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Some bunnies like canned pumpkin in their CC too. You might also try some other brands of recovery food. 2 of my bunnies like the CC apple banana, the other two like the Sherwood recovery food better. They all have their preferences!

Also, there was a timely article in the newsletter from our rescue about training buns to take their meds…[Read more]

I would recommend going to the vet to have an x-ray conducted, as it will inform you how to best care for your rabbit during recovery. I actually currently have a rabbit who has a fractured front paw. He acts very normally, but having the x-ray confirm the fracture made it clear that he needs to be in cage rest for 2 weeks to 2 months so prevent…[Read more]

Ok I will probably use both the wire and the screen in that case.

Those outdoor runs look awesome but until I get my own house in a few years I’m stuck with sharing the backyard so a more permanent solution wouldn’t work. I understand that she might be vulnerable to predators without a roof on the run and might dig out of the fence, which is why…[Read more]

I weighed Bertha by holding her and standing on a digital scale. It wasn’t perfectly accurate, but she was way too big for the kitchen scale!

I also tend to go more by feel than weight. You should be able to feel the bumps of the vertebrae, but not the whole bone, if that makes sense? I like to be able to feel the hip bones as well, but not too sharply.

I would def give clicker training a try! Here’s a little article on getting started with it with rabbits: https://rabbit.org/journal/4-12/clicker.html

Keep us posted on how it goes with adding some additional hides. 🙂

I would prob do the welded wire first, then a layer of screen over the top, positioned so she can’t nibble it. (this is what they do at the rescue I volunteer at).

There is a gallery on this site of safe outdoor runs:

We do encourage indoor housing on this site (since it’s a house-rabbit forum after all), but there are some really neat ideas for…[Read more]

10lbs is overweight for her. The vet never told us what her ideal weight should be but I estimate that it should be 6-8lbs (we don’t know her and Thumper’s breed(s)) and I’ll try to find their phone number and call to see.

Wow!!! Lots of great info to absorb there.  Thank you.  As far as Stir Fry not really I more sauté in an instant pot.  I live for instant pots.  There is usually only the Two of us here, plus Loki, so Toaster Oven or the Instant Pot with the Air Fryer.   He Is in his room hiding whenever we cook he does not like sizzling or the fan of the oven…[Read more]

Thank you so much!!

Yes, you did it! Hello Wilma! 🥰

I’d say him licking himself is a good sign. The rabbit mum typically leaves her kits to themselves for the largest part of the day, after wrapping them in a warming “cocoon” made of her own fur. She visits the kits once or twice per 24 hours to feed them for a few minutes. This works because rabbit milk is extremely fat (= very high in calories)…[Read more]

It’s not recommended that you use scented candles in the same room as rabbits. Whether scented candles actually could cause respiratory tract damage in rabbits or not, it’s one of those “better safe than sorry” things. That said, unscented candles can also produce unhealthy fumes and soot, so its not just about the scent.

As far as kitchen fumes…[Read more]

Blackberries! 😋

Fingers crossed her liver tests come back fine so you can start her on the Panacur.

You could mix some baby fruit puree/smoothie in her CC, but sugar content in those products is still rather high even though it’s natural fruit sugars (commonly banana or mango or pear). Berries sounds ideal, but 7 dollars is quite steep 😳

I give…[Read more]

It could be very stressful if there are dogs around. Many vet clinics offer nail clipping (by a vet tech) for a reasonable fee. (That doesnt guarantee freedom from dogs in the waiting room, of course).

If the nails are white you should be able to see the quick? My bun has some white nails and some black (he has white markings). The white nails…[Read more]

My apologies, I missed the fact that she is 10 pounds 😬That would make it difficult to weigh her in a bowl. (I had a bun who was 6.6 pounds and he really filled out the bowl!)

I was planning to use welded chicken wire when I build her hutch but I can easily use pet-proof screen/mesh instead. I’ll definitely ask my vet about that when I take her in to get vaccinated soon. I am not really in a wet area but there is a riverbed a couple miles from my house and we still get mosquitoes.

She wouldn’t be able to be protected…[Read more]