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Oh that’s so amazing to hear. It sounds like he had a pretty significant bout of gastric distress but hes working through it. Great job helping him throughout the night.

Keep taking a look for poops. He might have some gnarly ones soon.

Thank you for your response. I just talked to her previous owners and found out her diet was quite poor before. She would only pick at her hay and would eat a diet consisting of mainly pellets and veg. I am buying more varieties of hay, hopefully there might be one she is enthusisastic for. I will try to reduce her pellets, but I do feel a little…[Read more]

Hello everyone and thank you the support!

Around 4am he started getting more active and gladly lapped at the hay tea. He’s not doing the “I’m too weak to stand so I’ll lay weirdly” anymore. My mother came in my room to see him and he jumped up to go sniff her and greet her.

I called my vet and he said considering he got better on his own we ju…[Read more]

That’s excellent — way to go, Bonnie!  🙂  I’ll definitely give that a try.  🙂 Thank you so much!

Yes, set up a tank.  I have a ten gallon I want to set up as a planted tank, but no where to put it at the moment.

Some of the “problem behaviors” will probably be toned down once she is spayed. As for the poops and cecotropes, this could be due to her diet and lack of hay. How much does she get for pellets and veggies? Most bunnies will show interest in hay if their pellets are reduced. You can also entice her with dried herbs, etc. as a hay topper.

I agree with the suggestion about not picking up unless necessary. In my experience the more you try, the harder it is, because they anticipate it all the time. I think it’s more about handling skill and finding a way that works for your bun, and less about getting the bun to accept it.

I only pick most of my buns up for nail trims and deep…[Read more]

Bonnie loves the Sherwood formula mixed up a bit thicker than you would for syringe feeding… and she EXTRA likes it with a bit of banana mixed in! I was so thankful I got her to eat some willingly while we were on our move. Syringe feeding in a McDonalds parking lot was NOT going to be fun!

I googled English Spot and Lionhead cross and they’re absolutely adorable! Mine is a red satin, not the mini ones, she’s the size of a cat, I had no idea she’d get this big, she’s my first rabbit as well and I had to do a lot of learning.

I pick her up when I have to but she’s never enjoyed it. I don’t know if this is the best suggestion…[Read more]

Those are both good suggestions, thanks DanaNM!  He didn’t go for regular CC cookies but I haven’t tried making them with oats!  And the Sherwood kind is worth a try too.  They even have a weight gain formula I think.  Thanks for this!!  🙂

It sounds like you are doing great and she likes you. 🙂

Agree that most bunnies hate being picked up, but I think you will build a relationship in time. Bunnies are all about the long-game!

I suggest playing “hard to get”. Spend time with her on the floor, but don’t try to pet her hover over her. Eventually you will notice she may lay on the…[Read more]

Have you tried giving him critical care “cookies”? Might be one way to get some CC into him. You might even be able to make them up with some oats to encourage him to eat them!

You also might try some other brands of recovery food. 2 of my floofle like the Sherwood recovery food and will eat it willingly, when they won’t touch CC.

In any case I…[Read more]

Keep up the good work! Movement and activity are all good!

I have been in your exact shoes too many times, sending positive vibes your way!

I think at this point it would help to stick to one area (the most neutral spot where they have done the best) and start increasing the length of sessions. See if you can get up to 4-6 hours without scuffles. Once they are doing well in longer sessions in neutral, you can try for a really long session, like a full 6-8 hours. If that goes well, the…[Read more]

If it was dry, I wouldn’t be too worried.

Her behavior sounds pretty typical to me. Most rabbits do not like to be picked up and held. Not sure how old she is now or if she’s spayed yet, but bunny puberty can influence their behavior. They can go from sweet babies to little demons in the blink of an eye.