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Lobsterboy posted:Is this just rabbits being rabbits, or what. Unfortunately, yes. Try putting a layer of hay on top of the litter. Sometimes that helps.
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Eye infections aren't uncommon with rabbits, especially with their habit of shoving their little faces into everything. It will likely require some drops but should clear up fairly quickly.
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Jun 25, 2013 18:07
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becauseitisarabbit.jpg This is all pretty normal. Best advice is sit on the floor with your bunny but don't actively go after them, just let them run around and get used to you first. Hand feeding bits of greens helps as well.
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Jun 26, 2013 05:24
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You'll have to be patient with rabbits, it can take a while for them to really warm up to you. It will happen if you keep at it, though. Like I said, just sit on the floor and let them run around. Read a book or something. But do it every day.
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Jun 26, 2013 05:33
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I had a pair of bunnies with my ex (she took them when she left which is why I'm here living vicariously through all of yours), and one of them absolutely loved car rides. Not kidding, absolutely loved them. He would happily get in to his carrier, and while driving you could take the top of the carrier off and he'd flop out. He also loved going to the vet, which was also a little strange.
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Jun 28, 2013 05:48
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I would suggest putting something hard down at the bottom of the cage that extends beyond the edge of the walls. A grass mat makes a good sleeping spot/snack as well.
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Jul 3, 2013 07:51
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bunnyofdoom posted:Things I learned yesterday that I should have learned sooner. If I am offering Harriet a treat, I should not pinch it between two fingers, but instead put it in my palm. Because bunnies have really bad aim. And my skin is surprisingly thin. And my blood condition means I bleed alot. Well good work because now she's got a taste for blood.
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Jul 11, 2013 04:02
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Kind of a sad story, because someone has obviously taken the time to properly socialize that rabbit. And then he ends up on a curbside in a broken cage. Like Monks said, you're a good person for taking care of him.
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Jul 13, 2013 19:00
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Suspect Bucket posted:I swear none of this is animal abuse. This could only be more "bunny" if she'd fallen asleep in there and then bit you when you had to go pull her out.
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Jul 14, 2013 20:36
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Huge Liability posted:e: From Googling, it seems like there are lots of potential causes of hind limb paralysis (and stroke isn't one of the common ones.) It sounds like most of them shouldn't be fatal, and some even seem curable. His lethargy and unwillingness to eat are obviously still very bad signs, though. One of my old rabbits had an issue with a pinched nerve that made her temporarily go numb in the hindquarters a fair amount. She was otherwise fine. The concern here is that your bunny doesn't seem to want to eat. That's generally a sign of a worse problem. I hope he's okay.
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Jul 15, 2013 02:04
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I'm going to try and stay positive until the vet visit.
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Aww, that's terrible. I'm sorry to hear it went so bad so quickly. Now I really miss my bunnies.
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Jul 15, 2013 22:39
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dopaMEAN posted:Well, we're 2 days into this experiment. She hasn't destroyed anything yet, our cats are getting over the baby gate, and Lola has been incredibly snuggly. Any reason why you wouldn't try socializing your cats and your rabbit? As long as they're all adults they generally get along pretty well. Of course you do sometimes get in to situations of furry peer pressure Suspect Bucket posted:I swear none of this is animal abuse.
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Jul 25, 2013 18:50
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If you're careful with the introductions (and the bunny chasing the cats is pretty normal) you can socialize the bunny with your cats. As long as bunnies have some sort of companionship they're happy, it doesn't necessarily need to be another bunny. http://www.rabbit.org/journal/2-11/cats-and-rabbits.html
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Jul 25, 2013 23:09
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Mr Confetti posted:Hey guys! Finally managed to sex Thumper. Female dwarf. Please don't think any less of me It's not "think less", it's more "pity". Female dwarves are adorable little hellspawn.
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Jul 29, 2013 18:35
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Bean posted:On the topic of cats and bunnies, Pepper gets along great with the cats, but the cats don't like her. They don't understand that when Pepper comes charging at them at top speed that she's saying hello in her little paycho way. Both cats work pretty hard to avoid her, they won't even go in her room unless a human is around, and even then they act like they're marching to their death. Chasing is a dominance thing. Once Pepper figures she's made her point she'll stop. If you want to try, put bunny + cat/cats in a room where none can escape. Just make sure that you can intervene quickly if the cats get mad and start swatting at her.
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Jul 31, 2013 17:43
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Bean posted:What's funny is that Pepper, dick that she is, is very sweet to humans. She always wants pettings and attention and is as tolerant of being picked up as a rabbit's going to be. She's even nice to the vet. It's just non-human creatures that can go gently caress themselves. Well, yeah. All the humans already know she's in charge.
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Aug 1, 2013 02:22
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Errant Gin Monks posted:The paragraph about rabbits bullying guinea pigs is hysterical. I have no doubt my rear end in a top hat bunnies would terrorize any pig in their enclosure. Oh come on, most of that list was just bunnies humping things. Where's "waking up at 3am and finding your bunny sitting literally inches from your face, watching you sleep"?
