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Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so happy for you! I bet you are glad you can finally stop worrying and get some sleep. 😴

They are a bun-bride and a bun-groom now. haha.

I have looked at petfinder, often they aren’t 100% up to date. One of my friends is a volunteer at the shelter and she usually gives me a heads up of eligible lady buns before they go public, but right now there aren’t really any single ladies in my area. The closest private rescue has a little girl, but she’s just a baby & not spayed yet.  We…[Read more]

Hi all,

Some progress here! I know it’s been a long time, but my mom was at my place and we did a bonding session, without anyone but them in the bonding area. They did pretty well, only once in the beginning there was a potential fight that was defused. It lasted one hour without any further issues. So we figured to risk it a little and give…[Read more]

Absolutely! He seems totally fine today and I leave tomorrow afternoon, so I’m not super concerned at the moment. He usually sleeps during the day and doesn’t eat or poop much until 9 or 10 pm anyways and then he eats and poops throughout the night. The first time he did that I freaked out, but I think that’s just his routine!

I know exactly what you mean, it can be so stressful to leave buns with a pet sitter! But thankfully your sitter is a bunny-person!

That’s a great idea, thank you! This morning they were all perfect and round, which makes me feel better. Usually this would not worry me so much, but I won’t be home for 3 days, so I want to make sure he’s ok!

The oblong poops usually indicate two poops that got stuck together due to some GI slowing.

Adding in a tummy rub when you do his grooming could also help keep things moving along.

Oh gotcha! There are also a variety of herbs that can have various medicinal properties. They are also fragrant which can tempt a bun to eat.

I do think when a bun is completely refusing to eat, offering different veggies is a good strategy, even if the bun hasn’t had them before. Cilantro and green carrot tops are also really good ones, and my…[Read more]

That’s what I was thinking! Better out than in! Most of them were that weird oblong, oval shape, but there weren’t any thick strands of hair, so I guess that means that his GI tract is passing the hair like it’s supposed to! He HATES being brushed, but he definitely needs it. I got a good amount of hair off of him last night and this morni…[Read more]

CONGRATS! I am sooooo stoked for you! They look so happy together! And what a great bunny room!

Hmmm, have there been any changes in your household? Such as a recent move or new pets?

The other thing that can sometimes trigger things like this is a health change in one of the rabbits. Sometimes when one rabbit is ill it can trigger some dominance behaviors in the bond.

Oat hay is a healthy primary hay source for rabbits as long as they don’t selectively eat only the seed stalks and ignore the grassy parts. Different cuts of oat hay also have different amounts of seeds. I was feeding my buns oat for a while to see to entice a chronically ill bun to eat and they had the most beautiful round golden poops.

Feeding…[Read more]

Did your vet instruct you to syringe feed? If she is eating, drinking, and pooping, I think a blockage is really unlikely (plus you already visited the vet). You should offer her anything she would like to eat (hay and veggies) on her own (not sure if you are worried more about syringe feeding or offering her food in general). If she’s eating a…[Read more]

Yes, I cut out any treats with the exception of her digestive biscuit from oxbow. But she went back down 3 days ago. I took her to the vet yesterday and he suggested to introduce those veggies to her. I wouldn’t be able to give her dry veggies because she is refusing to drink and her wet veggies are one of the only sources of water I’m able to get…[Read more]

It’s true that some rabbits are very sensitive to things, so just trying a little at a time is a good way to test out what agrees with your bun. I remember some member’s bun would have issues if he ate a single browned mint leaf! If I remember correctly, your bun had more of an issue with fruit and treats?

If your bun is prone to gas, then I…[Read more]

Yeah, she’s been having up and down GI problems and my vet told me yesterday to introduce some endive and kale because they could give her some extra fiber. But, I’m worried about it making her gas worse.

Seeing the hair coming through is not necessarily a bad thing (as it means it’s coming out), especially if the poops are still a bit spaced out.

I think you are on the right track with more frequent brushing!

That makes a lot of sense, since glass doesn’t conduct heat as well, plus being in a warmer part of their hutch.

I was going to suggest looking into watering systems for chickens, as I think they have some ways of dealing with ice as well.

I wanted to say, if your rabbit is sensitive, don’t give them collards, bc from my experience they can be pretty gassy and cause looser stools. Don’t feed cabbage either, bunnies shouldn’t have that whether they are sensitive or not, bc it is really gassy.

I hope your bunny stays well! 🙂