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I’ve had good luck with “squealing”. If you do this when they nip, it teaches them to adjust the pressure they use. A nip meant to communicate something should literally just be them placing their teeth on you.

It happens. Nothing to be concerned about.

Yes, separate them. He’s a dwarf breed, and they can get their puberty at 3 months. Within a couple of weeks his hormones are going to go crazy. If you think their relationship is rough now, wait until he starts to mount everything in sight, but preferably the cat, multiple times a day.

Hormonal bunnies are more likely to be grumpy and frustrated…[Read more]

I’m very sorry for your loss 😥 It breaks your heart to lose a friend.

She looks so regal in that pic in your avatar, she was a really pretty bunny!

Binky free sweet Bun, forever free from pain!

@DanaNM: yes, it’s likely to be anything fruit-related. There are more animals who like fermented fruit and alcohol and will grab any chance to get it: crows do, monkeys do, elephants do. Yikes…

I searched for a bit about rabbits being booze hounds, and it seems that it’s not that rare. I read an account of someone saying goodbye to their…[Read more]

An idea I’d like to share is what I have for my rabbit!

I have a large dog crate with a bed inside of it. The door to this is ALWAYS open. Then, attached to that is an XXL dog pen (literally huge) and I actually attached two of those so that he has tons of room to run around. I have a cardboard piece that covers the baseboards as well as a…[Read more]

@HipHopBunny: yes, it’s great to see nature bloom again! And having your own hens sounds amazing, fresh eggs from a bunch of happy chickens ^_^

Haha, I will try to find a way to attach photos! I’m not quite sure how..

But for now, the breeder has him on those young rabbit pellets, which I need to ask what they are, and since they are for young rabbits I always thought to get him timothy hay and alfalfa hay but the breeder has had him on timothy hay from birth so I figured I might as well…[Read more]

Nipping is how rabbit’s communicate. You can imagine that the concept of humans having clothes of different textures, thickness, and tightness can be confusing, in addition to our skin. Just like how puppies need to learn the proper intensity of a communication “nip”, so do rabbits, especially to something as foreign as a human body, clothed or…[Read more]

I would not worry about feeding veggies at this point — they are both young, so their stomachs may not actually be mature enough to eat them. If they have been eating them, the veggies could potentially be a cause of the irregular poops because their stomachs are not ready to handle veggies yet. I would challenge the vet’s thought on pellets –…[Read more]

What are you guys complaining about? My buns’ are just entering the phase where petting might actually be acceptable! 😆

The weather is beautiful here! I’m enjoying watching all of the flowers spring up. 🙂 And my hens are actually laying now! They haven’t been paying rent during the winter seasons.  🙄

They are eating mainly Timothy Hay. I’m not sure exactly how much. They have two litter boxes filled with it each day and eat maybe around half of that and I’ll give them handfuls of hay when they’re running around outside the pen as well. They have small amounts of orchard grass and very small amounts of botanical hay as well, both by oxbow…[Read more]

Can you tell us exactly what they eat and how much? Treats, veggies? Do you find any uneaten cecotropes?

Also, you have to seperate them, now. They’re hitting puberty and if you keep them together any longer you will end up with a litter. They should have been seperated at three months of age. They are also likely to start fighting.

Agree with Wick. Keep them seperated and after he’s been fixed, maybe you can try some supervised interaction. One thing though, even if the cat is just being playful, I wouldn’t allow any of that. A simple scratch to the bunnie’s eye can have very bad consequences. If you let them be together, the cat has to know that the rabbit is not a toy, nor…[Read more]

My understanding is liner is simply a word people use to denote something that’s purpose is to line something, like flooring. I don’t think it really denotes anything beyond that. I think it’s a buzz word. You can use a blanket to line something.

I think you should keep them separated, especially with your rabbit being so young. How a cat plays is very different from a rabbit. Predators play in very different ways than prey, so even if your cat is being intentionally friendly, your cat can still seriously harm a small rabbit.

Also, your rabbit’s demeanor will change at puberty so it may…[Read more]