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Well so far other than some slight previous damage to the box, he hasn't done anything but eat hay happily. He's a very prissy bunny. edit: gently caress new page
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The Hebug posted:Well so far other than some slight previous damage to the box, he hasn't done anything but eat hay happily. He's a very prissy bunny. Two days
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Prawned posted:Two days Never, but he burrows into the baseboard behind it.
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May 14, 2013 13:34
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She is the bun that stalks in the night....
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May 16, 2013 01:30
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Found on the internet:
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May 16, 2013 01:36
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Doc Faustus posted:Found on the internet: It's been around for a few months but it's always worth watching. "OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG Hay guess what!" "OH SHI-" *boing*
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May 16, 2013 01:45
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Hooray! I didn't know we could post random bunnypics!    Yeah I know, I've got the bug. This is me restraining myself.
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pseudonordic posted:She is the bun that stalks in the night.... So that's where Juppo has been going when I'm asleep...She looks spot on, down to the little light tips on the paws, though I guess rabbits do have a tendency to look alike. But still! The white tipped paws make me giggle, Juppo looks like she smokes forty a day cos hers are a little tobacco-y coloured due to I guess jumping round in hay and sleeping in your own piss because you're a rabbit. Loving the random bunny pics, also. edit: I still can't get over how this drat rabbit always looks so surprised when I catch her doing something nefarious happyflurple fucked around with this message at 10:02 on May 17, 2013 |
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We recently moved into a new house that came with two bunnies. They were nameless and had run of the entire outside of the property. We corralled them into a run we made for them in the front yard since most of the people in the neighborhood like to come by with their children to see them. There is also a cat that hangs out on the property named Hobo, which we found out from the neighbors, who gets along with the bunnies great. There's Rabbert Brown  Poindexter H. Freckle-Bottom (named by 3 different people on moving day)  Most of us just call him by his middle name. Humphrey. They have been really awesome pets, unfortunately bringing them indoors will probably never happen. We've been able to get close, hang out with them and pet them, but picking them up and holding them is probably a long way off as well.
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May 18, 2013 02:22
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Keep that as an active goal in mind. They'll learn to trust you eventually. Usually through offerings of food.
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May 18, 2013 07:21
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Invader Mat posted:Most of us just call him by his middle name. Humphrey. They have been really awesome pets, unfortunately bringing them indoors will probably never happen. We've been able to get close, hang out with them and pet them, but picking them up and holding them is probably a long way off as well. If you can get them to live inside, they'll live happier, longer lives. As it is, being able to pick them up and hold them really isn't any kind of requirement to keep them indoors. Some rabbits just never learn to like being held.
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ShadowCatboy posted:Keep that as an active goal in mind. They'll learn to trust you eventually. Usually through offerings of food. Rabbert, the brown one, is very apprehensive about being touched. Mainly because Humphrey has been trying to hump him every once in a while. For the most part they get along well. Especially during the hotter periods of the day when they just want to be in the shade. He gets more humpy when people are around and Rabbert is trying to eat. We've tried some discipline, a firm tap on the nose, based on some info from friends. They have been eating together more often, and Rabbert will eat out of our hands. grack posted:If you can get them to live inside, they'll live happier, longer lives. As it is, being able to pick them up and hold them really isn't any kind of requirement to keep them indoors. Some rabbits just never learn to like being held. The morning after we able to heard them into the run Humphrey was able to escape. The fence we set up had larger holes about a foot and a half up from the ground. After some intensive investigation we found his point of escape and prevented the possibility of future escape. This was the only time Humphrey has ever let anyone carry him. I was able to pick him up from where he was without incident, but after setting him down to get a better hold (he was facing me when I picked him up initial) he began to freak. Not wanting to drop him I kept hold and got him back into the run. I'll probably shy away from trying to pick him up again. Invader Mat fucked around with this message at 09:50 on May 18, 2013 |
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See the thing is: If somebody throws trash in your yard and they eat it, they could die. Any kind of local predator (including the many cats that tend to roam in residential areas) could get to them and they could easily die of shock even if they aren't eaten. They could get parasites, diseases, you name it. They need to be spayed or neutered by a vet to ensure they don't get cancer and that they don't fight as much and live longer. They need a constant supply of hay or else their teeth get overgrown and they starve, or they get gastrointestinal problems. Somebody needs to be paying enough attention to them to notice if they haven't eaten in a while because it could mean they're gonna go into GI stasis and die. They need somewhere they can seek shelter from the elements and very hot or cold weather. Now I know it was not your choice to care for these rabbits so it's understandable if you're not prepared to commit that much but if you don't want to do that then please contact your nearest rabbit or small animal shelter. Even if you DO want to keep them, because they could give you some good advice on how to care for them. For example the picking up thing: rabbits all tend to hate being picked up or even freak out, it's a prey animal instinct. Or the nose bop: discipline does NOT work with rabbits, the best you can do is distract them if they're bad and reward them for good behavior. Never ever take a friend's/co-worker's/neighbor's word on how best to care for a rabbit because I'm afraid there are mountains of misinformation out there about rabbits. Please talk to people who actually know about rabbits.
