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You can expect to see weirdly shaped poop for a while now because she hasnt been eating much. It’s good that she’s drinking and eating some things.

i was wrong about her poop, it’s tear shaped, not stuck together. not sure if that means anything or not.

i’ve been feeding her the mashed pellets every 2 hours, she’ll eat a few pieces of hay if i hand them to her, but not much. she did eat a few bigger pieces of lettuce on her own but it seems like she starts to feel better and then she doesnt feel good again and it just goes back and forth.

her poops are now very very small, hard and dry. some are…[Read more]

At the minimum, it’s reported a rabbit should have at least 3oz, but this is an absolute bare minimum that should be maximized as much as possible. You can read more about its importance, assessing quality, etc. here: https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Hay

I think it meant 2-3 times of their body size not weight

I’m getting an error trying to upload photos. I’ll give it another go later.

Thanks @DanaNM! I will scrap my idea of using a barrier then. I am a fun mix of terrified and excited 😀

I don’t have leather gloves so oven mitts it will be. I just chatted with one of the shelter volunteers and the little girl sounds perfect. Turns out the trio was her and her parents and Mom was over it. Her personality sounds a lot like…[Read more]

Aww I’m sorry you’re having a rocky start. I’m sure she will forgive you!

I would just go back to the bonding basics with her. Minimize handling, and spend lots of time with her. Get her area and your room set up so she can come and go from her pen without handling, and block of trouble areas that could cause issues. Having a routine will help.…[Read more]

A trick I’ve seen to deal with this is to get two litter pans that are identical Drill a couple holes in the side of one, and use a cable tie to anchor it to the pen wall in the corner you want it in. Then put the other litter pan inside and set it up as you normally would.

I also recently started using dish bussing trays as litter pans. They are…[Read more]

I’m glad she’s eating a bit better! I just wanted to mention that some bunnies will go off their pellets first when they start to go into stasis, so it could be something else going on besides a dental issue.

If she isn’t eating as much as normal, I would syringe feed her (either pellet mash or critical care).

hmmm, could it have been some mucous from her poop? sometimes after a period of not eating or some GI irritation buns will pass some mucous.

It’s important that you keep her eating, so keep offering her anything she will eat from you. Pellet mash would be good. It’s good that she’s pooped, even though they aren’t normal looking. It’s also good that she’s eaten a little on her own!

You can also make sure her area is calm, warm, and quiet. her space should be restricted, and she would…[Read more]

I’ve been wondering this too! I also give mine the joint supplement from Oxbow. Hard to say if it helps, but they do love it as a treat.

Oooh so exciting! Can’t wait to see pictures of all the eligible suitors!

If all the dates are similarly neutral, I would just pick the rabbit that YOU like the best. 🙂 Speed dating is really great for ruling out bad matches, so as long as it doesn’t go horribly it has a great shot of working out.

As for space, I would set up an x-pen either on…[Read more]

I agree that 1:1 time could be helpful.

It’s really hard to say how Scout will be, it may be helpful to do a short session and just see where they’re at. Behavior in neutral territory can be really different from behavior at home. I think the bonding area will be important, especially for longer sessions. I would try to find an area that is…[Read more]

I like to keep them in neutral territory until they basically seem bonded, and can spend long periods of time together happily. A good rule of thumb is to have them spend at least 48 hours in neutral territory without any aggression (this is called “cementing”) and with lots of positive behaviors before moving them to semi-neutral. If you don’t…[Read more]

It’s thought that the vet visit thing has to do with the bunny coming back from the vet smelling different, so it’s kind of the same idea.

I think a lot of it has to do with either their scents getting confused (leading to the referred aggression), or the presence of another bunny around makes them decide they need to reestablish their…[Read more]

Thank you for responses..   He is neutered. He has a litter pan with a grate in it, so he doesn’t dig, doesn’t even touch the litter he  just tries to dump over.. But, he’s never in there.  Only to use the litter & he’s chewing all the sides up..  I have to order a new one..  Has lots of toys but doesn’t even both with them..  I’ll try a new pa…[Read more]

My female had this issue, but with urine. She never had poo clogged. The reasoning turned out to be that she has arthritis. The vet explained that she couldn’t hunch in the proper position to pee, so she would pee on herself and she struggled with grooming, so it built up into mats. She’s on daily metacam now and it’s completely solved it!