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The typical coloring of Californians depends on the Himalayan gene, which is temperature sensitive. If it’s very warm, the coloring can revert back to white or light gray. If it gets very cold, f ex if a kit falls out of the nest, the kit can develop a “sooty” fur anywhere on its body.

My guess is your bun has one parent that has 2 copies of the…[Read more]

Oh, I’m so sorry, Bam!!  That sounds really hard.  I totally get you about thinking they’ll snap out of it, though.  And to be fair, all the times in the past, you would have been right.  I’ve been thinking the same for Teddy, who really has snapped out of funks over and over in the past (after I’ve gotten all worked up about it being THE END…[Read more]

I agree 100%, remove the screen, or at the very least put a healthy layer of hay or something over it. Rex rabbits have far less fur on their feet for padding and are much more prone to feet sore. I have litter trays with a sieve but they have much smaller holes so they are more of a flat surface with some holes in, rather than a grate, it means I…[Read more]

She’s doing a lot better. She’s starting to eat normal and be her usual self again. She definitely wants out of her playpen but I don’t want her mess up the healing process. Think I’ll keep her in there for a few more days and then finally let her out to roam again.

I left him alone but now his face looks worse than before…. 

As long as she is eating some, the nutrient-dense diet of a young rabbit can absolutely lead to a (healthy) production of excess cecotropes where the rabbit does not actually need to eat every single one of them. It becomes an issue with the production is so excessive that you get poopy butt: https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Rabbit_poop#Poopy_butt

Food puzzle toys are great! Don’t be afraid to experiment with ones meant for other animals (dogs). Hard plastic is fine and the ones made for dogs are more challenging. You just need to find ones that have things that a rabbit can physically do.

The BinkyBunny store sells litter screens (availability may be limited, but it can give you an idea).

A DIY option is using plastic knitting mesh/canvas and cutting it to fit.
Of note, sometimes the high-sided litterboxes can encourage some rabbits to dig because it creates essentially a funnel of endless digging — you could try removing the…[Read more]

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This isn’t unusual for a young bunny on a young bunny diet. Will she eat grass hay? Perhaps it’s time to start transitioning away from the alfalfa hay. She can still get young bunny pellets for now. If she is a dwarf breed, you will want to transition to an adult pellet when she is around 6 months or so (whenever she stops growing).

Hey everyone! My bunny had a bit of soft stool this morning, but I doubt that it was related to the antibiotics that I am giving my cat. I have been washing my hands after each time that I give her antibiotics (twice per day), so hopefully it is totally unrelated

Beds often has a lot of the human’s scent on them. And they’re soft and comfy and elevated above floor level, so the bun gets a good view of the surroundings. My guess is they feel safe and comfortable on beds. It’s very cute, unless they use the bed as their toilet!