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He started eating again, he doesn’t eat hay because it’s rare to find it here, he does eat chamomile to help his teeth, maybe he was just bored of it, thanks for the advice, I will take him to have his teeth checked just in case.

Okay, thank you so much!

I think this is a wonderful idea! A great and friendly way to help new bunny owners. 🙂

Keep us posted!

I’ll look at them, and I totally agree. I think I just forgot about them; they really need to be more promoted. I’ll bookmark it.

Have you seen the Howcast videos with Mary Cotter? I find those to be some of the best, non-judgemental and well-informed videos on rabbit care.

I think the emotional and dramatic titles are to increase clicks and get promoted by the algorithm. I agree they are very annoying though.

He will most likely be fine! He is probably QUITE pleased with himself. I would just push lots of hay on him to keep things moving along. If he seems like he gets gassy, you can give him a tummy rub and some simethicone.

Hmmmmm, could he have clogged scent glands?  It’s a bit surprising he would have poop stuck on his with no signs of soft poops otherwise, so I’m wondering if it could be his scent glands.

Could you post a pic or two of what you’re seeing?

Also, does he dig in his litter box? My bunnies were driving be crazy because they kept digging in the box…[Read more]

Does he eat his hay?

Not eating a particular food can be sign of a dental problem, so having his teeth checked would be a good first step. Sometimes bunnies will also snub pellets if they are starting to have some gastric trouble. I don’t usually force the pellets on them (because pellets are kind of a treat anyway), but I do push hay and water…[Read more]

Is your other bunny a mounter? The location makes me think maybe it was fur chunk pulled from a rough mounting attempt, or possibly even some over-grooming by the other bun.

I think monitoring is the right move.

Hi there, welcome! And thank you for adopting!

So with youngsters that are together as babies, if they are spayed/neutered young enough (before hormones set in fully), they are often OK to stay together. Shelters usually spay/neuter really young, so the chances they can stay together are better and they don’t experience as much of a change after…[Read more]

Monitoring it is wise, if it really is mites, it will get bigger, with more and more dandruff. Revolution (selamectin) is the best and safest remedy for rabbit mites.

(PSA: Never use any compound containing fipronil on a rabbit. Its sold OTC under many different brand names, f ex Frontline. It can be deadly toxic to rabbits. End of PSA!)

Ok thank you, I will just monitor it to make sure that it continues to heal well! I just don’t know what else could have caused it… hopefully, I am right and it wasn’t her partner.

Does your rabbit eat hay at all? Selective eating can be a sign of dental problems, in that foods that require more teeth grinding and effort to eat become painful/uncomfortable to eat, therefore they stop. I ask about hay because that is usually the first food to go when dental problems arise, and also because hay is the number one food item to…[Read more]

This doesn’t look like mites to me, it looks like a wound that is healing over and has formed a scab.

Mites can cause a type of scabs, but they tend to be very similar to the rabbit’s skin in color color and are easier to feel than to see. They feel like an uneveness/ thickening of the skin. They’re firmly stuck and can’t be removed without…[Read more]