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Bam replied to the topic Head Roll in the forum DIET & CARE 2 years, 4 months ago
I’m not 100% sure what I’m seeing, but it could be “tracking” ie nystagmus, if he’s moving his head from side to side, quicker to one side and slower on the way back. Sometimes you see the white of the eyes while its going on. Is he doing this head rolling pretty much all the time or just occasionally?
There are two major (msjor as in most…[Read more]
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Lisa99 started the topic Head Roll in the forum DIET & CARE 2 years, 4 months ago
IMG_4281My 2 year old male rabbit, Theo, has begun moving his head round as shown in the video. This is new behaviour for him, but I’m wondering if I’m worrying needlessly. He’s eating the same, drinking the same, still playing and binkying and doing all of his normal things, but every now and again when he’s stood or sat still, he’ll roll his…[Read more]
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The trio dad replied to the topic Bonding help in the forum BONDING 2 years, 4 months ago
Wasn’t even a cat scuffle, my cats are dumb as hell sometimes and think flat things are solid when they are infact not.
Consistently isn’t a issue, unless I don’t have the energy or I’m away, bonding will happen in one shape or form.
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Wick & Fable replied to the topic Bonding help in the forum BONDING 2 years, 4 months ago
Rabbit relationship dynamics, like human children, can be confusing. Consistency is key in bonding, so take the small victory and hope for the best moving forward! The cat scuffle definitely makes sense as something to muck up progress, so just keep moving forward and stay diligent.
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The trio dad replied to the topic Bonding help in the forum BONDING 2 years, 4 months ago
With the strangest development honestly I don’t even know. These rabbits are confusing me. 😫
I placed them in a slightly larger area for bonding tonight. Usually it’s a scuffle but this time it was just a lunge and a small chase and a spray. No issue.
Added a litter box and usually this is a fight but nothing happened. If anyt…[Read more]
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The trio dad started the topic Bonding help in the forum BONDING 2 years, 4 months ago
<p style=”box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5625; padding: 0px;”>Spay/Neuter<br style=”box-sizing: inherit;” />Are your bunnies spayed/neutered? Yes all three <br style=”box-sizing: inherit;” />If so, for how long (for each)? 4 years,2 years and 10 weeks <br style=”box-sizing: inherit;” /…[Read more]
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LBJ10 replied to the topic Previously Friendly Rabbit Biting in the forum BEHAVIOR 2 years, 4 months ago
I agree, this all sounds very hormonal. And yes, they can definitely have “mood swings”.
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DanaNM replied to the topic Gus is Barely Eating in the forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A 2 years, 4 months ago
It sounds like whatever was going on is working itself through! I’ve been in that situation before concerning the vet and it is awful. Bam gave great advice on supportive care, warmth is very important.
It could be either gas, a partial fur blockage, or cecal dysbiosis (or a combo) given the mushy poops. Cecal dysbiosis can cause gas and be very…[Read more]
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Raelinn & Gus replied to the topic Gus is Barely Eating in the forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A 2 years, 4 months ago
Thank you for all the help! I deeply appreciate it.
Thought I’d give a small update: he’s eating more hay and when I push him to move every twenty-ish minutes, he has more of his leftover veggies from earlier in the day. Appetite is nowhere near normal for him, but it’s noticeably improving.
His poops have also gone from soft, mushy, near liquid…[Read more]
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Bam replied to the topic Gus is Barely Eating in the forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A 2 years, 4 months ago
(As you know, we can’t diagnose rabbits here because we are not vets).
This said, if a vet visit is out of the question, I’d try the following things that I do for gas pain:
Simethicone baby gas drops, if you have that. You can give 0.5-1 ml per hour for two or three hours.
Metacam (meloxicam) is very good, since you seem to have that, because…[Read more]
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Raelinn & Gus started the topic Gus is Barely Eating in the forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A 2 years, 4 months ago
I cannot take him to the vet.
Every vet near me who sees rabbits is booked for a week out and won’t take emergency walk-ins.
The closest emergency vet is two hours away and I don’t have a car nor can I afford an Uber going two whole hours.
Maintenance and Housing
Is your bunny housed indoors or outdoors? Indoors.
Does your bunny live with…[Read more]
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DanaNM replied to the topic New rabbit in the forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A 2 years, 4 months ago
I agree, a large dog crate isn’t big enough for one rabbit, let alone a pair. They are likely fine during the day because they are sleepy and are more active at night. There is some info here on house rabbit housing: https://binkybunny.com/infocategory/house-rabbit-habitats/
Simply adding an x-pen to your dog crate would make it a lot more…[Read more]
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auntie replied to the topic New rabbit in the forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A 2 years, 4 months ago
Okay thank you 😊
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Em replied to the topic New rabbit in the forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A 2 years, 4 months ago
I’d honestly hold off on adding another rabbit IMO. Rabbits need a lot of space at night, at all hours of the day honestly (3m x 2m access 24/7 is the recommended bare minimum by Rabbit Welfare UK). So I think based on your current situation, also given that your two rabbits don’t get along perfectly as is (adding a third rabbit could make you…[Read more]
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auntie replied to the topic New rabbit in the forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A 2 years, 4 months ago
I have 2 large dog crates.
I can’t tell if they were fighting or playing when I did it. They were fine from 8pm-10pm then I could hear them running around and when I came down to check it appeared that they were chasing each other.
do you know why they are fine together during the day in 1 cage?
i found a cage for hopefully the new bunny that h…[Read more]
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DanaNM replied to the topic New rabbit in the forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A 2 years, 4 months ago
If your buns are unable to be in a cage together overnight I would be very concerned about adding a new rabbit in the mix. Also how big is the cage? 2 rabbits need more space than 1 rabbit.
The way a rabbit is around humans does not predict how easy they will be to bond, unfortunately. The best option is go through a rescue that allows…[Read more]
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