partially clogged nose is a lot more common.

Two things to look out for: If your bun starts breathing through his mouth – rabbits are obligate nose breathers and should never breathe through their mouth. Or if you see him sitting for any…[Read more]

He seems totally normal today. He’s eating, drinking, playing, pooping, etc. if I put my ear next to his nose, I can hear a little squeaking sound when he is sniffing, but he doesn’t seem to be having any trouble breathing at all. Is this reason to take him to the vet? I assumed that if it were a URI or pneumonia he would have gotten worse in the…[Read more]

I’m thinking I’ll probably do that. It’ll be a lot though. There’s a desk and chair that I’ll need to proof the legs on and a bookshelf with books on it. Plus the baseboard are literally 100 years old and are HUGE with a thick paint over them that I’m worried about. They aren’t really smooth and have a lot of grooves in them. I already ordered a…[Read more]

Beautiful boy!

My Walter and Boo say hello to Oscar.

Honestly, I would have the buns free-roam the whole room. I think you could make it really cute and bun-friendly once you bunny-proof the cords, walls and baseboards etc. You can buy cable protectors at IKEA for pretty cheap, and they have transparent wall corner protectors on Amazon! ♡

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In my experience rabbits appreciate bolted lettuce. It’s like they like bitter taste. They do love dandelion greens and stalks and chicory leaves, things that are normally too bitter for humans.

Here’s a quite from my notes from an HRS lecture on nutrition and the GI tract:

“Rabbits shown to be more selective than other species. Intake is driven…[Read more]

It is difficult to say, because a rabbit can have some dandruff when they shed. Typically with fur mites, the hairloss is concentrated to areas where the mites fester, such as between the shouldblades and just above the root of the tail.

A rabbit can shed in patches.

I think you should keep an eye on this. If you see more dandruff or if you can…[Read more]

He sounds like a typical young bunny! 😆 He’s beautiful! Welcome back to the forum!

Thank you for this! I was scared to facilitate petting because so many people give advice to not get too involved in the bonding and have them focus on each other. I think I need to build up very slowly. I’m not hugely dedicated to the quad, but I need more bunnies to bond basically. 3 different setups is too much for me, but I can probably handle…[Read more]

Its good to be back and with these kind words from such a fantastic community. He is a mini Rex (bread from mini rex), has this little man got some energy 🤪🤪🤪 loves belly rubs and to hold my hand, but does not like being picked up and loves to get so excited he sprays pee everywhere like a furry sprinkler.

Thank you for this! I’m always worried about his breathing. A few months ago, I could hear this faint whistling/squeaking sound when he breathed if I put my ear near his face. He was also having a little bit of thin watery nasal discharge (a very small amount). I rushed him to the vet absolutely convinced that he had some type of pneumonia from a…[Read more]