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no worries. But if youre gonna take one thing from my post take the tim hay part, not the treat part 
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What's it mean when a rabbit raises its tail? Like... way up, almost along its back. I'm worried it means "I am internally screaming, you great lunk."
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Oct 16, 2015 02:38
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Remora posted:What's it mean when a rabbit raises its tail? Like... way up, almost along its back. It generally means "I'm excited". It's not specifically good or bad, it really depends on the situation and whatever else they're doing at the time.
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Horatio TB irdbath posted:Your bunnies are adorable!! I contacted the previous owner and turns out she isn't spayed so I will be getting onto that in the next week because I want this floof to have a long and happy life with me and my daughter. I can't deal with this one floppy ear
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Oct 16, 2015 15:59
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I thought it meant "I'm'a pee." I mean, pee usually follows a raised tail, unless we're talking about two different rear end emotes.
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My rabbit did a thing and the internet likes it more than it's liked anything else I've ever put online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEdR0GGrdDA Pia is the more shy/quiet of my two buns by a significant margin so I really love seeing her visibly happy! Her binkying is the cutest 
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Oct 19, 2015 05:29
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Cute bunny, great snort laugh. Also, be wary. She now knows she can reach your face.
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I've been buying local hay lately because it's much much cheaper - $5 for a 50lb bale vs $60 for hay shipped from KMS. The farmers are great, but not when it comes to telling me exactly what's in it because most of their hay fields are rented. Today I grabbed a third cut bale and was excited until I got home and I realized it's alfalfa.  Now I have to watch them like a hawk until I can get back to the farm next week for more of the right stuff. Anyone else ever have this happen?
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I need some advise. Several months ago I moved cross country from Massachusetts to California to be back with family. I took Bunny Hass with me and we are currently living with my mom. However, Bunny Hass did what bunnies do best and started digging up parts of the carpet flooring and now my mom is making me get rid of Bunny Hass. She is about 5-6 six years old now and I want to take her someplace where I know she will be alright. Does anyone know of a good rescue/ home I can take her to around the Sacramento region? I'm actually really not happy with my mother as she has a history of taking pets to shelters/ rescues that she has grown tired of.
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voodoonoid posted:I need some advise. I don't have an answer for you in Sacramento, but as a last resort, SaveABunny in Marin County is a no-kill rabbit shelter that takes all the rabbits the other local shelters refuse. I imagine there's someone closer, but they're a backup.
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Oct 25, 2015 15:50
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voodoonoid posted:However, Bunny Hass did what bunnies do best and started digging up parts of the carpet flooring and now my mom is making me get rid of Bunny Hass. What kind of pen or cage is Hass kept in? Is she ruining the floors inside or outside of that cage, or both? Do you think your mom would give Hass another chance if you can try to counteract the behavior? I've seen other people make cheap digging boxes out of under-bed storage containers and sand or some other safe materials to discourage digging at and chewing up carpeted floors. Also, a myriad of toys that Bunny isn't used to to help counteract boredom, if that might be the case. At any rate, I'd hope that your mother might listen to reason and agree to keep the rabbit in a familiar home rather than spending who knows how long in a shelter waiting for another family. But at the end of the day, it is her home and her say I guess 
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Oct 27, 2015 11:25
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is bun hass spayed? destructive behavior like that can often be helped a lot by the procedure if she's not.
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Oct 28, 2015 23:56
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Harriet knocked the treat box off the table. I caught on camera what followed
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I spent 4 hours the other night trimming and zip-tying linoleum to create a new floor for my rabbit pen. It took way too long and isn't as neat looking as coroplast would have been, but it was a LOT cheaper this way. It may look more ghetto-fab than the prior carpeted floor but they hate the vacuum so goddamn much. I had to do something for all of our sanity to make cleaning easier. So far they hate it, but aren't sliding around as much as I feared they would. I have a large grass mat in there now along with the rest of their hides and toys. I do need a hay manger if anyone has ideas on what I can use. I've tried boxes, bins and metal shallow dishes. Nothing works to keep it corralled so far. 
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Rabbit ate yoga mat - is this a cause for concern? Anything I should watch for?
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peach moonshine posted:Rabbit ate yoga mat - is this a cause for concern? Anything I should watch for? How much of it? Since it is Sunday, I would just keep a very close eye on the behavior and frequency of eating/drinking/pooping. If anything is abnormal, get to an e-vet. If you feel everything is normal and the rabbit is "fine" then you can wait until morning, but call your vet asap to get in for an exam. Rabbit health can go south very quickly. I've had rabbits eat plastic, rubber, carpeting, etc and always follow up that behavior with a vet visit. Overkill? Maybe. But a $90 checkup is cheaper than a surgery that may or may not work. Rabbits are sneaky troublemakers, and unfortunately quite fragile.
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Thanks for the heads-up, I'll ask the vet tomorrow. She ate a piece about the size of a thumb nail. She's tried to nibble at the stupid thing a hundred times before, but I always caught her in the act. This time, I got distracted and left the mat sitting out for over an hour - I'm lucky she didn't eat more of it. Must not have liked the taste. So far everything seems normal.
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Relatively small then, so that's good. My past rabbits have had a tendency to cause a large amount of damage within a minute of turning my back. Even my current two are destructive as hell if I'm not on top of them at every second, but I blame their former family. I'm sure you have a good rapport with your vet so he/she should be able to tell you whether there is anything to be truly concerned about.
