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I was kind of at a loss about the poopy butt. I read someone else’s bunny had been experiencing poopy butt due to the high protein content in orchard grass hay. After reading I decided I would switch him to straight timothy hay. This seemed to improve the poopy butt quite a bit. He get’s a bit on him here and there now, but not anywhere near as…[Read more]

@HipHopBunny it’s kind of wedged by that black frame (it’s actually an aquarium stand that she likes hanging out under)

Great!

Don’t stress about the nose nip, these things happen to be best of us. (See my post about “Nose guards” in the habitat section to see my most recent exciting discovery LOL).

For during the actual sessions, I would recommend getting a pair of thick leather gloves. A dustpan can work (or some people will put tennis shoes on their hands), but…[Read more]

I agree with more pre-bonding! I would do full-on side swaps (leave the litterboxes a little dirty) for a few more weeks.

For your sessions when you resume, chose an area that is brand new and somewhat stressful if you can. Hopefully the additional pre-bonding will help a lot!

Woof, I feel your pain!

I think the two things that could help are some different types of stress (some car rides for example), a change of scenery (a new bonding location if possible), and longer sessions if you can bear it. I can’t recall how long your sessions have been, but sometimes it seems like after a certain amount of hours the rabbits…[Read more]

How long ago have you been working with them? And how long ago was the female spayed? I completely agree with Wick, but if you could fill out the “Bonding template” and paste it in your reply it would help us get an even better picture of what’s going on.

I ask because some humping is normal in the bonding process, so if you only just started…[Read more]

Do you have ideas on the causes of the dirty butt? A normal rabbit shouldn’t need regular butt washes but it sounds like it might be something you’re doing regularly, as recommended by the vet?

Do you notice anything around his face, whether it is his cheeks or eyes? An inflamed looking nose is also a sign.

Yeah I was originally thinking some kind of fungal/yeast infection I wasn’t sure because of the testes though was quite odd. Unfortunately the images won’t zoom in to full size on here, upon closer look though there is some white looking stuff and ulceration appearance almost. Not quite crusty but it has been oozing… I’m hoping they look into it…[Read more]

Haha, I love that 😂

Well, the way to the bun’s heart goes through the stomach 😄 💗

I can’t wait until she decides she likes to be pet! Right now I think she’s starting to like me, but mostly as the person who brings her food 😆

Maybe. The area looks a little swollen/irritated, but I’m not seeing the classic signs like a yellow crust that weeps/oozes. MediRabbit has some good photos of a typical syphilis infection: http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_diseases/Bacterial/Syph_gen.html

What about a yeast/fungal infection?

It does sound like its probably her normal hed shape! It can take quite a while for a bun to start to relax and really enjoy being pet, but once they do, there’s no turning back. It’s not rare for a bun to disapprove if you stop petting too soon, and some will give a little nip to remind you who decides when cuddle time is over 😄

I think it’s probably her normal skull and the molt makes it look like a bump. It’s hard and can’t be moved. It doesn’t seem to hurt her when I touch it but she does get pretty annoyed if I constantly touch it

Thanks for all the info on lumps though! I’m definitely going to measure it just in case.

I had been petting her everyday even though sh…[Read more]

thanks! I will switch their litterbox and toys today.

While the neuter was a month ago, it is definitely possible he is still hormonal and recovering from it. I would go back and start pre-bonding them. It seems you started as soon as post-fix recovery, but hormones may still be pretty active so I think pre-bonding during this time would be much more productive than trying sessions, especially since…[Read more]