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Hi and welcome and congrats on your baby bun! She sounds adorable 🥰

I think you are doing very well so far. You seem to have good observing skills and good intuition, which is key.

It is good to handle buns while they are young, but it should be done with moderation, or it could be a stressor for the bun. By that I mean, don’t pick her up every…[Read more]

Thanks so much for the helpful response @DanaNM! I really appreciate it. I plan to have her ex-pen set up pretty far away from Leo’s (the other side of our house) for the time being, but I am still expecting some territorial behavior or marking from both Leo and Lucy just by sensing or smelling a new bun in our space.

Congrats and welcome home Lucy! Don’t panic if you see a lot of marking when you first bring her home. Having an un-altered bunny in the house tends to make everyone throw their box habits out the window!

As for spaying, the most important things are to have pain meds sent home, as well as supplies for syringe feeding in case she doesn’t want to…[Read more]

Most people switch anywhere between 6 months and a year. If he’s a small breed bunny you would be fine to switch at 6 months, you would just want to still give a bit more pellets than you would to an adult, and do the transition slowly to avoid tummy upsets.

Thank you!

You are very helpful.

at what month do you recommend switching to adult pellets? 8 months maybe?

I’m applying the cream with cotton fiock,tho i was applying a bit more cream than was told just to be sure….

Hi there, sorry you are dealing with this, abscesses are so stressful. I had a bun with a jaw abscess a few years ago.

The best course of action is to treat it aggressively, so that usually means surgically cleaning out the abscess and giving antibiotic injections (usually penicillin) for several weeks.  Rabbit abscesses are full of a very thick…[Read more]