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Hey guys (i finally got up lol) i cleaned my bunnies cage today and moved some of the key things she has (moved her hiding house to the other side and put her hay rack and bottle closer together) to create some intrigue for her. She drank out of the bottle herself, has shown a lot more interest in her hay which she is currently nomming on and is…[Read more]

Thank you, Jersey girl.  So helpful and reassuring.  She had a lot of poops last night/early this morning – dry but caring sizes, not clumped together). Her ears are warmer today. She used me as her stepping stone to nimbly leap out of her enclosure, notwithstanding my efforts to minimize her activity. I found an article on bun tummy massage so I…[Read more]

Agree with LBJ. EC tests aren’t all that reliable unfortunately.

I know this isn’t likely given her age, but did any of the vets consider the idea that she might have had a stroke? Have you noticed even a slight change on the way he moves, stiffness or odd movement on one side of her body? Sudden difficulty with movement (at least as far as her…[Read more]

Some gut sounds are not a bad thing but ovol certainly can’t hurt.

The movement you saw might have been the back-and-forth motion (Peristalsis) that the hind gut does to separate particles for the cecum. That is normal and something I’ve seen in perfectly healthy rabbits. Like a rolling motion in the fur at the lower belly area.

If you are see…[Read more]

I am sorry for your loss. It hard when we lose one of our fur babies.

“In the mornings they tend to chase, and Pumpkin has had quite a lot of fur pulled out by Hero…”

Is this very early in the morning when they begin to become active? Or the whole morning? Or does it coincide with when you’re giving food, topping up hay etc?

Once they…[Read more]

Yeah, I was able to listen out for them last night and I didn’t hear anything.

Hazel, thanks. I didn’t know that binkies were a sign of that. I’ll try to really pay attention when they’re doing that to make sure it’s not aggressive.

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She said it was after 2am in her last post

For the reason that you described, the double litter box is just for night time for sake of room and hay for Fable. She does most her hay eating at night (she will drain the entire water bowl in a couple hours) so we need a lot out. In the day, similar to the bathroom, itll shrink in half to just one box.

Oh the shower is good idea! I think a better wash is what i should have done. I had only wiped them over in place. I then proceeded to spill entire bucket of water after I’d finished! 😣

It appears the honeymoon is over anyway. I’ve found some small spots chewed. So I will cover with cloth and see how that goes.   I think I will cut it to size,…[Read more]

I think the small pen is a good move. I know that “too much space too soon” can cause squabbles sometimes. You have come such a long way with them overall though!

I am wondering if the current litter box set up on opposite ends might make them more inclined to kind of stake out their own space? (they certainly look like it in this picture lol).…[Read more]

@Hazel   Huh? I’m confused! LOL

That doesn’t sound normal to me. The head tilting could be a number of medical things, which could be affecting her drinking, or they might be unrelated. I think a vet visit is in order for sure. You can try “skin tenting” to check if she’s dehydrated. Grab a firm handfull of her scruff and pull it up a bit (don’t actually pick her up, just grab…[Read more]

Are you planning to continue the EC treatment? EC is funny… it’s notoriously difficult to actually test for. There are false negatives that make you think EC isn’t the problem when it really is. And then there are also positives, but just because the bunny was exposed to EC and tests positive doesn’t mean EC is what is causing the problem at…[Read more]

Today was uneventful, overall. Hunny spent most of the day sleeping in her tube. She showed no interest in food, save for a broccoli leaf my mother gave her before I woke up this morning and the occasional nibble or two of soaked pellets. Our girl continued to have trouble eating cecotropes, but she did a good job taking her medicine and Critical…[Read more]

I doubt you did any that would permanently scare her. 😉  Give her a week or two to settle in. She’s shy, so it will take some time for her to feel comfortable. Try not to make sudden loud sounds, but don’t tiptoe around her either. You want to get her used to the normal sounds of the household. Once she seems settled, you can work on building a…[Read more]