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You might not ever see her mount him or display any obvious dominant behaviors, but her refusing his advances sends him a message that she will not tolerate that from him. I don’t usually worry about which bun will be dominant because it’s often very hard to tell. For me, as long as they are not fighting and are interacting with each other, that…[Read more]

Ah yes, I lived in a studio apartment for about 10 years and finding neutral space for bonding was very tricky! The bathroom was the only mostly-neutral spot I had, and even then I’m sure it still smelled like “home” to the buns. If you really feel like you aren’t making any progress, I had a lot of luck with doing sessions at a friend’s house. I…[Read more]

I see, noted. I’ll try as much as I can since I actually live in an apartment. I will try using the fence in the living room as to try the bigger space bonding you have mentioned. Thank you so much

Thank you so much, Dana, and thank you especially for all of your help.  I so appreciated hearing about your experience with Bun Jovi.  Please give him extra cuddles from me.  ❤

Decided to try your advice with a larger space this morning. They both binkyed and were tolerating each other all day. Sometimes they might sit near each other and continued to share water and litter no problem. Once and a bit they would groom each other. Around 6pm my male started honking and started chasing her again. She can outrun him in the…[Read more]

You’re welcome! It’s great that he has a good appetite for timothy! If you opt to feed some bonus alfalfa then he should be fine with the 3 tbsp of pellets. It’s also fine to feed as a treat now and then even as an adult and won’t go bad as long as it’s kept dry. 🙂

thank you for your replies i can finally have a peace of mind knowing there’s nothing wrong. i just wonder why i didn’t read about it when researching young rabbit care or why the vet & the breeder didn’t tell me that it’s normal for a young rabbit to produce extra cecotropes. also i’m not worried about cosmo choosing alfalfa over timothy b…[Read more]

Young buns should have one source of alfalfa, but they don’t really need more. It’s usually easier to transition a bun from eating alfalfa based pellets to timothy pellets than it is to get them to eat grass hay when they are used to eating alfalfa hay, so most people recommend feeding young bunnies the way you are currently feeding (alfalfa…[Read more]

i think going back up one tbsp won’t hurt i’m not really sure why the vet suggested to reduce them if they’re so necessary but maybe mixing in some alfalfa hay would be good for him? i thought it was too rich for him because that’s what i was told. the first day i brought him home i fed him only alfalfa hay & when i saw the extra cecotrope the nex…[Read more]

Yep, it’s very common for young bunnies to have extra un-eaten cecotropes!

Leafy greens don’t have as much nutrition as pellets, they are more for enrichment and they provide some water. Adding in leafy greens is appropriate at this age, but doesn’t really replace the pellets. That said, your vet recommended reducing to 3 tbsp, so I would try…[Read more]

<3 ((( Teddy))) <3

What a beautiful tribute and amazing life he had with you!

oh i didn’t think it was normal because he wasn’t eating the extra ones. cosmo is a mini lop so he’s half his adult weight now so once he reaches it then i’ll switch to the timothy pellets. i’ve never fed him unlimited pellets i started with 4 tbsp. i’ve already lessened the amount of pellets by a tbsp but that’s okay since i’m introducing leaf…[Read more]

oooh good luck!

Ok this is helpful!

So one thing that jumps out to me is that all of these methods were in pretty small spaces. For tougher bonds, the space you use is extra important. I’ve had the best luck in very large, very neutral spaces, such as at least 2 x-pens linked up in the backyard, the garage, or at friend’s house. The idea is that when you give…[Read more]

Sounds like progress! Keep up the good work!

Since your bun is still young, it’s normal for him to have extra cecotropes because the diet is (necessarily) more rich.

When to transition to the adult diet is a bit dependent on the breed of your bunny. Larger breeds take a longer time to grow to their adult size, so they need to be on young rabbit pellets for longer (at least a year). There is…[Read more]

Are you able to get a second opinion? Is your vet very rabbit experienced?