A bunny

[Cristy35]

Well,
I have a bunny rabbit and she always gets lonely....When I try and get her out of her cage she tries to bite me......I need some help and was wondering if that anyone might have a male lop that they didnt want or had to sell....please let me know if so.......this is a small emergency but a big one....so thanx a lot if you do

[buttercup132]

get your bunny spayed that is why she is being agressive not cuz she needs a companion i had 4 buns together and i got rid of all but one and shes not lonley..but she was agressive once you get them spayed they get better but you need to give it time , any more questions on why you should get ehr spayed pm i jave tons of info i had to cnvince my mum so i know alot about it and about buns in general

[Jessika]

Getting a male for your female bunny because you think she's lonely will give you even more trouble than what you have right now :o

[Cristy35]

well i dont have the money to get her spayed and i want her to have bunnys as well.....so like i said before if you have a male and wanting to get rid of it let me know.....i need one...thanx

[Jessika]

I think you're making a mistake.. do you have homes for these baby bunnies lined up already?? Do you have money for vet bills and vaccinations for the babies after they're born??

[CathyBogart]

Breeding is not something to go into just because "you want her to have babies". If you don't have the money to get her spayed, you certainly don't have the money for an emergency C-section, should it come up. Can you afford a separate cage for the male?

If not, the male will impregnate her very quickly after she gives birth, over and over again. Breeding so often will deplete her calcium and cause all sorts of EXPENSIVE health problems.

What would you do with all of the babies produced? My rabbit's first litter was of eleven babies, and even though I had homes lined up I had a heck of a time placing all of the babies and wound up keeping two of them just because I couldn't find homes. What if the babies have health problems or birth defects? Can you afford veterinary treatment for them if that comes up?

Do you know the genetic lines of your rabbit? Before breeding, you really should take into consideration the ancestry of both the male and the female - are there any genetic defects in either line? What colors do they carry in their genes? In many animals, certain colors should NOT be bred together, they produce hich rates of birth defects.

If she is a pet rabbit that you got to be a pet rabbit - keep her that way. Spaying her will reduce her aggression and make it easier to introduce a new companion - male or female. When I was eleven, I spent several months doing chores for my neighbors and saving money to get all FIVE of my rabbits (two females and three males) neutered. It was one of the best things I have ever done. It's not a terribly expensive operation - you can find a way. :)

[buttercup132]

especially if they are 2 mutts the last thing we need is morehomless bunnies being sold to the sloter factory do you want ur buns to eb torchered ? i dont think so ...dont breed i did it once it it was the biggest mistake of my life!!! no kidding belive me u'll regret it i dont care if everyone on this board ends up hating me i will amke sure you DONT breed your bunnies

[CathyBogart]

...dont breed i did it once it it was the biggest mistake of my life!!!

Ditto. I didn't mention it in my post, but the one time I DID breed a litter it was a miserable experience for me and mama bunny.

[buttercup132]

im sorry but some people are stupid...i was never givin any adivice on not to do it and here we are trying to help her but i dont think its gonna work..sadly there goes some more bunnies down the drain...and a adult female bunny who is most likley going to catch ovarian cancer and live a miserable life until her owners finally decide to put her out of it and she will die a young age...im so glad i got roxy spayed :D

[wolfie]

Rabbit breeding, like the breeding of any animals, isn't to be taken lightly. Vet bills are expensive, and there are many things that can go wrong. You risk your girl's life by breeding her. Is that a good way to treat a pet? Spayed and neutered rabbits are much calmer, cleaner, healthier, and better pets. Did you know that most unspayed rabbits will develop cancer? By spaying her, you'll ensure she lives a long, full life.

And about her attacking you... Rabbits are territorial animals. They don't like you invading their space. Try opening her cage door, and letting her come out on her own terms (put the cage on the ground first, if it's up high). And many rabbits don't like to be picked up - but they do love to be petted.

Make sure you rabbit proof your house first (or a room). The House Rabbit Society (http://www.rabbit.org/) has a wonderful website about all things rabbit. I suggest you check it out!

