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I don’t necessarily think her being excited to see you when you come back is a bad thing, but I know what you mean about the pandemic making our pets more “glued” to us. I think it’s largely tied to routine disruption, and something “new” happening.

What do you mean by her not “tolerating” being caged? I don’t think penning her in a pet hotel…[Read more]

Could she have just been running around and you missed it?

How long ago was her spay?

I agree that it should be checked out by a rabbit savvy vet since it changed suddenly.

Yep, he prob has some lop in him!

Yeah I’ve noticed some of the European welfare rabbit groups are very set on bonded pairs! I agree there is certainly nuance about it, and if the owner spends lots of time with the bun, solo buns can be very happy. I think of it kinda like dogs… dogs are super social and like to be with other dogs, but lots of people just have 1 dog!

Awwww what a beautiful pair!

I remember you! It sounds like you are ready to start!

It’s very normal to be nervous, but try not to imagine the worst case scenarios. It helps to take lots of deep breaths in the process, and some people even recommend a glass of wine before a bonding session LOL.

On the other hand, I’ve found it helps to prepare for the worst, but hope for…[Read more]

How long have you been bonding them?

I think you may need to give them more space and let them work through this behavior. I would stop the chase if it goes on for more than a couple seconds, but I’ve found that some amount of chasing is part of the process. You don’t want it to escalate to fighting, but rabbits will test each other with chasing.…[Read more]

Ok gotcha! So I see you mentioned that you did do some car rides and that seemed to help? Have you tried doing a car ride first, then putting them in the main bonding area for a few minutes?

No it hasn’t been warmer than normal. It is getting colder outside though.

ParsleyBun, I think spaying is the right call, especially for females. Their cancer risk gets so high, it’s just the sensible thing to do. You just need to be sure to go through an exotic vet so they get the very best care 🙂

Apollo and Luna go in for their vax tomorrow. I’m just going to pretend I’m not nervous, lol. Usually they’ve just been a…[Read more]

Either use a front/ side door as suggested, secure with those dog leash style clips, or use a top corner door. My cage has two levels, the top level door is a door that opens across the top corner. So a row of 1×3 grids lifts at the front, and then the adjoining row of 1×3 grids lifts from the top, so you end up with a corner opening which is easy…[Read more]

1. a) since weekly cleanouts except for litter trays are pretty much how I go anyway.

2. c) always been partial to a big bun and not so much the flat faced buns. Though lionheads are adorable with all that fluff.

3. c) mittens, although highly impractical, would be adorable, lol

4. c) that eye!

5. c) the chill and chew xD

Simply feeling hot doesn’t necessarily mean anything. How is the temperature in the house? Has it been warmer than normal?

With the bigger space, Pumpkin immediately attacked Casper and we separated them after petting them together for a moment. There was growling right out the gate as well. Hair was pulled. Of the three times hair has been pulled it’s always been Pumpkin attacking Casper, even though Casper is the excessive mounter and Pumpkin is more submissive a…[Read more]

Hi, it is wonderful that saves this rabbit. I bet the bunny is much more happy now being away for the scary outdoors! I just wanted to add that the hutch you have might be ok, but a exercise pen or c&c Ford cage would be better. C&c girds only cost around 30 dollars too… at least the ones I found. I didn’t find the size of the hutch but it is dou…[Read more]

Ok 🙂 thanks for the advice.

Thank you all so much for your kind words, they help a lot. Many people don’t understand the kind of bond that you can have with a rabbit, even some of my friends have trouble understanding it.

It really surprised me that my dad rushed over to comfort me on the day that I lost Breintje. Our relationship has always been a bit odd because he missed…[Read more]