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Eating a lot of hay will make a bun thirsty, so that’s good. But the amount of urine you described does sound pretty high. I would measure the amount of water she’s drinking, that will give you a better idea as to whether it’s within the normal range.

In my experience vets don’t know a ton about bonding! I of course love having bonded bunnies, and I do think there are lots of benefits to the bun. But that’s not to say a bun can’t be happy alone.

Most pairings do work out, although some might be a slightly easier process than others. I’ve also found that a rabbit’s personality towards people is…[Read more]

You could get your male neutered ASAP, and then get her spayed once she’s done nursing?

If they haven’t all been placed in homes yet, plan to separate all babies from each other at 12 weeks. It’s very hard to properly sex young rabbits (as you’ve found out!), and they can become sexually mature at 12 weeks, so you definitely want to avoid another…[Read more]

Thank you for the second piece of advice today! My inclination as definitely to continue prebonding, more so now if I may be taking her to evaluate her excessive drinking. I wouldn’t want to begin bonding and then have it be immediately broken by a vet visit.

Despite the warnings, I think I underestimated how stressful bonding would be. I want…[Read more]

Thank you both! I’ve been in contact with folks at the rescue to see what they think. It is hard to know what’s normal or abnormal given that I’ve had her only a week. Her hay and food consumption is great…I mean she guzzles down her food and water. She’s not overweight but she’s structurally a medium sized bunny. She has no issue chewing on…[Read more]

How is her hay consumption? Excessive drinking and peeing can be due to dental issues…  I had a rabbit with molar issues who drank tons of water, presumably to soothe his painful mouth.

I do think another vet exam is a good idea to check kidneys and teeth especially. Since she’s a recent adoption definitely talk to the rescue about it.

I don’t see any harm in doing some more prebonding, esp since you’re a bit unsure as to if their ready. In my experience they are ready to start sessions when they don’t react a lot to each other, or react positively (such as laying near each other). They usually are frustrated at first and then they start to accept things. They also usually start…[Read more]

Don’t fret, all hope is not lost! These things can happen, it’s amazing how high bunnies can jump when there is another bunny in their territory! And fighting in non-neutral space doesn’t mean they will fight in neutral.

I would prob do a couple more weeks of pre-bonding just to let things calm down.  Then when you introduce them in neutra…[Read more]

I definitely agree with neutering if you haven’t already. That said, my 5 year old bunny is litter trained and was neutered for well over 4 years. For some unknown reason he also loves to pee outside of his litter box occasionally. While most of the time he uses the litter, he will do what I call a spite pee. if I’m not paying him the amount of…[Read more]

Excessive drinking and peeing can have many causes, but it’s always an observandum and should be investigated by a vet.

Rabbits that eat mainly dry food will drink more than rabbits that eat fresh greens.

A good start is to try and measure her water consumption per 24 hours.

This is a few months old so maybe you’ve had more success since, but I figure I’d answer anyway!

When you say you sit with her while she eats, do you mean on the floor? I find the best way to get to know a bunny is to sit on the floor with them. We’re scary huge beings that tower over their little bodies. I would be scared of us too! I just got  …[Read more]

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Yep, bunnies are not affected by catnip so a catnip spray would be pointless in that regard. The herbal scent may encourage them to chew on something. However, I agree with Prince Dorian that catnip oil may not be a good idea since rabbits can be sensitive to (and even harmed by) essential oils. I guess it would depend on whether or not the oil…[Read more]

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