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Awesome, thanks. All makes sense to me.

At this point, they’ve been together nearly 48 hours straight with only a few minor moments I took note of (I’ve slept right near them both nights + had my husband’s help for supervising). Outside of one five-second chase that almost seemed like playing (no hair pulling) and one non-dramatic grooming rebuff…[Read more]

Yeah, I think my buns would love the apple stick house too. And haha, in 4, answer c… she looks like she’s peeking around the corner.

Cute!

1. ooooh this really depends on the rabbits LOL, but I’d probably rather clean the pen!
2. Flemish Giant!
3. Sunglasses!
4. I think c as well!
5. I think my buns would def go for the apple stick house!

Thank you. I’ve seen mixed instructions on how long to feed alfalfa – the Oxbow bag says for one year and other resources say to stop around 5-6 months. I’ve been giving Scout just a small amount mixed in with her timothy pellets, and I’m working on weaning Smudge back into the alfalfa. I did buy a couple small bags of alfalfa hay so I will be…[Read more]

Bummer 🙁

I think it might be time to try a car ride or a new location if you’re up for it.

That sounds great!

My rule of thumb for bonding is that they’ve been together 48 hours with plenty of positive behaviors and no negative behaviors (a little nip is OK, but no serious chasing or fur pulling), and I restart that clock any time I move them into a new location. You also may get a sense that they are fine during the day, but overnight…[Read more]

I hadn’t considered a Havana. Scout’s facial structure really reminds me of a Palomino, but I know that I’ll never know for sure. I did have a Rex in the past with the harlequin pattern and I have two mini Rex’s currently, neither of the littles have the plushy Rex fur. I’m excited to see how they fill out as they grow, they are both so adorable…[Read more]

That sounds like a nice day off. Sometimes those days are nice for us humans too!

I agree that it sounds like some sort of pain is happening. I think the ear scratching and over grooming thing could mean that he has some sort of ear problem still happening.

Have there been any changes around your house or even your neighborhood? Like nearby construction or a new pet in the house hold? Rabbits can hear and smell things we…[Read more]

Given they are 18 months old, they are old enough to do it now. I would probably aim to do it before they are 2. They start to see cancers showing up around age 3 and 4.

They are very cute!

Regarding your feed question, your boy should probably still be on alfalfa pellets if he’s only 4.5 months old. Some people like to feed alfalfa pellets until they reach a year old, but others  transition them to timothy pellets around 6-7 months. For simplicity, you could give them both alfalfa pellets but just feed your…[Read more]

Sorry I missed that it was only 5 days prior to the onset of this behavioral change. If this is about psychological trauma from the vet visit, I’d think it wouldve started right away after the vet visit. It’d also be rare for a bun to not “recover” from a scary  et visit for weeks.

So I would still suspect pain of some sort, and unless he had…[Read more]

Thank you for replying so fast.. he was at the vet 5 days before this behavior started. They said his ear infection was cleared up. I continued his medication to finish it up. He  stress scratches both ears and he seems to eat everything he used to. He still lets me pet him while he lays under the table …

is it possible that he has ps…[Read more]

Thanks for filling out the template. I’m wondering if you can re-arrange so they live in more proximity to each other, while still being separated. Re: pen/gate rattling, that is very common because the rabbit can see the other side/perceives it should be simple to get to the other side by rattling. This can usually be deterred by covering the…[Read more]

The poop is small and dark because he doesnt eat hay. Hay makes poop big and lighter in color.

You could perhaps try getting him some new type of hay, like orchard. And let him have a little less other food for supper so he is hungry enough to eat his hay during the night? If rabbits get to choose, about 98% of them wont choose hay over pellets…[Read more]

The first thing to suspect is oain of some sort. On the picture his head is a little tilted. Is it normally like that, or is it just on this picture?

Ear infections can be stubborn and they can reoccur. There is a connection between the middle ear  and pharynx via the ear trumpet where bacteria can travel. A middle ear infection is very painful.…[Read more]