[dab_20]

yes, you really need to spay your rabbit. another rabbit may make it worse. not trying to be a hypocrit, i have bred two litters. it is a fun expirence (sp?) but they are hard to sell and no more bunnies in this world is needed. I do have hollond lop CROSS bunnies if you want one. please dont chew me out because there crosses, whats done is done and i have learned my lesson. If you would like a bunny of mine you can have one. but two things-
1. you have to be within two hours of me. it is too much stress for a bunny to travel across the country.
2. You have to nueter the bunny if you want one. no breeding my rabbits!

good luck!

[crazy_caique]

i don't think breeding is a good idea at all.What if you can't find the babys homes there are sooo many homeless animals aready. :mad: If you got her for a pet keep her as a pet both of you will be happier in the long run!But if you want to breed to some research find out how much vet bills cost if you don't have any money to get her fixed how are you going to feed the babys,get them vet checked,what if something goes wrong at birth?Think about long and hard.I don't know that much about rabbits but what i just posted can go for all animals

[dab_20]

true. so where do you live?

[crazy_caique]

dab_20 i wouldn't give her a rabbit how do you know she will have him/her fixed?

[dab_20]

ummm isnt there a contract or something they can sign that tells me that they will get him fixed or they can get the rabbit takin away? thats what they do at humane societies.

[dab_20]

ohh, and i do have experience with breeding rabbits and taking care of the babies. there is alot of sadness that goes with it and do NOT recommened breeding AT ALL. alot of time, money, and research goes along with that as well. unless you plan to breed for show, and know alot about it, please don't do it.

[crazy_caique]

i 100 percent agree with dab_20 about breeding!I bet there is a contrat but i wonder if you have to get lawers involved??but wouldn't the damage already have been done by the time you took him back she could breed him with her rabbit before you found out if she didn't fix him

[dab_20]

that would be weird if i had to get lawyers. lol we woulden't do that. this person doesnt even live in my area i bet anyways.

[Jessika]

I highly doubt you need to get lawyers ;)

[buttercup132]

lol dab_20 is one of the pters we made stop breeding her bunnies and now look at her she's advising against it , weve done well :D

[dab_20]

lol yep

and i know my rabbit cocoa will enjoy not having to have babies anymore. shes a good mamma and enjoys it, but i know she'll love just being a pet even more. she loves cheek rubs too. lol

[Cristy35]

Well i have done a lot of research and my dad also thinks that it is a good idea for me to let her breed. it may not be that great for you but i think that its a great idea....so i am sorry that none of you feel the same way that i do about this

[crazy_caique]

I wish we could stop you but we can't.
My prayers are with your bunny

[Jessika]

You don't have the money to get her fixed, yet somehow you will "magically" have money to breed her?? I only pray to God that nothing bad happens to these bunnies.

[Cristy35]

well i hope that you dont pray to hard for my rabbit because i have done much research and i am not totally stupid about this...... although you know my dad is now offering to help me out.... :mad:

[Jessika]

Then please explain to me how you can afford money for vet bills for the babies and the mom during her pregnancy when you can't afford to get her spayed?

[lbaker]

I hear they have very realistic stuffed bunnies these days. They snuggle nicely and hardly take any money for care at all. Think about it. :rolleyes: :mad:

[crazy_caique]

I will prayer for your rabbit very hard. :)
I hope she will be ok if you breed her. :(
I still don't think you should breed her. :mad:
does your bunny have a name?
I would like know so i can prayer for her by name. :)

[dab_20]

i know you and i don't want her to breed, but you can't convince her not to anymore.

my thoughts are with you and your rabbit that the pregnancy goes well. and make sure you have homes for the bunnies before they are born.... any plan for the babies?? like showing, so you know they go to a good home?

[crazy_caique]

i know you and i don't want her to breed, but you can't convince her not to anymore.

my thoughts are with you and your rabbit that the pregnancy goes well. and make sure you have homes for the bunnies before they are born.... any plan for the babies?? like showing, so you know they go to a good home?


dab's right.

