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Maya & Inka's mommy
03-07-2005, 05:49 AM
Our bunny Billie is 6 years old. My daughter got him as an easter-present when she was 10! Billie is still an active bunny; a bit naughty however: he BITES :eek: !
My question is: does anyone here have an idea as how old our bunny can get? When we bought her, they told us it was a dwarf; but he looks more like a normal bun, just a lil bit smaller. She is also healthy.
Here she is:

a baby pic
http://users.pandora.be/bernardgabriels/images/baby%20Billie%201.jpg

another pic, from last summer
http://users.pandora.be/bernardgabriels/images/billie-new4.jpg

Kater
03-07-2005, 07:35 AM
According to the House Rabbit Society...

Rabbits often live into their second decade. Early House Rabbit Society literature reported rabbis living only 4 to 5 years. This misconception was likely because of rabbis dying at an early age due to poor management, rich diets and lack of ovariohysterectomy (spaying). In our experience, 10- to 12-year-old rabbits are not uncommon, and rabbits as old as 14 years have been presented to our practice. We have not as yet determined the record-breaking age for a rabbit, but there are anecdotal reports of rabbits living 16 to 18 years.
http://www.rabbit.org/chapters/san-diego/health/vet-talk/elderly.html
I hope Billie is with your family for many more years! :D

Maya & Inka's mommy
03-07-2005, 08:44 AM
Wow , thank you for this intersting link!! I bookmarked it right away!!:)

Billie is in her cage now. She stays there untill it is warm enough to play in her outdoor ren. She loves it there, together with our guinea pig Jasper :)

This is the outdoor ren
http://users.pandora.be/bernardgabriels/images/mooi%20geheel%20ren.jpg

Maya is checking on her pal Billie,who is in her cage in the garage.
http://users.pandora.be/bernardgabriels/images/checking%20out%20Jasper1.jpg