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Hi there, welcome!

First of all don’t panic! It’s very normal for there to be little spats and fights during the bonding process. It’s important to try to prevent them, but it’s very hard to be perfect in my experience. If no bunny was injured, it’s ok to keep going with the process. If a bunny got a bad bite or an injury that needs medical…[Read more]

Sometimes it seems like one bun will get a little more brave over time, and they will still continue to work out the terms of their bond over a longer time period.

I think if they are immediately going right back to cuddling, then I would just keep an eye on things. If you start noticing more fur pulled, or things increasing in frequency, then…[Read more]

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You are right in that you don’t want the process to be too stressful on your senior bun. I also have a senior bun and have bonded him twice now. Once to his first mate, then again to another when his first mate passed away. I also tried him in a quad but decided to stop because the two boys were…[Read more]

My other rabbit would have already been exposed though right? We only had the two and they lived side by side but not together. But could touch noses and pull things through to the other side. We dont have any other friends with rabbits so that’s not an issue. I will call the vet and see what she says. We already buried it cause my daughter was so…[Read more]

It has been found in Montana, but that is still a big jump. But then again the virus is moving very rapidly right now due to spring time (it basically jumped over Wyoming). Since you are inside, it is less likely. There are a lot of things that can cause sudden rabbit death though, unfortunately. But until you know for sure I would treat it as…[Read more]

We are in North Dakota and dont see anything even close to us on the map. After some research that is what I went straight to as well and than I started to worry about our other bunny. She seemed fine other than she hadn’t eaten much from Sunday morning to when we went down again. I bleached the other side of the cage but like I said the other…[Read more]

I’m so sorry for your loss. 🙁 My mind raced to RHDV (Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus). Are you in an outbreak area? If it was RHDV then it is extremely contagious.

Here is some information: https://binkybunny.com/forums/topic/please-read-rabbit-hemorrhagic-disease-rhdv2-outbreak-in-north-america/

Aww I love plovers! I used to live right next to a snowy plover breeding area. Seeing a little chick on the beach was amazing. Such cute little cotton balls!

When I lived in New Zealand we went to Stewart Island, which has no invasive mammals (incl dogs or cats) on it, and it was amazing because there were just shore birds nesting on the beach…[Read more]

Agree about Revolution being the main one.

You could also ask your vet about Vectra 3d. (http://www.vgr1.com/vectra3d/)

It’s an off label use in rabbits that is not was widely used. The main vet for our rescue has been using it on the shelter rabbits for years with no ill effects. But it should definitely be dosed by your vet because there is a…[Read more]

Hmmm, I’ve seen fur mites show up in that location first on non-lop buns. But usually the skin looks a little flakey. You could see about treating him with Revolution just as a precaution and see if that helps?

There are lots of good brands out there these days. I’ve fed both Oxbow adult essentials and Sherwood timothy, and my bunnies did well on both. I’ve also heard good things about Science Selective but haven’t fed them myself, other than as a training treat (the nuggets are a bigger size so they are nice for training). I like to compare labels. The…[Read more]

Well, eating a lot of hay will make a bun drink more water. I do think it wouldn’t hurt to call the vet though.

The fact that it is a big change from what you are used to means it’s prob worth looking into. And 2 cups in 11 hours is a lot.

Ruling out a urinary issue is important, and I also had a bunny with dental issues that had very bad box habits. Sometimes being in pain is enough to cause them to not care about going to the box. So it might be worth having his teeth checked if he has any other symptoms of a dental issue, esp since he’s a dwarf breed.

Sometimes it seems like…[Read more]

Excess cecotropes aren’t inherently an issue, unless it starts smearing and causing a mess. I suspect once your rabbit is on a more stable diet, it will settle down.

Have you seen your rabbit successfully eat cecotropes? There’s also the chance there is a movement-related difficulty in actually reaching down to eat cecotropes.