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I buy all of my hay by the bale from fodder stores similar to tractor supply. It’s so much cheaper, as mentioned just avoid alfalfa hay and feed a grass hay. 😁

Depends on the type of mites. Advantage is ineffective with fur mites, for example. You should probably get a proper diagnosis before trying to treat them at home.

Awww, yes it’s nerve-wracking when your bunny is ill. And as Dana said: you’re definitely not the only one who can’t relax if your rabbit is ill or has eaten something wrong.

I’ve often been up until dawn with my bridge bunny Breintje, who was a bunny with a finicky stomach. I knew that his gas problem would resolve itself if I gave him his meds…[Read more]

Chewy also has a huge bale of tightly compressed hay for $30.

It’s Bermuda grass, just got some.  Crew seems to like it, it smells great.

Thanks! I’ll check it out!

Owen seems to give some resistance to her dominance attempts, but he’s clumsy about it. Yesterday he tried to hump her through the fence in the living room. He had his tail up and was humming loudly, but he couldn’t get to her.

When we put them outside he mounted her twice as well. But it didn’t have much impact. They both ignored each other for…[Read more]

Protexin isn’t available in US but I can check with our Vet to see if they carry it.

Chewy has two other brands – Equa Holistics HealthyGut Probiotics for rabbits, and Brytin TheraBiotic 2X Probiotic Microbial Support for smaller critters (not only rabbits). They don’t show the labels so it’s hard to see what else is inside other than listed…[Read more]

I didnt know that! I dont use Benebac myself, I use a UK brand called Protexin. Vet clinics here carry it, so it’s easily available to me.

What are the other brands on Chewy?

As Glenn says, you could ask your vet to try some daily meloxicam. It’s an anti-inflammatory painkiller that helps both with joint pain and the arthritis that’s causing the pain. You should see improvement in about a week, or sooner.

After a few weeks you can as a rule start decreasing the dose until you find the smallest effective maintenance…[Read more]

Bam, I read that benebac has higher sugar content in them now (it was used to be 3%?) – is it something you would only give after recovery? There are a couple other brands on chewy – not sure if they are ok :/

Oat hay is good, so if she likes that and you can get it in sufficient amounts, there’s nothing wrong with giving her oat hay. This time of year fresh grass might be another option, if you can get pesticide-free grass. It should be given in small portions at first, spring grass is rich and the rabbit’s tummy needs time to get used to it. As summer…[Read more]

I agree that it is still early days!

Additional “pre-bonding” time could help. So in addition to side-by-side living, start swapping who is on what side every day or two, and continue that for a couple weeks.

Growling and lunging are actually OK, as long as they don’t actually fight. it’s all part of them communicating and setting their…[Read more]

There have been a few members sharing stories of this nature, so you are not alone in this! Rabbits are such “fragile” creatures, so on some level we have to worry about them in order to keep them healthy.

But at the same time, they are also incredibly resilient creatures, and are capable of amazing recoveries.

Of course they can’t talk to us,…[Read more]

Awww, I’m so sorry. How stressful and sad. 🙁

I agree that Harry and Perry should not be rebonded at this moment, or maybe ever.

As for Piper and Harry, I think you could set up Harry in neighboring pen next to Piper for now and let him continue to get settled in but with her as a neighbor. He will likely benefit from having another bunny…[Read more]

One other thing to add to this thread is the importance of responding to their nudges. If your rabbit knows nudging works, they won’t bite anymore.

Kotton bit like nobody’s business. She would bite when we were in her way (even though there is plenty of space) or if she wanted attention, or if she was just excited because she just aggressively…[Read more]