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The first night together in their final home went fine! Maxwell especially is happy to have more room full time, and has been a little bit of a spaz.  They like to run up and down the hall together, although Ruby can’t always keep up!  They have 2 litter boxes but will sometimes share, they generally seem to want to be relatively close to the o…[Read more]

Yeah, one of the reasons my vet didn’t think Elmer had a blockage when he did, was he was still passing some poops. I guess they were past the blockage but she didn’t realize it was possible… so I wouldn’t rule it out depending on other symptoms.

You did a great job with them! Hopefully everything is still going well in their final home and you can get some sleep!

Ok that’s all helpful!

I’m guessing this is all just because you were traveling. As long as they aren’t bickering, I would just keep an eye on them, and things should calm back down over the course of a couple weeks. I’ve had to go through this with my buns when we’ve moved but things usually calm down on their own.

Sounds great!

Yes, definitely! Endive (and the closely related frisee and chicory) is a great staple veggie because it isn’t high in calcium or oxalates. My bunnies love it.

Kale is very nutritious and high fiber, but is higher calcium, so I feed it in a rotation and usually don’t have it make up more than 1/3 of the day’s salad. It’s also a brassica, so…[Read more]

Hi he is pooping is is very unlikely to be stasis or a blockage. In some cases a blockage could be high enough that poops still could be coming through, but rabbit digestions functions more or less like a conveyor belt. Food has to be moving through to push out the poops.

What symptoms are you seeing? There are other causes of pain beyond stasis and gas.

We had the best date so far last night! Scout was interested in the mini’s and went to sniff them. She took off back to her own side without any nipping. Even Smudge sniffed without nipping. And both girls groomed and laid down to rest (separately) while the boys munched on some willow leaves about two feet apart. I call that a success! 🙂

I’m thinking scent glands too. You should clean them 😊 Here’s a little video on how to do that:

https://youtu.be/_x9dbSUdomg

It sounds like you found his scent glands..

Can you post a picture?

I would work to better insulate their space. Yes, they are likely not freezing to death, but being in an environment where there water is freezing is not OK: https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Cold_weather_concerns … Rabbits can be housed outside below 40F at times, but only if they are actually insulated from that cold — their actual living space…[Read more]

I think it was the molt, but I used my hair buster comb and did some finger plucking to help get some of the hair off of his back and behind area, which I will continue to do until we leave for our trip! It’s going to be hard not to worry about him while I’m away, but I’m sure he will be ok as he always is!

It’s much easier to work through the fur if you “lift” it up and get underneath first (i.e. starting at the bottom) and then work your way out. If your bunny has French angora fur, then it should have guard hairs. When there are guard hairs, the wool will loosen during the molt and “slide” down the guard hairs. This is what helps prevent matting.…[Read more]

Glad to hear he’s doing better. I’m sure it was just something upsetting his system (gas, stress, molting, etc). Whatever it was, it seems to have passed now.