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after volunteering at a shelter for almost a year, and acting as a quarantine home for a few months, I have given in and am adopting a pair. Not entirely sure who yet, but probably this sweet giant girl(13lbs last I saw) and I asked for them to figure out a lop to pair her with. clear eyes full farts posted:One weird trick to prevent rabbits chewing everything: adopt one with no front teeth we actually have one that I would love to adopt, but having to chop her veggies that fine every day would make me crazy
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Mar 26, 2021 06:52
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All I really know about feeding them I learned at the shelter, so I just give them some pellets, some hay, and a stack of greens and carrots. When you say grass do you mean hay or fescue?
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Mar 26, 2021 16:21
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Thumbtacks posted:Shouldn’t feed rabbits carrots more often than a nice treat, bad for them long term. Cartoons lied Huh, they are part of the daily meal at the shelter. Not as bulk or anything, just as a 'every rabbit gets a chunk' so I assumed they were good for teeth to chew on
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Mar 27, 2021 17:30
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Huh, never thought of carrots as being in the tuber category, but that makes sense. drat, I'm gonna have to give Delilah lots of exercise. Leash train the bunnies and walk them with my cat 😂
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Mar 27, 2021 17:51
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Oh no. Like 2 baby carrots worth for a small pair. And weight control is something I am aware of, and stressed about because I love to give treats
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Mar 28, 2021 09:19
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The girl I am getting is a flemish giant, so at least I'll have a little wiggle room. Wonder who she is going to end up paired with 
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Mar 28, 2021 16:55
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Cats and bunnies are both little jerks and its leading to a hilarious showdown over control of a crate
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Apr 3, 2021 04:42
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Thumbtacks posted:if he wasn't absolutely insane when we try to hold him down at all, we would. believe me i've tried for two years, the second he sees a blanket or can tell what's happening he's going to fight to the death over it and forcing it only makes it worse. his file at the vet has...extensive notes, from what i've heard. apparently they need two or three vet techs to do anything to him. he had an operation a year or two ago and immediately tried to jump off the table the second he regained the slightest consciousness I thought the normal way to do claws was to flip them so that helpless reflex kicks in?
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Apr 3, 2021 16:04
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RichterIX posted:Most people who own rabbits as housepets consider that to be extremely cruel Huh, thats the advice I've gotten from the vets who come in specifically for the rabbits, and that they actually seem to enjoy it.
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Apr 3, 2021 16:57
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Glad the my planned adoptee is chill af and I don't think it will be tempting.
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Apr 3, 2021 17:09
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Related, but different: I've been lead to believe all rabbits dislike being picked up, the only real question is to what degree the dislike it. last night I was reading a guide in lionheads that said they do actually enjoy it. Related to that, I just wanted to share the bunny who is staying with me right now, Bananabunny 🥰 
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Apr 3, 2021 17:32
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grack posted:Feel free to try, but keep some bandages and rubbing alcohol on hand. I'm not a fan of forcing touch on anything that doesn't want it, I just was wondering if its true. I think I am fairly unlikely to end up with a lionhead, they are in demand and not my favorite. I asked the pairing team, and they are trying to pair my Delilah with a giant lop and omg
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Apr 3, 2021 23:55
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It happens. Some bunnies just hate other bunnies. If thats not true they are much happier bonded. Might be worth doing some bunny speed dating to be sure
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Apr 4, 2021 01:37
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my cat keeps trying to play with the visiting bunny, chasing her and stuff. she keeps provoking him by running up behind him and nudging his tail/hindquarters. he doesn't seem to be trying to hurt her, just having fun chasing. there is absolutely no way a prey animal likes being chased, right? he's locked out of the room right now, but I really don't like doing that. there is just no other way to keep him out.
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Apr 4, 2021 21:08
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Ok Comboomer posted:does she look like she’s friendly with the cat? Is she chasing back? Trying to groom him? like, the entire interaction is him finally getting distracted from watching her, her running up behind him and nudging him, and him chasing her. its happened three times now, with the last one being the most clear that hes having fun, but he is also so baffled by her that they aren't really interacting outside of doing this. it will be easier with the bigger bunnies that don't look so tasty when they run :/
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Apr 4, 2021 22:15
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Ok Comboomer posted:for all that rabbits + dogs are generally a no-no, rabbits and cats can often get along really well together I'm not really worried about Oliver hurting the bunny, just upsetting her chasing her around. She is staying here for a couple weeks to quarantine before she is allowed into the shelter, so I try to make it a pleasant little interlude between whatever they came from(she lived in a backyard under a chicken coop!) before they end up in the shelter. This is also the last quarantine before I adopt my big bunny and whoever she comes home with(2 giant bunnies would be awesome, guys)
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Apr 4, 2021 23:43
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cool, thank you 
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Apr 4, 2021 23:55
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since I need it mainly for bunny spots, I'll ask here: can anyone recommend a decent carpet cleaner? and the big lop I was trying to pair with my bun doesn't seem to be working. they are gonna try again, but they didn't get along at first. 
