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Unfortunately beds can be a problem area, even for neutered buns! Beds are soft and smell strongly of humans, two things that trigger marking.

He might stop… he might not. Some members have success with blocking the area temporarily to break the habit (x-pens work well for this). Other’s have put a shower curtain under a blanket on top of the…[Read more]

He’s not fat, he’s just FLUFFY

I love the relaxed fist technique (so it mimics a little bunny head) with my bunnies, esp the more shy ones. If they don’t put their head down, I don’t pet. And if they flinch at all when I go to pet, I also don’t pet.

Little nose rubs leading with the back of the hand are usually the least scary for the bun, as it doesn’t look like they are…[Read more]

My experience with bunnies at the rescue I volunteer at is that some of them are very wary of eating when they are being watched. Some buns will run up to grab veg from you, others won’t take it from you, even if you hold it under their nose (but then will eat it later). I don’t see it as not food motivated, but more that their other instincts are…[Read more]

You’re very welcome! 🙂

The only medical thing I have heard of that can cause ears to lop are ear mites, but that has been with very bad infections that actually weigh down the ear. 🙁 So I doubt that would be the case here, as I’m sure you would have noticed that!

Ditto what others have said, sounds like you are getting on the right track!

Some people find it is easier to transition rabbits from alfalfa pellets to timothy pellets, vs. from alfalfa hay to timothy hay. So what you might want to do (slowly and gradually), is to transition them to a young rabbit pellet with alfalfa (oxbow is a fine one), and…[Read more]

Thank you, thank you very much!

You can’t imagine how I appreciate your help, I always feel like I am interruping someone hah

I would like to add that ideally you should use what you were originally using and mix in the new pellets. I have recently taken my guys to vet and two different vets still recommend even at a young age to rationing the pellets and alfalfa hay. They both want them to develop good hay eating habits even at a young age. I have heard good things…[Read more]

Thank you so much, I appreciate the advice. I was very disappointed about not getting to see the vet and getting recommendations concerning the best diet. I have tried to educate myself the best I can but I’m new at the bunny life so I still feel a little lost at times and I’m grateful for groups like this that can point me in the right dir…[Read more]

There’s a difference between not being food motivated and not having an appetite. The former is more about a rabbit’s demeanor and self-control, while the latter can be medically relevant. It is important to distinguish between the two.

If the rabbit is literally not eating, that is a medical emergency. Pain, severe stress, anxiety… nothing…[Read more]

Since they are getting alfalfa hay, and if they are eating a good amount, you may be OK with just getting the young-adult Oxbow pellets, if that’s all you can find. The first ingredient in the adult pellets is timothy hay instead of alfalfa. A little calcium in the pee is all right, as rabbits naturally secrete excess calcium in the urine. If you…[Read more]

You said you were pushing her head down, why is that?

Also, I would advise you to not keep petting her until she runs off, this will cause her to associate pets with running from you. Pet her once or twice, then stop. If she runs away, do it less next time. Over time you can slowly increase the petting time as she grows more tolerant of it.

Thank you!!! Really appreciate your input!
I so loved the idea about her in the end thinking it was her idea! YEAH 🙂

In the beginning, I laid my hand on the floor to see how she would react from a distance and she always came to sniff and explore. I know that some buns get offended and some take it as an invitation. (At least what I saw…[Read more]

Thank you sooooo much! Also for reading through all of this haha…..

Yeah, it may have sound as if I was picking her up all the time. But I really do avoid it as much as I can. I only once could have considered being chasing her to get her down the couch and she happily showed me her dissatisfaction with an “angry-pee” lake 🙂 She was so…[Read more]