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Aug 4, 2013 07:18
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FactsAreUseless posted:The funny thing about this picture is that like half the questions are really easy to answer. Rabbits pee on your bed because it smells like you, you can't hold it because they have powerful back legs and sharp claws and don't really like being held, it eats coroplast because if it didn't it would die, and so forth. Coroplast is the plastic used for signs.
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Aug 6, 2013 02:59
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To be honest that's really not that uncommon. If a rabbit came from a mill or hasn't really been around other rabbits they may not socialize well without some effort on your part. Really doesn't make much of a difference about how good of a pet they'll make. When I had rabbits with my ex we had a male Dutch and a female French Harlequin, and they straight up hated each other for almost three years. Like chasing, biting, growling, fur ripping, terrible smells, the whole deal. They had cages close to each other but weren't allowed out at the same time. One day they just decided to start getting along and are now bonded. Bunnies are mysterious little creatures.
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Aug 9, 2013 18:36
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Ah, who knows. Maybe your face is saltier. Trying to figure out bunny behaviour can lead to madness. Your fluffball is adorable, though.
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Aug 10, 2013 18:01
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Karandras posted:Waking up in the morning and seeing a shoebox full of hay just inside a litter tray for no reason. Whyyyyyy rabbit, whyyyyy. Being able to sit in their litter boxes and eat is pretty well bunny heaven.
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Aug 11, 2013 07:20
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Condolences for your loss. Sucks they went so close together
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Aug 12, 2013 04:01
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Try laying on the floor.
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Aug 18, 2013 06:11
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You can also try putting a towel in your lap when you do the above. Quick clean up for pee or to use as a bunny burrito wrapping if they don't want to play along.
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Aug 22, 2013 21:14
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Errant Gin Monks posted:haha the remote. Sascha once bit every button off the remote and left the little pieces next to it. My Dutch chewed off all the buttons for our satellite remote. The problem? All the labels were on the buttons.
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Aug 28, 2013 03:05
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No, that's bad. Very, very bad. Go to vet ASAP.
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Sep 6, 2013 07:53
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Yeah, bunnies don't really "get" punishment. If you don't want them doing something you have to change the environment to prevent them from doing so - ie. store your Xbox controllers somewhere else.
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Sep 8, 2013 00:56
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Considering what happened to George you have every right to be paranoid. However, 18 inches shouldn't be any concern. You can put a nice soft area rug down where she jumps if it will make you feel better, but she'll likely just pee all over it.
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Sep 10, 2013 03:25
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Bloodnose posted:I just saw this on the front page of YouTube. That bunny screaming sound is surprisingly cute. Seriously what the gently caress is wrong with you? Edit the video out of your post.
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Sep 30, 2013 20:49
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Hana Dammit posted:Rabbit Lovers Do Not Enjoy Video of Baby Rabbit's Death, story at 11. My rabbits never grunted or thumped at us if we weren't petting them enough, but I woke up from a nap once to find one of my rabbits had shoved his head under my outstretched hand.
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Oct 4, 2013 06:07
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Scooty Puff Jr. posted:Hello Bunny thread. I have a quick question. Yes, she will definitely grieve. In situations like this the standard practice is to place the dead partner in the pen with the live rabbit for a few hours so that she knows that he's dead and won't go looking for him. As for companionship, yes, she'll miss it. She'll probably be more affectionate for a while but in the long run it would be better if you could find another rabbit to bond her to.
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Oct 7, 2013 19:52
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Suspect Bucket posted:It's too late, you've already hurt my very sensitive rabbit owner feelings, now I must retreat to the hugbox. This sounds like perfectly normal play behaviour to me.
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Oct 8, 2013 19:19
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God, locked in a bathroom to starve to death? What the hell is wrong with people. I'm glad he was rescued and is doing better. Simba is adorably goofy looking.
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Oct 21, 2013 08:18
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Suspect Bucket posted:My dad needs to be stopped from feeding Ella her favorite treat, Snyders Pretzels. She's supposed to get a bit the size of the end of your thumb, and that's even a big treat. Dad will give her as much as she demands if I'm not around x.x The rabbit also hangs around him a lot when he's on the patio, as he is 'The Treat Man that rarely picks me up, never tells me what to do, and is suspiciously absent whenever I need my nails trimmed or butt washed or vet trips, thus making him completely unassociated with any of those bad things', and thus, favorite human. Bunnies have surprisingly thick skulls. Partially makes up for them being so stupid
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Oct 30, 2013 01:16
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Karandras posted:
He is going to eat and pee on everything you love. Not necessarily in that order.
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Nov 1, 2013 03:16
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Keep an eye on it. If she starts favoring the paw or there's any swelling or discharge you should take her in.
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Nov 4, 2013 07:03
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This thread turned really weird, really fast.
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Nov 8, 2013 19:13
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One of my old rabbits would constantly try and get out of his cage. 90% of the time we'd wake up the next morning with him grunting and digging to get back in because he was hungry/thirsty and the other 10% of the time we'd wake up in the middle of the night to him clawing at the bedroom door for attention.
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Nov 15, 2013 07:21
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What is it with everyone's bunnies suddenly dying? God, now I *really* miss mine
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Cut some of his food very small, leave some a bit larger. Good test to see if his incisors are bothering him.
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