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Apr 18, 2021 00:16
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Ok Comboomer posted:Have you tried Nature’s Miracle? Pretty much anything with an enzyme cleaner (like stuff for cat piss) will take care of the scent marking compounds in mammal urine. Vinegar will break it down on hard surfaces, but you pretty much have to go enzyme-or-bust if it’s in textile I was actually meaning a machine. I've never shopped for one, and goon recommendations rarely fail me  I didn't know natures miracle, but I know vinegar for hard surfaces, thanks!
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Apr 18, 2021 01:55
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I'm sorry about your bun, but it sounds like he will be fine 💖Ok Comboomer posted:did he get painkillers? Jareth quickly figured out that narcotics relieved pain and/or were potentially habit-forming when he had a bad ear infection, and became uncharacteristically cooperative WRT undergoing a 3x daily dosing/feeding regimen Junkie bunny giving me a giggle
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Apr 22, 2021 16:35
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Just left the rescue and its kinda sad how worried they are about me picking a bunny to pair Delilah with. Like, I love the critters, find her the friend that makes both of them happiest. My strong preferences are just the practical ones I mentioned(gotta be big enough to deal with my cat, can't be a super high maintenance model like an angora or toothless), stop worrying. 
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Apr 22, 2021 21:46
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Thumbtacks posted:worried in what way? oh they seem worried that I am just gonna hate whoever they pair Delilah with, which is unlikely. Found out today that she was the reason she didn't pair with the french lop I loved 
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Apr 23, 2021 01:21
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I did not expect the way this bunny shakes her head and charges towards me for attention when she sees me
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May 3, 2021 07:32
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I know its active here in colorado, but fortunately the shelter I am adopting from vaccinates as a matter of course. I do worry about the wild ones who live in the field outside, but not much I can do about them
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May 4, 2021 01:30
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May 6, 2021 02:24
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Yay! I'm bringing home my bunnies to stay! Delilah and Dajour 
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May 20, 2021 17:09
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the lionheads we got at the shelter were usually pretty aloof at best, yeah. I wouldn't say its just a trait, because there were one or two sweethearts. Bambi, the orange and black I may have posted under the name Banana, is a super sweetheart and everyone loves her, and she is twice rescued(we know as far back as someone getting her from a humane society, then abandoning her on their neighbor who just left her in the backyard) so she was a little timid but quickly grew out of it. I had her for 3 weeks and she ended up being put in an end cage because she would run to people and say hi
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May 24, 2021 03:52
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 The bonding goes well 💖💖💖
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May 24, 2021 16:33
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my guess is it just said 'gently caress it, I'm dead anyway, I'm gonna just chill'
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Jun 6, 2021 19:09
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They do love the spicy hay
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Jun 7, 2021 16:26
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Yay bunnies!
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Jun 9, 2021 23:11
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My pairing seems to be turning out with the much smaller male in charge, basedon amount of who grooms who. Hes super good at shoving his head in the way so she has to groom him instead of herself
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Jun 10, 2021 09:00
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Delilah will fall asleep supermaned, start snoring, and then slowly fall over til she hits lik 65° and she jerks awake. Its so silly
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Jun 10, 2021 17:56
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Halloween Jack posted:I love it when they snore. scared the hell out of me at first because I had just read about their sensitive respiration similarly, I had to panic google 'rabbit hiccups' last night. how can they be simultaneously adorable and terrifying?
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Jun 10, 2021 19:53
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Ok Comboomer posted:I dunno how to get this Imgur link into BBCode, but here you go (30 sec vid): I think you just named them Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor
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Jun 10, 2021 19:54
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I'm dealing with one that can't get enough pats and one who is pretty reluctant, and I feel bad not sharing the love equally
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Jun 12, 2021 17:15
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bend them outward, file them down/snip them off, and them coat them in some kind of epoxy ball I would think
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Jun 13, 2021 03:17
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 I should get him in fifa, hes so good at flopping
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Jun 14, 2021 00:10
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I literally just had to interrupt my weekly deep clean to figure out how to disassemble and fix my vacuum an hour ago. the hose had completely clogged with fur and hay bits
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Jun 16, 2021 20:56
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you know the thing about a giant bunny? she can stand up and tap you in your chair when you have the grapes she loves so very much
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Jun 16, 2021 20:58
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