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Another photo of the lovely Lola! A few things I learned about her, she’s very outgoing, she came out and hopped and sniffed and tried to play with me today, Louie needed a few days to chill out when we brought him home. She also doesn’t like bananas! Hard to believe! She loves apples though.

🙂 Very exciting!

You can for sure allow interacting, as long as it’s not physical (so not able to contact each other through the fence, just so there is no nipping).

Even though she seems settled, I would still wait a week before starting pre-bonding. This will allow you get to know her a little bit too before you start bonding. Then another…[Read more]

My questions are:

Should I allow any interaction during separate playtime, for example, (if Louie goes up to Lola’s cage, should I allow him to peek in and interact? I’ve been scooching him away if he gets to close.

When should I start some prebonding? I’d like to do a week or two of cage swapping and such.

Okay thanks!

The hay was nice, green and fresh looking.  I’m still unsure about what kind exactly it is but the owners still getting back to me.
Are the flowers mixed in okay for them to eat?

Wooohooo! Sounds like you made some great progress!

Types of hay that are OK for rabbits are: timothy, orchard, oat, botanical, and meadow. Admittedly, I am just listing the types that Oxbow sells, thus I am certain those are safe for rabbits!

Re: hay poke-ness…. Roughness is not a bad thing. The “poke” pieces, which are typically stems and stalks, are the most fibrous and healthy for rabbits.…[Read more]

I have 2 neutered males who love each other so much! Just get both fixed so they aren’t as aggressive and territorial and consider doing a preadoption date first to see if you can find the easiest match for him. 2 males absolutely can have an air tight bond!

You might ask the rescue where they get their hay. At minimum they can prob point you to some local sources, and some rescues also sell hay for pretty cheap. 🙂

Horse hay has the same nutritional profile as rabbit hay – in fact  horses and rabbits are very much alike. Both animals are hind gut fermenters, whereas cows and sheep are fore gut fermenters. Both rabbits and horses need skinny, high fibre food.

Rabbits can have certain preferences where hay is concerned. Some prefer soft, third cut hay, some…[Read more]

Horse hay has the same nutritional profile as rabbit hay – in fact  horses and rabbits are very much alike. Both animals are hind gut fermenters, whereas cows and sheep are fore gut fermenters. Both rabbits and horses need skinny, high fibre food.

Rabbits can have certain preferences where hay is concerned. Some prefer soft, third cut hay, some…[Read more]

@Bam Thank you! One bun is about 1 year 5 months and the other is about 5 years old. The animal rescue told me that the 1 year old didn’t wanna eat the Timothy hay until they mixed in orchard grass and other buns came into the shelter. Thanks for the chart!! Most of the listings said horse hay, but are a little far from me.

Brome grass is fine. Any grass hay is fine for rabbits. Young rabbits can also have alfalfa hay, which is a legume hay with more protein and calcium than grass hays. Here is a hay chart with nutritional values for many types of hay. (It’s a guinea pig site but rabbits and guinea pigs eat the same types of…[Read more]

It can be difficult to get a bun to eat hay once he’s tasted fresh greens. It’s really great that you have managed to get him to eat hay again. You are more stubborn than a rabbit, that is quite an accomplishment!

Rabbits can be very particular about what type of hay they prefer, but any grass hay is good for them. The best grass hay is,…[Read more]

A word of warning with spring mix: it is sold with the intent to be used up within 1-2 days, so if it ends up being a good option for you, I would recommend not getting the larger containers and opting to getting the smaller ones — the larger ones end up going bad very fast, so typically after the 3rd or 4th day, you can’t really use any of it…[Read more]

Thanks everybody! 🙂

@DanaNM : Me too! Can’t believe I caught his tongue. 😆

@ThorBunny : I usually just take a video and then see if I can get any good screenshots out of it, otherwise it would all be a blur. 🙂  They turn out okay, it would work better if my phone could do slow motion though. Love your tea towels! 😀

@Louiethebunny :…[Read more]