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I save my buns’ fur! I’ve used some of it for needle felting. I did a few, very simple, Christmas ornaments last year. Bunny fur is a bit less easy to work with than sheep’s wool, but you can use sheep’s wool as a foundation and needle felt the bunny fur onto it.

Needle felting is very easy and a lot of fun.

It’s very good to have some rabbit…[Read more]

Any grass hay thats good for horses is good for rabbits, technically. It doesnt have to be timothy. In Australia, timorhy doesnt grow, so Australian rabbits eat other types of hay.

Orchard grass is leafier and feels softer than timothy. What part of the world are you in? (Just so we can give you relevant tips!)

You could cut up the stems a bit,…[Read more]

That sounds like a nice idea! Did you happen to find a shop that does a great job getting the likeness right? I’d be interested in it too.
I’m really glad that I kept the fur from my first bunny. I put his in a little vial necklace and also got a ring made with his fur in it. ❤️

Thanks for the reassurance! 🙂

Wonderful! 🐰

It’s actually a good sign when a bun fights being fed CC and meds by the owner, because it means the bun has strenght. It’s pretty much par for the course to get more CC on the bun, yourself and the furniture when you first give CC. Practice will help, its one thing to know how it should be done, another to actually do it with an uncooperative…[Read more]

I don’t think he has issues with teeth as he can easily pick it if he wants.  I’ve seem him do it, specially with long pieces. And he for sure eats, seems like it’s the only thing he does lol. Besides those 2 feeders he has 2 litter boxes (one outside the cage for when he’s out) and one of those dangling balls where you can put hay in it. I’ve…[Read more]

Thank you, he’s home now and eating a little. Betty is furious with him so I’m keeping her away and spoiling her with cuddles and celery (her favourite) We tried syringe feeding him last night but got more on us and the wall than inside Herman! When the vet showed me how to do it he was a perfect angel, didn’t fight me at all 🙂

I found an old thread. Now I remember. The vet had me spike his water by putting 1/2 a teaspoon in a cup of water. Again, not sure what that equates to. I know I heard 2 mg/kg somewhere, but that may be if you are giving it directly.

According to this: https://www.vgr1.com/revolution/#calc

It would be about 0.14 mL of the 120 mg/L package.

As for the Benedryl, I was told 2 mg/kg… but don’t quote me on that. I would need to find the instructions from years ago when my vet prescribed it. It was the Children’s Benadryl.

Rabbits as a general rule do not like to be picked up or held because of their status as prey animals. Bunnies that do are really the exception.  Many rabbits will, however lay near you on the ground or even hop up on a bed or couch to be near you.

So you could make sure to spend time with him on the floor, and provide a way for him to hop up on…[Read more]

My Bun Jovi does this, except it’s in the corner of his condo usually (on the slippery vinyl tiles). I have no idea why, but I had a theory that perhaps before I adopted him he was stuck in a cage all day and learned to do it out of boredom. But now he does it pretty much at the same time daily, even when he has full access to a large area and…[Read more]

Thank you for the link!! 🙂

So, OB’s poops have been a bit more drier lately. What really concerned me, was that I just found some wet poops of hers. One piece had some bunched up really wet poo attached to it. It looked kind of similar to one of the pictures in that guide, only, there wasn’t as much, and it was attached to a normal one. Well,…[Read more]

He’s doing much better today. He’s had a few doses of gabapentin and just got his first dose of metacam. He’s back to eating his hay and accepted his favorite treats today which is definitely a good sign because he refused them yesterday. I’ve been giving him some critical care as a precaution along with a little probiotic just to be sure.

I am not saying rabbits cannot be ESA, but in general, their demeanor does not “fit” what someone typically needs when imagining interactions with an ESA. I very much agree with Dana that establishing a relationship over time with a nervous rabbit is such a rewarding experience, but that being said, it does not mean you will be able to foster a…[Read more]