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Omg, so many gorgeous buns! Here’s my little boy, taken in his run where he is enjoying the current lovely summer weather:

Aww Sugar looks really sweet!! & that first picture of Thor… he totally lives up to his name!

Haha yeah I get it! I say wait a few days and see if anything changes, then call the vet. Watch out for sneezing, loud breathing, and other stuff along those lines. This isn’t super urgent, the main thing is just that you don’t want it to become pneumonia- if this IS actually an upper respiratory infection. Pneumonia is much harder and more exp…[Read more]

Aww, Sugar! She has such a sweet, innocent face. Love her eyes!

Here’s some more shelter bun pics, this time featuring Sugar, a mini rex who is as sweet as her name!

prince dorian the bun: Yes they are! 🙂

ThorBunny: That first picture! 😆  Nice catch!

The issue is they’re not letting each other mount, which is what’s leading to the circling lol. So they seem pretty comfortable with each other in all other aspects, it’s just whenever they try to figure out who is dominant they reach a stalemate. Since Shiloh is the one doing most of the grooming I imagine Eliot is dominant at the moment, but…[Read more]

Agree with other’s that her nervousness was likely due to the smell of the new rabbit! I actually just had something similar happen with my rabbit Myra. We are fostering another rabbit, so she has been kind of on edge already. Then I had left a cat bed in an area that was close to her condo door (actually to block her line of sight to the new…[Read more]

I agree, that’s not normal, and has nothing to do with her being spoiled. Rabbits don’t wet themselves for no reason.

As jersey mentioned, I also wonder if the tall sided litter box might make him less likely to jump in?

@Kathy if you check out the Bunny Proofing section under the Bunny Info tab at the top of the page there are photos of the materials that prince dorian mentioned. I use a combo of the spiral cable wrap and the split loom type wrap.

You can find them at hardware stores in the electronics section as various types of cable wrap. It is best to…[Read more]

Is she spayed?

It isn’t normal for a healthy rabbit in clean conditions to be wet from urine. She could have a UTI or some other issue. I really recommend getting a second opinion from a rabbit vet.

That all sounds pretty normal, I would say move back to the lanai if needed, even if you bring them in at night.

Some mounting is OK as long as it doesn’t lead to a dispute. At this point I would prob see if things resolve without you saying their names (at least wait like 3-5 seconds), as long as it isn’t super intense circling or chasing.

Yes, it’s a smell similar to what you described! Like a strong oniony smell.

No, they can’t see or smell him. He’s housed in a completely different area of the house. I suppose they might be able to smell him on me sometimes, but they have not been in contact with each other.

It makes sense that it could be marking. They’re doing really well wi…[Read more]

It sounds like it might be some “marking poops”  / territorial poops. They have a coating from anal glands that give an onion-like smell. Some people do describe smell as being like gym sock, body odour, corn chips.. Dues any of that sound familiar?

That would be due to their age and that there at 2 of them. Can they see or smell your male rabbit?

I’ve filled out the template, if there’s anything else you suggest then please do let me know 😊

Spay/Neuter
Are your bunnies spayed/neutered? Yes
If so, for how long (for each)?
Male: 1 year Female: 6 months

Housing
Please describe your bunnies’ current housing set-up (living together, as neighbors, etc.).

Living as neighbours

Bonding b…[Read more]

I have had my male rabbit the longest and they have been in close proximity for quite some time now.

Although thankfully she seems to have relaxed a bit more around me and is becoming more affectionate again.

All seems to be going ok with the bonding at the moment but appreciate the process is stressful on them both. I’ll take a look at the…[Read more]