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Hi Barn,

Just want to give an update – Kotton was kept at the vet for 2 days and finally started pooping normal. She is still given fluids today but as she chewed through the iv tubes thrice in the 1st day, they have to give her SQ fluids. After 2 days there she started eating on her own and then this morning she pooped pretty round normal poop!…[Read more]

Thank you! This is always the way I’ve seen it- just seeing what works for you and the bonded pair and adjusting when needed.

Since a rabbit’s healthy weight is very much contingent on genetics (and breed weight ranges are arbitrarily set and don’t typically apply at all when we think about mixes), the best bet is ensuring you are providing your rabbit with the age-appropriate diet in the recommended quantities, paired with proper exercise. If all else is fine (i.e., no…[Read more]

Moved the topic for you 🙂

Stress bonding is contentious in nature, though arguably every bonding process people recommend as “THE” method is going to have people say it’s not ideal for XYZ reason…. ultimately, bonding isn’t an exact science and if a pair of rabbits are compatible, they’ll likely bond regardless of what method you choose among…[Read more]

Sorry, I meant for this to be put in bonding. Could someone move it?

On the filtered water, me too!

Everyone here, except the goats, get filtered water.  We use the Zero water filters, takes out so much stuff!  We were using Brita, turns out that wasn’t doing anything on our well water.

As for the original question, I typically add to the water daily, clean the whole shebang once a week or whenever they put s…[Read more]

Hey! Sorry to hear your going through this.

My last rescue bunny suffered bad arthritis, so bad she couldn’t walk properly.

He could be a little low/sore from the surgery.

Has the vet definitely checked for arthritis to make sure its not a different issue, that would be my first thought as adding more pain meds could mask any other issue that…[Read more]

Looking at the layout, I think your idea is a good one. Use puppy playpen fence of baby gates to gate off the section behind the couch (though I’d bring the couch forward a little if there’s room to bring in the gate in line with that wall). Then if you like you can have supervised free roam time of the rest of the living area and kitchen.

Thanks so much for the response. I gree with you, I think I should move first and see the situation. In the meantime, I will start volunteering in a local rescue, just to spoil the bunnies 😀

2 buns, 2 bowls. One is large dog sized bowl, other is a cat sized one. I wash them in the evening every day (preventing bacteria from building up that can cause health issues, I don’t use dishwasher often but throw them in there when I do run it for extra sanitation). If I see hay or anything in it in during the day I’ll rinse it out and refill…[Read more]

It appears the best bet is to decide what space you’re willing to devote entirely to your rabbit’s permanent enclosure, and then you can rabbit proof/put gates up against any sections you do not want your rabbit wandering around when you allow for free-roam time. At the minimum though, the space you dedicate for him does need to have a rug and,…[Read more]

thank you so much for your insight, that all makes a lot of sense! 😛  It’s funny because I’ve had Harper for going on 3 years now and I don’t remember him acting any different in the spring, I don’t think I even knew about spring fever until I read about it recently. All his other behaviours seem normal (eating/drinking/pooping) he was just bei…[Read more]

At the minimum, the act of picking her up is likely disorienting her a bit so being put down is a relief and probably just puts her in a new mindset. Another possibility is if in any other way she has associated any “negative” experiences with getting something nice afterwards, so even if not trained with being picked up specifically, if there has…[Read more]