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Plus summer is fast approaching and the danger of heatstroke to buns is pretty immense. Seriously, cordon off a little area in your living room and get them inside ASAP.
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My dog and I were out letting her do her business, and today she found a rabbit nest! She had one baby in her jaws, but as soon as I figured out what it was I pulled the dog away and the bunny hopped off, along with 3 or 4 others. I didn't get a great look at them, as it was all I could do to keep my very excited dog away from her 'treats', but they were a good 3-4 inches long. Do you guys think they have a chance, or has my dog's inquisitiveness and hunger doomed them?
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DS at Night posted:Please talk to people who actually know about rabbits. We will be getting them to a vet as soon as possible.
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TwoQuestions posted:My dog and I were out letting her do her business, and today she found a rabbit nest! She had one baby in her jaws, but as soon as I figured out what it was I pulled the dog away and the bunny hopped off, along with 3 or 4 others. I didn't get a great look at them, as it was all I could do to keep my very excited dog away from her 'treats', but they were a good 3-4 inches long. I don't think wild rabbits are as quick to abandon a nest as, for example, birds. People often think nests get abandoned though because the mother only comes back twice a day and takes care not to be seen. Leaving it be is the best thing to do here. And as long as your dog didn't chew too much they'll be fine. Invader Mat posted:We will be getting them to a vet as soon as possible. Make sure you get a vet that actually knows about rabbits. Many will claim they can treat a rabbit just fine, but unless they actually studied lagomorphs (or "exotics" technically) that is just not true.
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Invader Mat posted:We recently moved into a new house that came with two bunnies. Kudos for caring for two abandoned animals, that's really awesome even if the living conditions for them aren't currently the best. It isn't really fair to be obligated to bringing them inside, but I'd second seeing if you could find someone that could take them in. Even if they weren't able to take them right away, the bunnies are much better off than other abandoned rabbits in the meantime. If you actually are interested in potentially bringing them inside though, study up on what to expect and how to set them up in a good living situation for you and the rabbits both. Rabbit.org will have all you want to know about care and behavior, and I know there are lots in this thread who don't mind sharing any tips. As far as their social behavior you described, if they've been living outside and are chill enough to let you approach and pet them that's a good sign. They are probably already as social as my two rabbits that have been house bunnies their whole lives, and odds are it would only improve with the comfort of feeling safe indoors. Getting them spayed/neutered would lead to better behavior across the board as well. I mention spaying because the humping is common for females as well, my two girl bunnies were in an endless humping war for dominance while we were waiting on their vet appointment. Either way, it's heartwarming to know someone didn't move in that house and leave them to fend entirely for themselves.
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The rabbits aren't your pets, so I can fully understand not wanting to bring them inside. With that in mind I would take them to a vet, get them checked out, and if you don't want the responsibility for them contact a rabbit rescue. There are plenty of them. The fact you are trying is awesome and a credit to you. Don't listen to the more militant people here demanding you make them house pets. But if you do NOT want to bring them inside it's best they go to a rescue. Unless they have alway lived outside, which we don't know for sure, they will have issues knowing what to do and protecting themselves.
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Oh joy, time for one of those posts. My rex bunny is currently keeping her right ear pinned back tightly to her body, and shaking her head somewhat frequently. She's using the other ear normally. I'm poking around online now to find the most likely causes but I thought I'd make a preemptive post here to see if anyone suspects the cause. Not too enthused about the prospect of a vet bill at the moment, but if this is anything serious I'd like to catch it right out of the gate for early treatment. Edit: Looking at her ears myself, there is nothing obvious on the inner surface of her problem ear to indicate anything like mites. The337th fucked around with this message at 18:48 on May 19, 2013 |
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Have you taken a look at the ear? Rabbits will shake their heads when something about their ears bothers them, so maybe she damaged it somehow.
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It does sound a lot like mites. A closer look by a vet is in order. But it's easily fixed if that's the case. Mine had it last year and I'd never have noticed myself, but the vet noticed during a checkup.
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Hana Dammit posted:Well a few weeks ago one of my housemates made Butter a grass box! Its about 2 square feet and its up on our roof and B LOVES IT. He is now a hot bun in the city! Oh man I've been wanting to make Lily a grass box for a while. Did they just dig up existing grass and shove it in a box?
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My farmers market sells planters of microgreens. Got Harriet got a big thing of baby kale. She loves it
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 Rabbits, I swear. A few hours after us fussing over her and trying to figure out how we were gonna schedule a vet trip first thing Monday morning, she completely stopped the head shaking and perked her ear up like normal. I've been keeping a close eye on her all day to see if there are any more signs of something bothering her, but we're still going to look into making an appointment at a local vet tomorrow. Our normal vet is an hour and a half away, and we only just heard about this local one today. I'd really like to make a call and find out more about them before bringing the bunnies there for anything though. Fingers crossed, a good vet nearby would be amazing compared to the prospect of a 3-4 hour round trip on a work day for these potential emergencies. The337th fucked around with this message at 05:25 on May 20, 2013 |
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DS at Night posted:Make sure you get a vet that actually knows about rabbits. Many will claim they can treat a rabbit just fine, but unless they actually studied lagomorphs (or "exotics" technically) that is just not true. Just chiming in to say that this is very true. My brother is a vet, and when I told him we were getting rabbits he remarked that they didn't even study them at school. They have to learn the physiology of dozens of different animals because even the slightest difference affects diseases and treatments dramatically. This was backed up by our first visits to a local vet who was nice enough, but the difference between him and the specialist exotic vet was night and day. He didn't even check their teeth!
