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Hello, I got a call earlier on today and spoke with the Budja’s Doctor, She recovered well from her second abscess surgery and I was told that the previously infected tooth that was removed at her last abscess surgery had indeed grown back again and was infected again, so it had to be removed a second time. They cleaned everything very…[Read more]

You likely need a taller pen and/or you can clip a sheet to the top to prevent her from jumping out. Even when buns are used to being penned they will often try very hard to escape to “get at” the other rabbit. My concern is that she could get into Milo’s pen if she is that good at getting out of her pen, which could be very bad.

I’ve usually…[Read more]

Thank you. I am feeling more positive about things today as lily seems to be somewhat less stressed. Things have not gone to plan though. Lily escaped from her play pen multiple times. She plotted several escape routes (different ones each time) and eventually I just gave up as I don’t have a net to cover it. Should I try again or just leave her t…[Read more]

If it’s a sudden onset, then it could be a foreign object (e.g. hay, etc.) that caused some irritation. The weeping is the eye trying to flush whatever was in there out. You can try a warm compress and/or flushing the eye with some plain saline (like the kind for people). If it doesn’t clear up, then it could be something else. Potential other…[Read more]

I think considering her reaction towards Milo it’s ok that they are on opposite sides of the room for now! Perhaps after a week or so she will settle a bit and you  then you can consider some rearranging.

Females can be very territorial. Rabbits also experience what’s called “referred aggression” where they smell or see a perceived threat and…[Read more]

Thank you so much for the advice! As you can probably tell I’ve been a bit desperate for help. 🙂

I went out and bought another play pen when I read your reply and right now they are at opposite sides of the room in different play pens and I have blankets up so lily can’t see Milo (Milo isn’t bothered about lily). Is that okay or must they be si…[Read more]

Hi BunjaminBunny, welcome to BB!

This is a very old thread, so you are unlikely to get any replies from the OP. We ask members not to reply to old threads to avoid confusion, so I will be locking this now.

You can try working with the difficult bun in pairs with the others, sometimes that is a bit easier to manage.

I also know Margo Dimello of the San Diego House Rabbit society recommends using very large spaces for groups (at least a couple x-pens linked up), so you could try that as well. In such a small space, they can feel more threatened. Theo…[Read more]

I’m sorry you are having a rough start!

It is absolutely essential that she cannot reach him through the pen bars, so you will need to either add another fence to create a 6 inch buffer, or use small mesh panels to prevent the biting. It’s very normal for there to be a lot of aggression when not in neutral territory. The more biting you have…[Read more]