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We got a sitter for this weekend to just go over twice a day and feed him and hang out and she keeps sending us pictures and she just sent me a picture of her holding him on her lap and I’m furious. He won’t let ME do that
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Thumbtacks posted:We got a sitter for this weekend to just go over twice a day and feed him and hang out and she keeps sending us pictures and she just sent me a picture of her holding him on her lap and I’m furious. He won’t let ME do that I've noticed more experienced bunny people tend to have a way of making the bunny enjoy it. Like, they just ninja the bunny into their lap and get them loving the pats before the bunny has a chance to realize they don't like lap. My bunnies will not let me pick them up, but I watched the experienced people just scoop them no problems like the kids love being carried
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Jul 5, 2021 18:15
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Ernie is pretty much the same as last night, his gait seems normal but he still has nystagmus. The vet should call me back to talk about a neurology consult.
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Jul 16, 2021 03:32
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the one on the right appears to be made mostly of blur no, really, that fur pattern implies zoomies so well
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Jul 16, 2021 03:39
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RFC2324 posted:the one on the right appears to be made mostly of blur they all love zoomies young rabbits are a pain at times, but they're a lot of fun
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Jul 16, 2021 03:46
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ah poo poo, they’ve all figured out how to rattle the cage door to get attention. poo poo.
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Jul 25, 2021 11:34
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Free roam is the answer
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Jul 25, 2021 16:20
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We've let Ajax fully free roam, even at night, ever since we moved in and he's having a blast. I got a standing desk a few weeks ago and whenever I come downstairs in the morning to start working he runs up, circles me a few times honking, and then immediately runs to go lay under my desk. I just jam my foot under him as a toe warmer and I'm good to work. He loves it.
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Jul 25, 2021 19:22
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Look at them all. Plotting adorably.
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Jul 27, 2021 02:09
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So my new buns had their first vet visit.... And it turns out Hieronymous is actually Her-ronymous Which explains why she has Harriet's spirit
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Jul 30, 2021 18:33
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I realized I never said what happened with Ernie. His symptoms just faded away. I got a second opinion from my regular exotic vet to be sure, but everything's been normal with him since then. The only thing I can figure is that my rear end in a top hat neighbours set off a ton of fireworks in their backyard on July 3rd, and maybe that freaked him out real bad. Next time they do that I'll move him to a room on the other side of the house with the radio turned up. I might also ask them to stop yelling the n-word.
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Jul 30, 2021 18:40
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Halloween Jack posted:I realized I never said what happened with Ernie. His symptoms just faded away. I got a second opinion from my regular exotic vet to be sure, but everything's been normal with him since then. That's good to hear. I was interested in this because something similar happened with my rabbit a couple months ago, where she was tilting her head and only turning in one direction. We took her to the vet right away but there wasn't anything obvious causing the issue and all of her test came back clean, so they just told us to watch her and bring her back if things got worse. Over a few weeks the symptoms just went away though, and we still have no idea what caused it.
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Jul 30, 2021 19:00
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based on what I have read maybe just an extremely minor ear infection that clear itself up?
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Jul 30, 2021 21:32
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Hello thread! I used to foster bunnies about 10 years ago and finally got some of my own. They're two boys, named Salt and Pepper. They're both about 3 months old, Dutch and ??? white bunny. Their cage comes with a playpen but I think I'll just get a second cage when they're a little bigger because the current one wasn't as big as I thought it was. Both WAY more tolerant of being held than my old foster rabbits because they've been very socialized. So far they think bananas are great. Dislike watermelon.   
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Aug 7, 2021 00:12
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They are adorable
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Never met a rabbit that didn't love bananas. Bananas: The Thinking Man's CarrotTM
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Hardwood Floor posted:Hello thread! I used to foster bunnies about 10 years ago and finally got some of my own. They're two boys, named Salt and Pepper. They're both about 3 months old, Dutch and ??? white bunny. Their cage comes with a playpen but I think I'll just get a second cage when they're a little bigger because the current one wasn't as big as I thought it was. Both WAY more tolerant of being held than my old foster rabbits because they've been very socialized. I love blue eyes on rabbits. One of the rabbits I almost adopted had blue eyes. Any reason you're thinking of a second cage instead of just going for a big pen? This assumes that free roam isn't in the cards at the moment.
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Ok Comboomer posted:I love blue eyes on rabbits. One of the rabbits I almost adopted had blue eyes. So I talked to my friend for like 10 minutes after I posted this and realized if I put baby gates up I can literally give them an entire room.  The cage itself isn't Bad it's just smallish for them getting older I think, but I could solve that pretty easily with room space. Hooray fake hardwood floors!
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Hardwood Floor posted:So I talked to my friend for like 10 minutes after I posted this and realized if I put baby gates up I can literally give them an entire room. rab rooms are great. can't wait until I get the four knuckleheads the snip so I can start opening up my workspace more to them. just make sure they don't eat or chew anything bad! paint and sealer on wood trim is an obvious one, as are wires, but you know that
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Aug 7, 2021 02:03
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Halloween Jack posted:Never met a rabbit that didn't love bananas. Bananas: The Thinking Man's CarrotTM Do your rabbits twitch their butts when they get banana? It’s the only treat that causes that to happen with our rabbits
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Aug 7, 2021 02:39
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Oh also quick question: since my dudes haven't fully hit bunny puberty yet, how does fixing males affect behavior stuff? I've only fostered girls and one was super moody and mean until I got her fixed and then she was much more calm, does the same kinda apply to boys?
