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Hi @longhairmike! I saw you lurking a little bit so I came here to say hi. And here you are! I’m sorry to hear about Butters. 🙁

Apricot Jam? No no no no no…

Check him over thoroughly and do your best to reassure him. I’m sure he had quite the fright. I agree that accepting treats is a good sign.

Do your best to help your rabbit relax and minimize all stressors. You know your rabbit best, so think from his perspective on what would help him feel secure in his space again.

In terms of injury, look at how he moves to see if there is any limping or oddities. You can run your hands back and forth around fur areas to check for any flinch…[Read more]

Welcome back @longhairmike! I’m sorry for your loss of Butters 🙁

wow,, i haven’t been here in fricking ages. i guess forums are just not something i really pay much attention to anymore.

I’m down to 4 bunnies now,, i lost my Butters (from my 2013 rescued pair) to cancer last month.. he’d had 3 facial sarcoma removal surgeries since december, and was scheduled for the 4th, but it was growing so damn fast and…[Read more]

Hello everyone, I think the urine staining was a one off thing it hasn’t happened since, his poopy butt got better for a while actually on its own and I’m not sure what the difference was, I give milo endless amounts of timothy hay each day ( I did read orchard hay can cause poopy butt) the poopy butt is acting up a bit again but with no real…[Read more]

do they look like wound-scabs, or just a thick yellowish build-up?

Can you take a super close-up pic of one of the scabbed areas (where it is thickest ideally),, put some mineral oil around the edges of the scabbed area, trying to let it work its way  underneath and see if it allows them to release from the skin **Only a little bit at a time…[Read more]

I notice different hay batches can cause different poop sizes (ex. rougher, more stems 1st cut always equals bigger poops for Dorian), so that’s something to consider too.

yeah, the smoke can be horrible. We have been mostly lucky to miss the worst of it this year, just a week or two in August.

I don’t know what you are saying there, her name is obviously Apricot Jam! 😀  (but I may consider Snow Pigeon as a close 2nd)

too cute! He doesn’t look old enough to be neutered, that may cause some issues with the hormones, until you can get that done. But gah I see why you want him!

Onion-smelling poop are definitely not a sign of illness. A rabbit can be spayed/neutered and still produce oniony poops. These poops are often larger than the bun’s average poops and somewhat glossy. The rabbit can produce them even though there’s no other rabbit around. Girl buns especially can be highly territorial by default. The saying “my…[Read more]

OMG look at that little nugget!

Ok the one other thing to consider (which was mentioned to me by Sirius&Luna when I was considering whether to adopt Cooper), is that 4 bunnies really does take a lot more time than 3. It’s weird, going from 1 to 2 isn’t bad. And then adding a third was like OK, this is fine. But then with 4… it’s suddenly a…[Read more]

That all sounds very positive! I think it’s normal for buns to kind of re-assess things over time, if that makes sense? In my other pair, Cooper and Bonnie, Bonnie is super submissive in terms of doing the grooming and who eats first, etc, but every once in a while she tries to mount Cooper! He just looks very confused. lol

So yes, it’s normal to…[Read more]

That sounds very positive! It is SUPER normal for a bun to act really mad when a new bun moves in right next door, and it’s a really great sign that she calmed down so quickly and they are hanging out near each other!

Her poops sounds pretty normal to me! And LOL at the 5 minute sniffing. Next time you trim nails or handle her, I would still take a look at her scent glands. Bigger buns sometimes have more trouble keeping them clean themselves, which could def add to the oniony smell.

Not sure regarding the shelter either, that is a lot of pellets! I only give…[Read more]

She was in brutal form this morning, grunted at me and ran away – sulking about being penned!

She was quite tense then when the little man was put in his pen next to hers… Tail up, staring intently, being very agitated with me when I was feeding her, like food aggression++. But after about an hour, she calmed down and was flopping and dozing…[Read more]

Hmm so I sniffed her poops for about 5 mins lol and my conclusion is that they are onion-y.  But why would she be territorial if she is spayed and there are no other buns around?

Her poops generally look a good size and shape (circular, hay on the inside, usually 1 double poop a day).  I notice they get smaller usually after her afternoon nap b…[Read more]