So how difficult is it to care for rabbits? Any online resources?
H wants a rabbit and I'm trying to decide if we can do it!
H wants a rabbit and I'm trying to decide if we can do it!
The Rabbit Thread
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I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
The PDSA have some good, thorough guidelines about good rabbit care: www.pdsa.org.uk/pet-health-advice/rabbits/
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The ultimate online resource is rabbit.org. That's the home page of the House Rabbit Society. They've got tons of info.
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Excellent! Of my 3 rabbits, I think Hans the mini-rex was the most affectionate; he and I would take turns grooming each other when I got down on the floor (me with my hands, him with that little warm tongue on my forehead). He was fully-grown when I adopted him. Their fur is so soft, it's unreal. His buddy Franz was a Dutch like RabbitLuvr's Tiger; my girl Sony was all black but not a a Rex- she weighed about 9 pounds.
ETA: Gelhair, those links to HRS and the other site should have lots of good info.
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This is what happens when you try to put a rabbit through an obstacle course. You get outsmarted.
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Not having a lot of luck with bonding, so we're taking Tobi and Tiger to the house of another rabbit person for an extended couples retreat. Dropping them off tonight and picking them up Wednesday. Hopefully they'll be bonded then. In the meantime, I'll miss them. :'(
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This was a disaster. We had to go pick them up today because Tiger jumped out of the (36" tall) pen, and Tobi was super terrified of the woman who was giving them their salads. Like, running I tot he pen in fear terrified. We got there, found Tiger (in the woman's basement) and put him back in the pen. He promptly jumped out again, so we caught him and put him in the carrier. We cleaned up, and put Tobi in the carrier, and they started fighting. One of them screamed, but I can't find blood or an injury on anyone. I reached in to separate them, and lost a chunk of my finger. Had to carry Tobi on my lap on the way home.
Tobi seems happy as a clam to be at home, but Tiger seems a bit traumatized. Now that we know he's a jumper, we'll have to put a sheet of cardboard over the top of his pen when we're not home.
Will have to give them a break, then start over with the bonding. :/
Sorry to hear that the retreat didn't work out, and about your missing finger meat.
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Thanks. I think it will work out eventually, it will just take longer than I'd hoped. I wish there was some sort of bunny Xanax I could give to Tobi. She just has so much anxiety.
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I use that sometimes, but it doesn't seem to affect Tobi much. It worked great on Cody, he even likes to lick it right off the dropper.
I did put some in Tobi's water tonight. I'll try that for a couple days to see if it calms her down.
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This thread made me cry, both joy and sadness. One day, many years ago I saw a little black rabbit wandering the streets and wasn't sure what to do, I kept seeing him around, asking the neighbours and nobody knew where he came from (or seemed to care). Then I noticed him bouncing in and out of the cars and decided to take him into our home whilst searching like crazy to find where he came from. No-one ever came! So he stayed with us, having the run of the house (we tried to give him the run of the garden too, but all those homeless weeks/months (?) of being chased by local cats before we took him in, had terrified him)... and became a cherished member of the family until he passed away. I really miss him! Now he just remains in our hearts... so I have a very very soft spot for rabbits and am thinking of more a home again... I love all this rabbit talk!
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Last night, I sat down on the living room floor to pet Flash while watching TV, as I frequently do. For some reason, he decided that my sweatpants were extra interesting last night and kept licking them. I don't know what's up with that.
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