[Cristy35]

well i am sorry that you all have to think and pray so hard about this.....i dont need or want your prayers.....and my bunnies name will not be told to anyone unless i know them......and if you all think that i am wrong i am sorry....i have earned some money and i could get her spayed but i am not

[crazy_caique]

You don't have the money to get her fixed, yet somehow you will "magically" have money to breed her?? I only pray to God that nothing bad happens to these bunnies.

We are only telling you what we think.You can take it or leave it.We did all we could to try to get you not to breed her.We can't take her away form you or make you not breed her(I wish we could but we can't)
Good Luck and God bless

[Cristy35]

you know i wasnt even sure in the first place if i was gonna breed her or not you i was just thinking that it would be nice for her to have a friend that she could play with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dab_20]

Please don't be angry with us. If you are breeding her, all we want is a safe delivery, and hope all the bunnies go to a nice home. It's ok you want to get your bunny a new friend. Go ahead, but it doesn't mean you need to breed her.

Never ever give your bunnies away for free!! (unless you know the person really well) because some people will look in the newspaper or find someone with free rabbits and eat them, use them to train their dogs to kill rabbits, and other horrible things.

[buttercup132]

i have earned some money and i could get her spayed but i am not
well then your NOT a good owner are you! you are be selfish and stupid!
and should not own a animal if all you think about is wat you want not your bunny!

you know i wasnt even sure in the first place if i was gonna breed her or not you i was just thinking that it would be nice for her to have a friend that she could play with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ya and if you get her a boy to play with then she definatly wont be happy cuz she'll be shooting out babies every month and thats not healthy that like being a back yard breeder and that gross and sick and just wrong!

It's ok you want to get your bunny a new friend. Go ahead, but it doesn't mean you need to breed her.
exactly and it dosent mean you have to make it a boy, especially if it is a deiiferent breed then her it will extra hard to find homes for the babies and also find homes that know about bunnies ect your being very stupid and ignorant right now and not thinking about how your poor bunny is gonne feel...stupid juts stupid...

[poofy]

This girl is only 14, they dont know what it really means..and arguing with them aonly makes it worse. :rolleyes:

[dab_20]

well i am 13, and i am starting to get it. but when people told me not to breed my rabbits, its true, i just didnt understand why not.

[CagneyDog]

Some people don't deserve to own pets but there is nothing we can do.

[buttercup132]

unfortunitly i know

[buttercup132]

go here maybe ull learn something....
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=92818
read it ALL

[dab_20]

THAT IS SOOOO SAD!! i can't believe it. that brought tears to my eyes. poor max.... poor, poor max... :( :(

[Flatcoatluver]

i almost think she should try volunteering at a shelter, and maybe then she will understand the over population probelm. But i guess she is just not wanting to listen to us sadly.

[dab_20]

flatcoatluver, you always change your siggys and i love them all! your tj and zoey look too good together. and of course your kitties too!

[Cristy35]

well how do you know that i am just fourteen and there isnt anything that makes me more mad than someone calling me stupid especially when they dont even know me........anywayz just because i love my rabbit and have thought some things over dosent mean that i want to torture her.........you know i have always wanted some baby bunnies and i might even keep some for myself.......i can always get her spayed after the first little.........you i dont even care because people just get to over excited about these things.....but i understand that some of you think that other things are better but i used to have a bunny and she had babies and it was actually quiet exciting....so

[crazy_caique]

so you have already had a rabbit have babies?

[Cristy35]

yes actually i have......she was a beautiful rabbit and i loved her dearly.....things happened and i had to move so i had to give her away.....although she was a very happy bunny..... i just couldnt let her travel that far

[crazy_caique]

then you know you have to have a vet check the bunnies when they are born?

