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This is normal. I wouldn’t be overly concerned, but it’s always a good idea to keep track so you know what’s normal for him.

RE: Poopy butt – This is probably due to arthritis. Have you considered doing sanitary shaves?

Keeping them separated until they are, at the very least, healed would be ideal. IF you decided to try to keep them together, then you will need to be prepared to separate them immediately if a problem arises. Some bunnies are just fine staying together, especially if they have been doing well with hormones intact at the point. But there is…[Read more]

Okay, thanks

omg @ Bam. It’s sad that we had the exact same experience but that’s what makes me ask all the questions now. I’m glad your rabbit survived.

Vets are always willing to see rabbits and take your money even though they might not know much about them. I had an emergency hospital under prescribe pain meds before but thankfully I knew her corre…[Read more]

Ah, I understand. I have two buns who would wreak destruction based on the set-up of the other’s pens, haha.

You can swap any sort of possessions, if possible. You can also plant poops of one’s into the other on a regular basis.

I sadly have had the same experience as Alexmack2016: My bun dtopped eating one day, I took him to the vet right away, the vet that was their “best” rabbit vet took a look at my bun’s teeth with an oroscope and said the teeth were fine. We were prescribed Critical Care by syringe, nothing else.

The next day my bun was in worse shape, and luckily…[Read more]

They need about a month to heal and get over their hormones (you can do pre bonding during that time, stunt doubles, switching cages etc). After that, I would treat them like a brand new pair and go through the bonding process as if they don’t know each other, nice and slow.

I’m so glad Appa’s feeling better! I know how stressful that can be.

So I moved recently and had to find a new vet and after the previous experience I had, I was not shy with questions lol I was literally interviewing potential vets. I had one vet ask me if my rabbit is given penicillin orally or injected. I crossed him off my list for not kno…[Read more]

I swapped the rabbits and I don’t think I will again. In my female bunnies and I don’t put fleece down, and she does not slip ( her paws are not really furry) but my male rabbits paws are super furry. I put a fleece down in the cage but he pulled the fleece up and bunched it all up. He wouldn’t walk were the fleece wasn’t. I had to fix this…[Read more]

Hello thank you for your response!

I took Appa to an exotic pet vet that was recommended on a bun website to find reliable and affordable spays and neuters for bunnies. I was a bit worried she only used the tool to look at his teeth and didn’t order any X-rays. Could I ask when you find a vet do you ask if they specialize in rabbit care? I’m…[Read more]

I use CareFresh and I don’t think buns eating it is horrible for them as it’s reclaimed natural wood and paper fiber (source: CareFresh FAQ) which are digestible. I would liken it to a bun eating wood sticks and toilet paper rolls. My bun doesn’t really like grates for his litter and rarely pees/poos in the one with a grate. I would also use the…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

Thank you so much, this is super helpful!  OK, so it sounds like what’s best would be getting them spayed at the same time and keeping them separated with an exercise pen wall, especially when unsupervised, while they’re healing.  (After that, maybe use “stunt doubles” (stuffed animals with their scent on it) and/or watching how t…[Read more]

Thanks Bam! I figured this was the case, but was just curious. 🙂

Re: the hormonal turmoil, it has been observed that some rabbits exhibit more intense hormonally-driven behavior immediately after a spay/neuter, and this is attributed to the body’s hormones acclimating to the procedure itself. So a just-neutered rabbit may end up marking, digging, chewing, etc. more intensely after recovering from his neuter for…[Read more]

Congratulations on having a healthy senior bun!

If Caesar approves, brushing is good. It increases blood flow to the skin, so it is a form of light massage. Some rabbits dont like being brushed though, so I’m thinking it’s up to Caesar to “decide”.

Removing loose fur by plucking, brushing and/or combing is very important. It decreases the amount…[Read more]

I would keep them separated no matter what. A spay is major surgery, afterwards their hormones go up and down erratically for a few weeks (which is what Bam was referring to), plus they will smell completely different coming home from the vet so they might not even recognize each other. The chances of them fighting is much higher than it normally…[Read more]