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Hardwood Floor posted:Oh also quick question: since my dudes haven't fully hit bunny puberty yet, how does fixing males affect behavior stuff? I've only fostered girls and one was super moody and mean until I got her fixed and then she was much more calm, does the same kinda apply to boys? Apparently boys are much much worse without the snip, and will fight so its not an optional thing anyway
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Aug 7, 2021 16:55
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Deadite posted:Do your rabbits twitch their butts when they get banana? It’s the only treat that causes that to happen with our rabbits
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Aug 7, 2021 17:00
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RFC2324 posted:Apparently boys are much much worse without the snip, and will fight so its not an optional thing anyway I always heard that unspayed females were more belligerent and difficult, and boys more variable in temperament but hooooorny
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I am moving my 5 colony rabbits from Wyoming to Georgia. Would you all recommend putting them in individual carriers for the long drive or keeping them together, maybe a group of 2 and a group of 3? They are 4 intact females and 1 neutered male and they all live together in a large yard. They like be close to each other even when it’s hot outside but I am concerned about how they will be in a confined space. I’m getting a cargo van so there should be plenty of room (and air conditioning). I hope to drive straight through if we can, but my co-driver may not be up for that, so we may stop for one night.
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Ok Comboomer posted:I always heard that unspayed females were more belligerent and difficult, and boys more variable in temperament but hooooorny my understanding is the females are more stubborn and territorial, but 2 boys together specifically is major fight territory because the are just feed fight or gently caress, and another boy only offers one option either way, get all your rabbits fixed no matter what unless you have REAL good reason not to. I've known too many awesome buns who had spent years in a shelter to think otherwise
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Joburg posted:I am moving my 5 colony rabbits from Wyoming to Georgia. Would you all recommend putting them in individual carriers for the long drive or keeping them together, maybe a group of 2 and a group of 3? They are 4 intact females and 1 neutered male and they all live together in a large yard. They like be close to each other even when it’s hot outside but I am concerned about how they will be in a confined space. Personally (I have never had multiple rabbits) I would probably cage them all separately. Car movement can be a little bumpy (especially a van) and you don’t want them slamming into each other, especially if you get in an accident or something
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RFC2324 posted:my understanding is the females are more stubborn and territorial, but 2 boys together specifically is major fight territory because the are just feed fight or gently caress, and another boy only offers one option Will do! I wasn't sure how big the difference was having only had females and knowing that's basically required for them too (heard they don't live as long without getting fixed too  ).
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I got a harlequin rabbit a few months ago. She is super awesome. We don't keep her in a cage, she is free-roam in an exercise pen that is about 50 square feet and is already box trained. We give her about two hours a day to roam the downstairs level. I think she just reached maturity as she has started digging everywhere and chewing the poo poo out of stuff the last two weeks. Her name is Waffles and we are getting her spayed in about three weeks, at which point we are going to start letting her access the whole house. I love my bun. SchrodingersCat fucked around with this message at 23:44 on Aug 7, 2021 |
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So it turns out my rabbits like limes? I was juicing some limes and they were interested in what I was doing so I let them smell my hands, thinking they would run away, but they were very interested in the scent. I gave them a tiny piece of lime and they loved it. They are wary of grapes and blueberries, and don't like raspberries, but limes? Delicious
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Hmm I was using the cage I got my buns to have a secure place for them at night but now after giving them an entire room (that doesn't even have outlets) I realized I could just shut the door? Maybe I can transition to just having litter box so it's easier to clean too (since they're already litter trained to only go in the cage bedding anyways), taking apart the cage to clean it is a huge pain. Also I took some concrete blocks from a recent project and used them as steps from the cage door but turns out it's also their favorite place to sleep?? Like that can't be comfortable lmao
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They like the concrete because it's cold! If you have a spare ceramic tile sitting around, clean it off and leave it sitting in their room; they'll probably like it. I think the solution is a toy they can hide in. Like, this is a fancier version of what I use: Stuff like this is enclosed enough to let them feel secure, but you can also easily chase them out of it when you need to. Halloween Jack fucked around with this message at 14:49 on Aug 17, 2021 |
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Aug 17, 2021 14:46
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Have have a few amazon boxes i cleaned up and cut holes in, plus I like to remove the door from their carry crate and leave it in their room so they don't think crate means bad.
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RFC2324 posted:Have have a few amazon boxes i cleaned up and cut holes in, plus I like to remove the door from their carry crate and leave it in their room so they don't think crate means bad. Step 1: cut hole in box Step 2: ?????? Step 3: rabbits learn that “box = good” have I got that all right?
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Aug 17, 2021 17:20
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such has been my experience, yes.
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Aug 17, 2021 17:24
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Ok Comboomer posted:Step 1: cut hole in box
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Aug 17, 2021 18:09
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mystes posted:I was going to make a joke about this but maybe you're already making that joke? yes
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Aug 17, 2021 18:39
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Oh my goodness! Tonight Hieronymous jumped on the back of the couch and groomed both me and my wife. She really loves us
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bunnyofdoom posted:Oh my goodness! Tonight Hieronymous jumped on the back of the couch and groomed both me and my wife. She really loves us
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