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Glad you took him in! That sounds like a good plan for his mobility.

In terms of the vaccine, it’s hard to say. It’s so new that they really haven’t done the studies to see how much immunity wanes and what the range of windows can be between the first shot and the booster.

There’s this webinar from medgene that goes over a lot of those…[Read more]

Sending good vibes for Glenn!

As I directly mention, a rabbit needs to be on pellets if veggie selection is not being done in an intentional way (i.e., looking at the nutritional values of each and discerning daily quantities from there). The link I provided gives resources on examples of cases of pellet-free diets, including this:…[Read more]

Yes, we use wooden kitty litter pellets too, topped with a layer of hay so they won’t stand in any wetness.

These pellets are dirt cheap and you’d don’t need much of it: I only put it in the corners where they pee. Even though I change the boxes daily a 5 kg bag lasts me almost 2 months, costing about €4.

Thank you for your comment, but pellets aren’t necessary for bunnies. I’ve already found dried foods make him gassy, which is why I don’t give him much of it. Pellets technically don’t have good nutritional value since it’s just compressed timothy hay with preservatives.  The only bunnies who need pellets are babies, adult bunnies don’t need…[Read more]

Kiln dried pine pellets are safe, which is what people refer to in the rabbit community.

Your rabbit needs to be on some pellets if you’re not doing more intentional planning around veggies. Pellet free diets are very difficult to maintain and not doing it well means poor nutrition. Pellets are the only realistic way to ensure he is getting a nutritionally complete diet: https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Pellet-free_diet

Make sure you are…[Read more]

Safe surgery-vibes for Glenn 💗💗💗

Hi everyone!  We got to see the vet today and are glad we got to. The good news is there’s nothing acutely wrong — no injury per se, just arthritis/spondylosis and muscle atrophy. She actually said the splayed front leg he has is common in older bunnies and is because after several weeks of holding it out to the side for support, the muscles…[Read more]

Glenn is checked into hospital for his surgery now. Hate this part! 🙁

Also update- he is still much more like himself today. I gave him dinner veggies and he finished pretty much right away. He just finished off the rest of his morning pellets now (8pm)

he’s purring during pets and kisses. I went to give my other bunny a treat and Harper actually ran to the front of his cage when he heard the “clink” of the treat…[Read more]

7 hours is great! keep it up!

I use horse stall pellets which are made from pine and sold for animal bedding use, so that would be a safe option if you’re concerned.

I can’t find a better place to post this : (  My Agway dealer just told me that hardwood stove pellets are bad to use for rabbit litter, on account of some Black Walnut or Swamp Oak wood, which is toxic might be used to make them. I have read on many rabbit sites that wood pellets are good to use;  doesn’t seem likely, given the risk of poisoning.

It’s only happened today. He eats about 2 cups of leafy greens (mostly green leaf lettuce mixed in with other small veggies) twice a day and eats hay constantly throughout. I don’t give him any pellets or those dried treats, since I found it makes him gassy. However, yesterday he did have a banana after about a few months of not having it. Thank…[Read more]

She is absolutely gorgeous! I’ve always dreamed of a black sable otter Nethie! Her fur is so luxurious and shiny 😍🥰

I agree with the suggestion to slowly wean her off junior food by mixing in small bits of adult food every day. Nethie girls get their puberty somewhere around 4-5 months, and from there on they only grow sideways 😉

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Whoo, 7 hours is awesome! Fingers crossed for your buns, and all my sympathy to you! Bonding is immensely tiring work, and these stubborn little fluffbutts can keep you busy for a long time 😑

Thank you! I had actually tried small spaces with them before and they were super aggressive, then switched to the big space, and now I’m trying the small space one more time. At about 7 hours now and no biting or chasing! This is by far, the longest they’ve been together without aggression while actually interacting with each other the whole time