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Typically, no, they are not shedding spores at this stage.

This looks like some normal urine drops, I wouldn’t be concerned! Rabbit urine can vary a lot color and can look red sometimes. Your bunny is pretty young, correct? He could be spraying/ marking a bit as he hits puberty.

Haha. 😄 Rabbits are funny.

I think the secret is… keep offering the snubbed alternative.

Ive been lamenting the lack of willow in my area. I use to have a few good trees I could get it from but the local council keeps taking them out.  I finally found a small amount recently and thought the buns would go crazy for it since they hadn’t had it…[Read more]

There are really no hard and fast rules to bonding rabbits. There are some very prominent blogs and social media accounts that recommend small spaces, but most animal welfare groups are moving away from this approach, and personally small spaces have never worked for me (and I’ve bonded I think 6 of my own pairs now, along with advising lots of…[Read more]

I think in your case the main concern is urine scald.

You might also check out some of the resources on diasbledrabbits.com , they have a section on bathing: http://www.disabledrabbits.com/baths–cleaning.html

Even if the rabbit WAS actively shedding, do you think that it would take more than indirect contact (rabbit to clothing/hands and then to another rabbit) to cause infection? I know that you can use certain disinfectants to kill the EC spores, but how would you ensure that there were not spores on your hands before touching another rabbit?

One more question for you- so a rabbit that is showing symptoms (such as a head tilt), is not necessarily shedding the parasite? So does that mean that a rabbit with active symptoms is not necessarily contagious to other animals?

Hello, yes, so the space is in my living room where both buns have never been before the bonding process began. I follow a Facebook page about bonding and their method says to start small in a neutral space that is just big enough so they can flop next to each other, and slowly expand every 2-5 days if there are no bad behaviors until it gets to a…[Read more]

Hey!

Just wanted to chime in to say what your experiencing is relatively normal. I’m not a bonding expert but I successfully bonded my bunnies a few weeks ago (with a lot of amazing help from this forum!) .

I had pretty much the same problem except my girl also nipped my boy a lot and everything was stagnant for a fair while. It took persistance…[Read more]

There are still some “older” members around. 🙂  All is good here.

This is the best purchase I’ve ever made for him.  He LOVES these things.  Especially the cups ,because I have to sit there and stack them up for him to knock over, time and time again.   And he absolutely loves that honey pot container, knocking it around, rattling it, and carrying it in his mouth.  So nice to see him playing, happy, and not bored.

Being burrowers, rabbits dig.  And dig WELL.  It’s a natural instinct, no cure for it.  Some dig more than others.  If I can make a suggestion, try getting your bun a sturdy cardboard box (Food grade, make sure it hasn’t held chemical products or cleaners), and half fill it with semi shredded cardboard strips and shredded paper, and let them go…[Read more]

That wall knows what it did.  It knows.

It sounds like you have a lot of positive things to work with.

Can you describe the bonding space a little? is it very neutral? I gather you are using a very small space based off the picture?

If so, I recommend experimenting with the space, and try a larger area, and be sure it’s as neutral as possible. Larger spaces allow them to interact more…[Read more]

Happy anniversary to you all!  And what is it about little buns wanting to stand on your shoulders?  Dawn used to do it all the time.  Didn’t want to be held, but would demand shoulder sitting.