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So, my mother, because she loves and spoils the furface, made her a nice fancy ladies hat. Harriet actually liked it and did not destroy it yet. (Yes, this is the sequel to the bow)
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bunnyofdoom posted:So, my mother, because she loves and spoils the furface, made her a nice fancy ladies hat. 
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Nov 10, 2015 18:06
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Don't worry. I removed it from the floor where she chucked it, and put it out of her reach. She seemed happy enough with it. (I am going to come home and die aren't i?)
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bunnyofdoom posted:So, my mother, because she loves and spoils the furface, made her a nice fancy ladies hat. That is the face of a bunny plotting revenge.
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Mr Confetti posted:That is the face of a bunny plotting revenge. There's a visible face? Looks like a tribble in a jaunty chapeau to me.
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If you squint you can make out the rage.
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 Cilantro being herself
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Why do all sables look the same? That could easily be a picture of Pavel.
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pseudonordic posted:
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Sorry for the double post but Harriet doesn't like me doing homework 
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We're looking into getting a pet and my wife's friend is apparently raving about rabbits being great pets. I've got no real experience with them. He claims his rabbits like being picked up and don't chew things much, which are both contradicting what I've read on the internet. Maybe he is just really awesome at keeping rabbits? We also have a 4 year old who would go crazy for a rabbit, but I'm worried she would scare it. She will definitely be gentle petting a rabbit or other animal at a petting zoo or someone else's home, but I'm not sure she can remember to be consistently gentle and respectful to an animal she has daily access to. I have experience with cats and like them, so personally I am leaning that direction for a pet, but I'm curious to hear from more rabbit people since this friend is so enthusiastic about his rabbits.
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Some rabbits tolerate being picked up, some rabbits don't chew much. That is not, however, the smart money. You are also probably correct on all points regarding your child.
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I'm a cat person who ended up regretting getting a rabbit and wished I had just gone with a cat. They're like polar opposites in terms of what to expect from your pet.
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Bloodnose posted:I'm a cat person who ended up regretting getting a rabbit and wished I had just gone with a cat. They're like polar opposites in terms of what to expect from your pet. Could you elaborate on that?
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Dixie Cretin Seaman posted:Could you elaborate on that? They are prey animals so they behave differently. Things my rabbits did- They did not like being picked up They only want to be petted on their schedule They make They chew They dig They run around like idiots They destroy whatever they can in hopes it might be edible They bit They scratch They consider you stupid for not understanding what they are telling you and WILL hold a grudge They did not like their cage being cleaned or messed with They did not like loud noises or you carrying things They did not like strangers They WERE however wonderful little bastards.myou just have to like their different personalities. They really are not children's pets. They will bite and scratch and hurt a child who just wants to love it.
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Cats are largely self-reliant predators who easily become very affectionate towards humans and love curling up with them and being petted. This isn't always a guaranteed outcome with cats, but I've owned 6 in my life and they all turned out this way. Rabbits are prey animals that are instinctively terrified of everything and will die if you're not very carefully and very properly caring for them. They have no instinct toward affection for humans, they generally hate being touched by humans, and generally avoid being near them. Now there are plenty of examples in this thread of buns that have grown comfortable with their humans and bonded well with them and will even seek out pets and cuddles. I would wager maybe... $50 that none of those examples included a 4 year old. Bonding a rabbit is a slow process that requires tremendous patience and trust building and is never guaranteed to happen. And even if you do it completely properly, you might end up with an rear end in a top hat territorial bunny who thanks to your careful trust building now thinks he is king boss of the world.
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Thanks, those are basically the issues I expected with rabbits before my wife's rabbit-whisperer friend claimed they are just as affectionate and easygoing as cats. I wasn't aware that rabbits could be litter box trained, so I thought maybe I had them all wrong. They sound like interesting pets for the patient and those without young kids, but not for us. I think I'll be looking for a chill young-adult cat (who can easily jump to a nice high ledge out of a 4 year old's reach when she wants to).
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As everyone said, rabbits are a roll of the dice and probably not what you are after. My house rabbit was basically a puppy. He'd follow you around, fall asleep under my chair, beg for treats. Other than not liking being picked up, he was very easy going and chill. When we went to buy him there was a big pile of baby rabbits, which all scattered when I got close, revealing another rabbit underneath who had been sat on who couldn't be arsed to run away. We bought him.
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Dixie Cretin Seaman posted:Thanks, those are basically the issues I expected with rabbits before my wife's rabbit-whisperer friend claimed they are just as affectionate and easygoing as cats. I wasn't aware that rabbits could be litter box trained, so I thought maybe I had them all wrong. They sound like interesting pets for the patient and those without young kids, but not for us. I think I'll be looking for a chill young-adult cat (who can easily jump to a nice high ledge out of a 4 year old's reach when she wants to).
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shmee posted:When we went to buy him there was a big pile of baby rabbits, which all scattered when I got close, revealing another rabbit underneath who had been sat on who couldn't be arsed to run away. We bought him. this was the correct decision
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Gentlemen and ladies, for years, you have asked for Harriet to wear a santa hat. Even my PI SS sent me one for Harriet to wear. Finally, after trapping her, I got her to wear the drat hat. BEHOLD  (And yes, that had was savaged)
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