[Cristy35]

yes i know ......... but like i said i didnt even know in the first place if i was gonna let her have babies

[buttercup132]

well if you plan on keeping ALL the babies then it makes the situation better but instead of making your bunny have babies why dont you go to your shelter and find some babies or a pregnant mother that is due...it would be better and it would make you feel better aswell and if you want you can keep some babies as a frend for your bunny, but i hope you know not to put the babies near another rabbit or have another rabbit in the cage when the babbiies are born

[Flatcoatluver]

well if you plan on keeping ALL the babies then it makes the situation better but instead of making your bunny have babies why dont you go to your shelter and find some babies or a pregnant mother that is due...it would be better and it would make you feel better aswell and if you want you can keep some babies as a frend for your bunny, but i hope you know not to put the babies near another rabbit or have another rabbit in the cage when the babbiies are born
that actually a great idea "but it almost sound like you want the babies for a thing to watch" or the joy of birth. It really is a sad situation but I think you need to do alot more reserch find a perfect boy bunny, because on you first post, of this topic you were looking for any old kind of bunny :rolleyes: Plus the male might be mean because he might be territorial. (SP)

[buttercup132]

even if its pure bred it will still be hard to find people for them if she sells them cuz i highly doubt shell want 7 bunnies... :rolleyes:

[Cristy35]

you know guys i still dont even know....... i like rabbits and it is my desire to have some i love rabbits and you know the only reason i started this is because i wanted some advice and you guys helped me alot and i have thought tha situation over

[Flatcoatluver]

thats great, I hope you really did consider your situations and if you do breed wait and find the perfect male bunny and make sure you have home already lined up before you breed.

[Cristy35]

well i have and beetween all of the conversations here it has really made me think alot about this situation........i think that i have met a lot of opinionated people on here and i am glad.....so if you have any more advice about this please let me know

[crazy_caique]

well i have and beetween all of the conversations here it has really made me think alot about this situation........i think that i have met a lot of opinionated people on here and i am glad.....so if you have any more advice about this please let me know


I am happy we made you think we have done are job :)
you were smart to post and ask for advice :)
some people are not that smart
thank god you were one of the smart ones :)

[buttercup132]

thank goodness i really hope you dont breed if you love bunnies that much then you should adopt or even better foster some and educate people about them

[Jessika]

well i have and beetween all of the conversations here it has really made me think alot about this situation........i think that i have met a lot of opinionated people on here and i am glad.....so if you have any more advice about this please let me know

I am VERY happy to hear that you've thought it over and decided against breeding. That just shows maturity on your part and thinking of the bunny and animal population above your own wants!! :)

[crazy_caique]

I am VERY happy to hear that you've thought it over and decided against breeding. That just shows maturity on your part and thinking of the bunny and animal population above your own wants!! :)

I agree!!!! :) :) :)

[jackie]

Wow, Buttercup, you are a HUGE hypocrite. When we were trying to explain to another pet talker about keeping her dog chained 24/7, you were there telling people not to argue, and defending someone who was/is wrong. I don't see the difference in this case, except you are calling this person stupid and selfish. :rolleyes: Give your head a shake. Like Poofy just said, arguing only makes it worse.

The best advice in this thread is from Dab_20!

I really hope you don't breed your rabbit, but if you choose to do so, I hope everything goes smoothly.

[buttercup132]

it was a different situation though, plus she was my freind im not exactly gonna yell at her and i did suggest some of the pt people were right and for her to consider what they say and ya after 132 pages of people arguing ya im gonna step in and say stop...and im sorry i get a little uptight and call people names i just think its REALLY wrong..and she was acting stupid saying she has the money to get her spayed but shes not going to.....if you have any complaints about me plz pm me and not go off topic...

[crazy_caique]

it was a different situation though, plus she was my freind im not exactly gonna yell at her and i did suggest some of the pt people were right and for her to consider what they say and ya after 132 pages of people arguing ya im gonna step in and say stop...and im sorry i get a little uptight and call people names i just think its REALLY wrong..and she was acting stupid saying she has the money to get her spayed but shes not going to.....if you have any complaints about me plz pm me and not go off topic...

