House Rabbit Community and Store
What are we about? Please read about our Forum Culture and check out the Rules.
The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.
- This topic has 47sd replies, 17 voices, and was last updated 16 years, 11 months ago by
.
-
-
I have been meaning to join a bunny forum for some time now. I have had my rabbit for over a year.
He is a mini rex and his name is Bunny. I hope to read lots of good tips and ideas from this place.
And it is always fun to share Bunny pictures. Here is the little guy now. He is very sleepy in this one.
-
welcome here!!! i am also partial to mini rexes! lol!
he’s such a cute bunny! tell us about him, what does he like to do? besides lounge on fluffy pink pillows… ;o)
i really like your avatar, did you draw that yourself?!
wow, everyone seems to like the little rexies. I guess I lucked out with him. He was found at the end of my street hopping near a busier street munching on grass. So I caught him and took him home. He was a nice boy from the start. No one claimed him, I am guessing he was “released to the wild”. Lucky for him and me, I found him
I had been thinking about getting a bunny but it was more of a ‘someday’ kind of thing. Now it has been a year and I love him so much!He cracks me up all the time. He is mad for treats. Goes crazy and tries to climb whoever the treat holder is. Loves granola, raisins, bananas, dried tropical fruits, and more. He does not like my sister very much. He pees on her whenever he gets the chance. :/
Otherwise he is good about going back to his cage for potty time.
He loves to dig in/on pillows and blankets too. If I have a throw blacket on when I hold him he will not stand for it. He will dig at it and bite it.
I found that out this winter haha. He also does not like wrinkles in the blankets. He will smooth them out by slinding his front paws forward till he is on his belly then jumps back up. Or he will press down with his arms and bounce a little to flatten them. Thats probably the funniest things he does.
Oh and that is no fluffy pink pillow, it is a fluffy pink teddy bear! He also like to run and hop up in the air and kick his feet to the side. It is kinda weird to describe.Thanks for those who like my avatar. I drew it on the basic Paint program that came on my computer. I like to draw in general and other types of art.
Well thank you all for the friendly welcomes!
-Crayon
-
I didn’t know that was what a binky was! Thats so funny. The first times I saw him doing it I thought he had flees that were causeing him to jump and twitch in suprise! Haha. But no flees, just happy Bunny.
Back when I baught Bunny a new cage, I had put it in the living room with a spare litter pan in it even though he lives in my bedroom.
So he was checking it out, hoping in and out then eventually took a nap in it. Suddenly, he jumped up, hopped out of the cage and onto my sister who was laying on the couch, and poo’d and peed on her blanket over her legs. I laughed so hard! He was right next to his litter box but made the effort to go hop onto her when he had to go. That naughty boy
She does not live with me anymore so Bunny can not torture her any longer. Hehe. -
Posted By Crayon on 01/14/2009 4:59 PM
Beka, I love both your avatar and signature pics. So cute
I was wondering if you guys like to share videos of your bunnies?
If so, do you embed videos into posts, or post links.I ask because I just took the cutest video of Bunny doing the binky thing!
People! She has to ask us this?!!!!!!haha! You are so cute! Please understand, I’m teasing you. We LOVE videos and pics around here so Crayon, bring it on!!!! Embed or post link, either is fine. I’ll be waiting in anticipation
-
Well, I have decided that Bunny needs to go on a diet. Looking back at old photos he is looking chubbier. Actually I do not know how old he was when I got him, so I guess he could have just filled out. Either way, he eats way too many treats. And by treats I mean raisins, dried and fresh fruits, and Healthy Bits made from Kaytee brand. (Those are mainly oats and alfalpha meal with a bunch of other junk too)
Oh and baby carrots are kind of like treats too.
And I am going to cut down on pellets. I am hoping for a more fit Bunny for the future!Does anyone have a suggestion for a helthier treat? He just loves his treats soooo much
Something with lower fat and sugar. -
Don’t be discouraged if Bunny won’t eat the herbs the first time, though! Bunnies like to turn their noses up at new offerings the first couple of times…may take until the 3rd or 4th time you offer for Bunny to appreciate it. Oddly, if you sit on the floor with Bunny and pretend to eat the treats and REALLY like them, it may encourage him! (Thieving long-ears that they are…!)
-
hahah.. pretending the food is yummy so they want it! That is so funny. It’s like showing a dog how to roll over
I am definately going to weigh Bunny to see if he loses weight with his new diet.
I really have not varied hay types very much. When he was new I gave him alfalfa hay but after a few month I realized he had not grown any and was probably an adult now, so I started the timothy. First with Kaytee brand but then I switched to meijer brand. If you do not know what meijer is, it is a michigan based company that has super stores all over around the area and sells everything. Well, anyways I just got some Oxbow western timothy hay and it is quite different from meijers. It must be first cut and meijer is second cut. It is thicker, dryer, and pokey-er. So I don’t really know how to tell if one hay is better than the other?? Bunny seems indifferent. I will go get some orchard grass for variety. I almost baught it last time but didn’t.In the spring for sure I am going to make an herb garden for Bunny! Thanks for the tips guys.
I am glad I joined this forum. It is nice to have support and people to help you to give your pets the best care.
I joined a goldfish forum a bit over a year ago and I have become quite the knowledgable goldfish keeper from them. I expect the same will be true with my bunny care.You know, there is a ton of conflicting info out there about bunnies. I see that you folks here feed your bunnies dark lettuces but other sites say NO lettuce.. even romaine. And i still don’ know if I can feed him cabbage!?
-
When I went to the store for greens they didn’t have any mint! They always have it but when I actually was going to buy some they were out
Oh well, I will get some next time. Anyways, Bunnys new diet is underway. He only gets 1/8 cup pellets a day and I have been giving him hay throughout the day so that he eats more than if it were there all the time. He still gets the same amount of greens everyday but no more or very little treats!! I do not have a scale so I have not weighed him yet! I might just have to take him to the vets to get him weighed. Here is a pic of his fat belly! I want to give him a belly raspberry haha. Oh and his Carrot stained lips. Awww.
-
alright guys, Bunny has been on his new diet for a coule months now. Not only has he been on less pellets and more greens but he has cut way down on treats like carrots, bananas, and raisins. And seed stick type treats have been eliminated (I did not know they were bad before). I have never weighed him this whole time but it apears he is more fit now. He is losing his belly fat that was accumulating. He is still nice and pudgy so don’t worry about him being too skinny! Ok so the funny thing is, he had this little fat roll on his belly before that I can’t seem to find any pictures of at the moment… But now that he is skinnier, it has turned more into extra skin and fur hanging down. Reminds me of a cat with a saggy gut flap of skin if ya know what I’m talking about. It’s like his furry jumpsuit is one size too big now.
Heres his new pics
And here is it all stretched out.
Sooo bright with the flash in the face!
Awww Bunny is my buddy.
Ok so besides the healthier diet I have also been exercising him a lot and the weather is nice so he gets to run in and out from the balcony all day. I have decided to train him to hop through hoops and stuff. He really seems to enjoy training time. I will post a video of it later.
So do you guys think his skin will shrink up some? Or is he forever gonna have a weird belly flap? A tummy tuck is out of the question.
-
It’s generally considered as a sign that you have one very happy bunny on your hands!
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.