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I was wondering about that Dana. My guess is a lot of countries aren’t going to be letting people in for a long time.

Ugh… it was above average for most of December and January. I was getting used to going for walks around the neighborhood. Then it snowed. A lot. And now it’s going to be COLD. Really COLD. Single digit highs, below zero lows.…[Read more]

Hmm… has anything changed within his environment? New people, pets, sounds, etc? Perhaps he feels he needs to defend his area.

Or, could this be a pain response? Teeth? Joints? Has he been behaving normally otherwise? Does he still eat everything he used to or use the litter box like he used to?

Ya it’s sorta amazing, before I really began my rabbit care journey I didn’t know much but I knew to not give them a wire bottom cage. I was looking for a cage for the summer and couldn’t find a single cage so I put wood over the wire bottom. But anyways let’s hope that Montana and everywhere start to gain appreciation for rabbit care.

My four are doing well, still living as 2 pairs. Other than still dealing with some marking from the boys it’s going fine! Thankfully they mostly seem to pee on the vinyl, so clean up isn’t too exhausting. Everyone is molting up a storm right now, BJ looks like he got attacked by a weed whacker! I just swapped who was out at what time, and I t…[Read more]

One last thought is that some bunnies get a bit moody and hormonal during spring time, even when neutered/spayed, so that could be factoring in as well.

Well it’s been pretty up and down, as you know! Lol! Just getting excited for Pinky’s supposed birthday this month! 🎉  He’ll be two! Sad that they grow up but maybe as he gets older he’ll be less inclined to eat my things. 🥲

How’s it going with all your buns DanaNM?

Thank you DanaNM. I also believe the rescue, maybe the next time he goes to the vet they’ll be able to take a look again. Yeah, I took him home a few days after he was neutered.

It’s the same with my buns! They didn’t do any mounting during bonding. Barely even any negative behaviours. Only maybe one dominance nip on Pinky’s fur from Muffin.…[Read more]

It could be that the rescue just doesn’t have access to a vet they are confident in. As important as spaying is, if the vet isn’t good, then it can be dangerous for sure. If they say he had testicles, I believe them!

Sometimes I think with really smooth bonds, there can be some hiccups later, and some mounting can happen even in bonded pairs. For…[Read more]

You’re welcome!

I think 6X 4 is a great amount of space to have 24/7, maybe you could just use the second pen add on when you are spending time with him? So that is is bonus exercise space that he gets when you are with him (and when the kids are supervised)?

Totally agree with Hazel about bunnies being dumped at shelters due to mishandling by…[Read more]

Happy February everyone! So many cute buns!

I got an email from the shelter and they said Pinky had testicles before he was neutered. They didn’t give me the records but they gave me that info. They also said they don’t do spays because of how invasive it is. But doesn’t it prevent uterine cancer? (I said the same thing in my email to the vet).

Waiting for an email back from my vet to se…[Read more]

The only problem is that I bought the 20 pound bag and feed my chinchilla 2 tablespoons of pellets a day. I’m guessing the bag will last me about a year.

Yeah, it’s kinda funny. Most people from Montana are wire-bottom hutch kind of people (idk why, but that’s what I think of when I think of somebody with a mistreated rabbit) so I’m surprised to find even 3 of the people who don’t think like that on one website, all from the same state.

Thanks to all for the responses this far, this is super helpful and I’m learning a ton. Also made sure to read the responses out loud to my wife at bedtime last night (‘There’s a bunny forum? Cool!’) 🙂 The current ex-pen is 3 ft tall and I have added a lock at the door ever since our friends’ kids came over. We also instituted a ‘no trying to…[Read more]

There could be lots of reasons, it could just be a new behavior, or possibly a nutrient deficiency. What are you feeding? It could also be indicative of a problem with her teeth. Is she eating normally? Have you noticed any drooling?