I agree with buttercup.Sometimes we all can get a little mad and say some harsh things that we shouldn't have said
but we got her to not breed her rabbit so our job is done

[dab_20]

[Quote]originally posted by Jackie:[Quote]
The best advice in this thread is from Dab_20!

thanks very much. and buttercup, she IS NOT stupid. she came for advice, NOT critisizm. so when someone says they may breed, don't go off and start yelling at them. kindly tell them the facts. the fact is, you can not make someone half way across the country do something they don't want to. Sorry about this, Cristy.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Wow, Buttercup, you are a HUGE hypocrite. When we were trying to explain to another pet talker about keeping her dog chained 24/7, you were there telling people not to argue, and defending someone who was/is wrong.
Dont even bring Roxy and me into this! :mad:

[dab_20]

ok people calm down... its true, no need to get anyone else angry...

[Cristy35]

thanx for all of your help you know i really thought that some of you just wanted to be rude at first but now i realize that you were just trying to get a point across.....dab_20 you have been really helpful along with the rest of you so if any of you have msn or anything like that let me know so that we can talk and if i have anymore questions i can just ask.....thanx for all of your help though

[Jessika]

Dont even bring Roxy and me into this! :mad:

Ummm.. she wasn't. She was referring to the thread, but was not bringing either one of you into it. She used the thread as reference only.

[Cristy35]

what i am confused

[Flatcoatluver]

Just past arguments, you don't even wanna know. But yeah my msn is [email protected] feel free to talk to me..................

[Karen]

Don't worry about that other thread, Cristy. Glad you've reconsidered breeding her.

Another good site for rabbit info is http://rabbit.org - the house rabbit society. My bunny, Miss Hoppy, is the one you see as my avatar. I love her to pieces! :) Always wanted a bunny, then we bought our house and I got her! :)

What's your bunny's name? Is she litter-box trained?

[buttercup132]

she IS NOT stupid. she came for advice, NOT critisizm. so when someone says they may breed, don't go off and start yelling at them. kindly tell them the facts. the fact is, you can not make someone half way across the country do something they don't want to. Sorry about this, Cristy
i didint mean she was stupid i ment the way she was acting was, and we did convince some1 half way around the world to not breed her bunnies...

[dab_20]

I know, but you can't convince everyone not to. I am glad we helped Cristy. My mom won't let me have msn anymore because of the sickos out there... :(

[Flatcoatluver]

I had a bad problem aim so when i got a new computer, i never downloaded it. i am also now thinking about taking myspace off because there is tons of sickos.

[dab_20]

yeah i know what yah mean. its like why can't they leave ppl alone?!?

[Karen]

Please try to keep unrelated stuff out of a thread - make a new one for a new topic.

Miss Hoppy was very easy to litterbox train, Cristy, is your bunny box-trained?

[buttercup132]

ok sorry karen

[crazy_caique]

christy what is your bunny's name?I love to hear what pet people name there animals If you want could please post pics :)

[Cristy35]

well you know her name is princess peanut and i havent quit figured out how to litter box train her..... if you have any advice you can tell me and i will try my best to get her to that stage and i dont have any pics yet so i will have to try and download one.....if i can figure it out

[Jessika]

well you know her name is princess peanut and i havent quit figured out how to litter box train her..... if you have any advice you can tell me and i will try my best to get her to that stage and i dont have any pics yet so i will have to try and download one.....if i can figure it out

HERE (http://www.google.com/search?q=litter+train+rabbit&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official) is a google search with TONS of articles on how to litter train rabbits! :) Good luck! Its fairly easy and LOTS of rabbits learn. But some just don't want to :(

[Cristy35]

well......i will try i dont know how easy it is gonna be but ill try......if you have any more info please let me know

[CathyBogart]

If she's young, keep in mind that with bunnies it gets easier to train them as they grow up and their attention spans improve. At least, that was my experience. :)

[buttercup132]

wat kind of bunny is she and how old? dwarf bunnies train themselfs :confused: i never had to train any of mine to use it i just stuck it in there and they used it, she should go in it to marl her territiry so if u see her pee give her a treat

[Cristy35]

well....she is a lop and in april she will be two years old....she dosent like to be messed with so i usually leave her alone :p

[buttercup132]

if you let her come out of her cage she'll eventually come to you hopefully she will get better 2 is a bit old but she can prb be litter trained

p.s im so glad your not breeding :D :D :D