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Great update! As you already know (because you’re the one advising me and helping me with my bonding process, haha), things may fluctuate day to day, but I think the goal is for Myra to generaly be more mellow– to the extent that it’s possible.

Regarding the morning craziness, I ran into that with Wick and Fable. Essentially they’d be 100% OK…[Read more]

Bam,
Thank you for the suggestions. I have been hesitant to use any topical cream because I wasnt sure what was safe for her (since the most problematic area is at the top of her hind legs and lower stomach, so right near genitals) and also safe for ingestion (since she can still reach back there and there is always a risk of them consuming…[Read more]

When you have cleaned her and dried her, you can put a small amount of barrier cream on the areas that are most exposed to pee. The barrier cream (sudocream, bag balm, vaseline, bees wax salve) will protect the skin from the detrimental effects of moisture to some extent.

If you are lucky, this could heal up or at least get better with…[Read more]

This is kind of a lot, but I was letting my french lop out for free roam time and she saw Theo and both of them were asking to be groomed through the bars. I have had this issue with all of my buns, and it’s difficult to see how they will actually respond to each other. Calliope is very scared around Theo and the French lop is very outgoing. I…[Read more]

update:
I was able to talk to my vet more. He confirmed that the poop is normal and it is just because she is not eating her poop. He advised me to up her pellets and nutrients to make up for it.
I am still having trouble with her urine though. i bought some weewee pads to help control the mess in her area and switch them out so that shes not…[Read more]

Thinking about it more, Rosie holds a grudge, and I don’t think that she will be a good match for Theo at this point. I would like to see how the French Lop and Theo get along but, to do a bunny date do I have to wait until the French Lop is fixed? I am assuming so because hormones, but they haven’t kicked in super strong yet because the Frenchy…[Read more]

I like Howcast for how too (the bunny centered ones with Amy Sedaris). and I liked BunniesofTheBurrow for her bonding videos. I am personally not at all a fan of stress bonding, so liked her approach much better.

would it be ok to put up cardboard or something between all of the pens? I don’t really have the space to move them all out of the room and give them a room with a window! I can keep one rabbit in my bedroom but that’s about it. Also how long should I keep them separated? one month? I don’t know how well rabbits remember things but I would imagine…[Read more]

My cat won’t bother the bunny box anymore since I put a screen on top because he can’t dig in the litter. It’s too bad it doesn’t work with your kitty, I guess some don’t care so much about digging/burying.

@manic_muncher : Heya, good to see you back on BB! 🙂

You could argue in small claims court that your friends are in breach of contract – so no, you have no legal means of solving your immediate problem. The RSPCA would have a hard time proving neglect or cruelty given the circumstances.
My suggestion would be to try to make boarding arrangements and have your fair weather friends drop the bunnies…[Read more]

i also just want to mention, bonding requires an incredible amount of patience. Some bonds can take only a few weeks to solidify, and other can take months of sessions before there is even a breakthrough. It really is a very involved process.

Honestly it could be a good idea to house all 4 in separate rooms for a good months so none of them really remember each other. That way you can take your buns on their own version of a speed date. Each buns personality might mesh with someone different than you’re expecting. Even the girls may overcome their issues with no contact for a month. I…[Read more]

@Hazel I’m glad that Bubbles is doing better, hope to hear of more improvements soon!

@Louiethebunny Yay for Louie! 🙂 Staying happy and healthy.

Update on bonding: All doing well, there have been no improvements and no downfalls. I am debating on when it would be best to start the ‘stunt double’ trick. Any advice is welcomed! 🙂

I agree, the best thing you can do at this point is to find a place they can be boarded, hopefully your “friends” (I’m guessing that friendship is done with) will agree to take them there. I’m sorry this happened, what a nasty situation all around. 🙁

Little Louie Update: Because of his not-so-desirable behavior, (bed-peeing), he is confined to his xpen during the day when I am not in our room to watch him. I let him free roam all night, and some during the morning, then he is in the xpen during the day when I’m not around. I thought he would be bored and chew on the xpen as he used to, but by…[Read more]

@jerseygirl your right there is definitely something about lops and flops!

Hmm… I assume they knew when you would be returning when they agreed to take care of your bunnies? I don’t know of any laws that would apply except property laws. Unfortunately, pets are considered personal property. So essentially, they would be disposing of personal property belonging to you that they had been entrusted with. It may be…[Read more]