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Hey bunny people. So today I got up and walked through my garage to head out for lunch, and my big lunk of a cat obviously had something interesting cornered behind a workbench. This usually means a small fluffy animal, so I grabbed the cat and tossed him back inside, then went investigating. Turns out he had this little fellow stuck: I managed to corral him into a box, put in some fresh lettuce and carrots and a little dish of water. The picture is my next door neighbor holding the fellow. He just snuggled right into my neighbors shirt and was practically napping, so he definately calmed down after his close encounter with catte. We called the local animal rescue place, but they told us they didn't really invest the time in wild rabbits. They reccomended since he sounded old enough to survive on his own (Barely? I'm not sure, but he was mighty small) that we should just release him in a safe area. Since the area I live in has a feral cat problem, we drove him up the road to a nature preserve and tucked him in next to a tree stump. About the best we could have done, right? I'm just a huge softie when it comes to animals, I'd hate to know we followed bad advice and basically sentanced him to death.
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It's a hare, he should be old enough to live on his own, they only spend a few weeks at the most with their momma in separate nests before runninng off. They are solitary so he should be fine,
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I regularly spot hares the size of that one out on their own around here, for what it's worth.
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Some post vet visit updates since I brought up the ear concerns a couple of days ago. No sign of mites thankfully, a bit of ear wax buildup which could be the cause of the irritation, both bunnies are getting antibiotics just to be on the safe side. They sent them home with antibiotics already crushed and mixed in with something (water with a bit of kool-aid to make it appealing). Unfortunately even though they love the taste, both buns can't seem to pay attention to the business end of the dropper and instead spend all their time trying to chin the thing. 
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Paterson passed away today  I don't think that there could have been a better time for it to happen, considering how active and happy he has been these last few weeks. I brought him home tonight so we could say goodbye. I'm not sure how Bitsy is dealing with it... she's been around him and has been grooming him, from what I can tell. Tomorrow we are taking him to be cremated. He will be missed by many. My sweet man.
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grack posted:That's so sad. What happened? As far as we can tell it was heart failure. They took an x-ray a while ago and there was a black area around his heart / lungs that the vet explained could be a heart murmur or something else that could cause heart failure and we would monitor it and see how it progressed. This was a really great few weeks and I honestly couldn't have asked for more.
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luscious posted:Paterson passed away today I'm so sad for your loss but glad that you got to have these last few weeks with him being completely Paterson.
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luscious posted:Paterson passed away today That is awful to hear, but yeah, also that you had a good last few times with him. Sorry for your loss.
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Aragorn isn't eating. I gave everybody their bedtime veg, but he won't eat any of it. I tried taking his temp (although I'm worried I did it wrong) and got 98.4 (his ears feel cool, but not cold, so his temperature could very well be low even if I didn't measure it correctly). I've put him on a hotpad. He is sitting normally, but not moving around. I saw him eat hay about four hours ago, but I'm not sure how much. He ate pellets this morning like normal (14 hours ago). I texted our vet but she hasn't replied, so I'm thinking she won't. We have Reglan and Lactulose, and possibly something in the fridge that I can't find right this moment and can't remember what it is. My husband is on his way home and will be back in about 20 minutes. I don't know if we should give him meds or what. The closest ER vet is an hour drive. (And Aragorn is scheduled for his annual check-up on Saturday; we just went through the exact same thing with Button about a month ago--just before his check-up too). Edit: Vet just wrote back and said yes to meds. Edit2: Of course, my phone has now decided to not send or receive text messages, so I can't even communicate with her further. justFaye fucked around with this message at 06:24 on May 23, 2013 |
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justFaye posted:Aragorn isn't eating. I gave everybody their bedtime veg, but he won't eat any of it. I tried taking his temp (although I'm worried I did it wrong) and got 98.4 (his ears feel cool, but not cold, so his temperature could very well be low even if I didn't measure it correctly). I've put him on a hotpad. He is sitting normally, but not moving around. I saw him eat hay about four hours ago, but I'm not sure how much. He ate pellets this morning like normal (14 hours ago). I would clean the litter box and isolate him. Cilantro is about 6 lbs and our vet has us give her 1cc of Reglan/metoclopramide up to three times a day as necessary when she's exhibiting stasis symptoms. I hope you've heard from your vet by now.
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luscious posted:Paterson passed away today Oh I'm so very sorry I hope Bitsy copes. Be sure to give her lots of attention okay.
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Aw man, so sorry to hear that, luscious. Give Bitsy a cuddle from this random internet person. Glad you had good times towards the end though at least.
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