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Thanks for your prompt repy…my text did not come through I guess but I think you have answered my enquiry.

“I recently got two young bunnies. Female is 8 week and male just a few days younger. I got them the same day and kept them in adjoining areas , alternating living quarters a number of times daily. After 2 days I tried them together in a…[Read more]

Thank you for rescuing this bun!

I agree that a “sanitary shave” from the vet would help get his coat on track (a vet check up would prob be a good idea anyway given his history).  As a rule you don’t usually want to remove any fur from the feet, but if you are working on the mats yourself, try pulling on the sides of them. That often will help…[Read more]

Baby rabbits will often get along with other rabbits easily due to the lack of hormones facilitating territorial aggression, dominance assertion, and mating urges– however, this does not mean that it is recommended to put baby rabbits together. Firstly, the likelihood of mis-sexing baby rabbits is high, so separation is needed to avoid accidental…[Read more]

I do not have personal experience with lionhead grooming, but this may have some helpful resources for you: https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Angora_and_Other_Long_Haired_Rabbits
It is not recommended to bring a rabbit to a pet groomer because they often conflate experience with dogs/cats with being OK with rabbits, and that is… well, a disaster…[Read more]

Agreed that it may be from bonding scuffling and to simply keep an eye on it for now to ensure it is healing in an expected way– so no swelling, growing, pus, oozing, etc.

I can’t readily find anything on this flower specifically, but here is a list of known toxic plants: https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Toxic_plants

A cursory search suggests Black-eyed Susans are often destroyed by wild rabbits, so I imagine it is not highly toxic or they wouldn’t keep going to it.. but rabbits are not the brightest either.

I only mentioned having them in the carrier together because they have to drive anyway, which is the stressful thing. So I figure if you have to stress them anyway, may as well use it to your advantage. I don’t think that stressing should be the main way to bond, but I have found it to be really helpful to get past the plateaus that pairs…[Read more]

The relaxing near each other is very positive! I’ve always seen that happen before I see grooming. I would keep it up as you have been, but I would remove the litter boxes! I never add liter boxes until dates get really long and they are generally doing well together, because they always seem to cause disputes! I put down puppy pee pads instead…[Read more]

Glad he seems to be doing fine!

I’m so sorry for your loss. I’m sorry to say it, but it sound like she was very likely killed by a predator. I had this happen to me when I was younger by a group of stray dog because my parents made me keep my rabbits outside. I was devastated.

If you think there’s a chance she escaped, you could try setting a live animal trap with some food in…[Read more]

I’m guessing it was scratched during a bonding session. It doesn’t look too bad, so I would just keep an eye on it.

She does eat her cecas, not always, but I see it often. She had been keeping very clean considering the messes. Used to be much worse when she had a lot more fur down there. The vet helped trim that and it has made a huge difference, so that’s probably something we’ll need to do once in a while.

What are her grooming habits like? Is she able to keep her butt clean? Do you occasionally see her bend to get cecatrophs?

She is a senior rabbit now so another possibility (along with the others mentioned) is arthritis or another condition affecting her spine. It might be more difficult for a rabbit to empty bladder efficiently, expell sediment,…[Read more]