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I agree with the others. I have had a bunny who was very non touchy before and it helped for us to get down to her level, lay on the floor and let her eat treats off our belly, back, head, anywhere to get her used to us as a whole person and not just legs or arms.

There is also a ‘happy hour’ of cuddling for some buns, our boy is cuddly but only…[Read more]

An inactivated vaccin doesnt mean an animal must die before it can be used for vaccine production. The virus is killed off with heat or other methods. This is important, because the carcass of a tame rabbit, wild hare or wild rabbit that has died from the virus can still contain viable virus particles for several months, longer if it’s frozen. The…[Read more]

Thank you so much! Baylor and I will avoid the baking soda.

Thanks both for the replies! Really appreciate it!

Sorry my response has been so slow I’ve been super busy with a new job and pre-bonding the two house buns!

Is answer to your question, I am just trying to bond my resident boy and my new girl. The other bunny I was refering to was my boys last partner that sadly passed away a year ago.

And I…[Read more]

Ellie, I’m so deeply sorry to read this.

We all came to love Breintje through everything you wrote about him. He was truly special. It really is rare for rabbits to seek out their human when they’re unwell, Breintje must’ve had complete trust in you. As a fellow bun owner I find this lovely and comforting.

He had a long and wonderful life. I’m…[Read more]

Thanks for the response, that last picture in the link really looks like him. Almost exactly actually other then maybe being a little smaller. It really helps since i can look up specific care tips. That mark could be him escaping, could be a smaller animal, it looks like dried blood or dirt, haven’t really wanted to handle it too much to look as…[Read more]

That sounds like some good progress! Keep up the good work!

Yep, the MedGene vaccine is not a live vaccine… but it does not require animals to produce either.

Yes, that would be sad. It would make sense though. As JG described below, there are other markings found in the Hotot breed. They are the by-products of trying to get that signature look (all white with black around the eyes). It isn’t unusual for breeders to sell these as pets. But an irresponsible breeder may feel the need to get rid of them if…[Read more]

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/madhattermicrofarm.com/2014/11/25/blanc-de-hotot-sports-photo-and-classicification/amp/

This is where I read about different  markings on Hotots.

Yes, I agree that he’s probably a hotot (Blanc de Hotot) pronounced “Ho-Toe”.

Normally I’d be quick to say he’s likely a mixed breed, bring a stray, but that eye matk abs no other black is very indicative of Hotot. The blue eyes make it even more likely.

I looked it up earlier and there are actually Hotot born with just the one eye band. It’…[Read more]

So I followed your advice and got rid of the litter boxes and put down pee pads where I would normally put the litters. I have noticed a decrease in nips and snuffles. One date lasted 1.5 hours and we didn’t have any nipping at all. 🙂

They are both relaxing around each other still, and I’ve noticed Winter is laying down on her stomach more oft…[Read more]

Thanks! We figured it would be more masculine since we found out that he was a he not a she. All our buns are named after supernatural characters.

Oh well at least i know im not doing something wrong haha. I will likely be trying to take it to a vet this weekend or so, I hope they will at least do low cost/break even as I understand they need to make money too. But yeah this was unexpected but i couldn’t just let the him die.

Thank you for the reply. Glad you got it working 🙂 His eye color is blue. if someone dumped him over eye markings that would be sad.

Ruby Tuesday is a super cute name! 😀

That’s great you are able to travel so easily with your rabbit. For future reference, the new domestic vaccine does not require any live rabbits to produce, which is super exciting!

And for anyone coming across this thread, Filivac and Eravac do require live rabbits to produce, but my understanding is that thousands of doses are made from 1…[Read more]