Rabbits

Hi Buff...guess what?? I didn't give any carrots last night and NO SOFT POOPIE!! Now I am going to see when I get home but you know what else I noticed? They "go" in the litterbox and occassionally get some around the litter box when they jump out however, this morning there was none around the litterbox. I don't know if the carrots were also making their litterbox habits bad but I am SO THRILLED right now! Thank you so much. I am loving the Oxbow website. What else do you recommend? What "healthy treats"? My babies like to snack and I have to bribe them when i am trying to get ready for work. :D

Hi Tazz!

Have you made General yet, heh-hehpheh!!!!!?

Good news about the disappearance of the soft poos....... and the mess outside the litter box....... When the buns get soft poo you should definitely eliminate the fruit/carrots and cut back on the dark greens but increase the hay....and make it a good timmy hay like the Oxbow. My buns refuse to eat the Kaytee timmy so I have my bunny vet order it for me, 50 lbs (!) at a time. It's not cheap but it's very good for them and they love it, so I decided they are worth it! in fact Chocolate will often only eat a bit of greens and then finish her meal with the hay. I am thrilled..... she's 8 yrs old and I try real hard not to be a nervous mom about her age. :cool:

HI DAISEY!! Not quite General yet....CLOSE!! :D You know, I did not know they would really EAT it because mine has never really eaten it. They will nibble while they sit in their litter box but never just decide to eat it...matter of fact I put some in a basket for them that they could chew and they have not touched it. :( My vet also carries Oxbow hay. I have to take Girl Girl for her check up which I am not looking forward to....she has just started to "love me" and "trust me" and all of that will go down the tubes!! :( I will definitely try the hay. Any other healthy eating suggestions. My babies love to eat! :D

Hey Tazz,
No, don't really have any other healthy eating tips...just timothy hay and more timothy hay, and more timothy hay.....you get the idea. Hay is a free choice item and should always be available.

How is Girl-Girl doing now after that scare? I know what you mean about rabbits hating you after a traumatic event like what the two of you went through. That's why a lot of people take their bunnies to the vet to cut toenails and check ears and teeth...that way the big old meanie is the awful person in the white cost and not you.

We have to give meds to some of our sanctuary bunnies and I seem to be about the only one who doesn't have to fight with them to take their meds..... I think it is because I don't just grab them and shove the med down their throat (or whatever) and put them back down.... I get down on the floor with them and we talk and have a talk and a pet or two or three, then they take their meds usually with no trouble and then we have another conversation and more pets.... Of course this means it probably takes a little longer to give the meds but on the other hand I don't usually have any trouble either. You could always try a reward system too aft giving meds....maybe a TINY piece of carrot instead of a whole one. And do it each time so the Girl-Girl comes to expect that treat for taking her meds..... It's worth a try.

Here endth the 748th lesson according to Watson! :D

I just won a bunny!!:D

scratch my post earlier lol - i now have 30 or so rabbits & only 2 breeds lol.
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Originally posted by Karen
I have a bunny, Miss Hoppy - you can see her picture in my avatar. I have loved bunnies my whole life, and now I have one of my very own! :)

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Karen that is such a cute name for a bunny! I have one and his name is Speedy! I love him soooo much!

I really want/plan to get a female netherlands dwarf bunny this summer. They are absolutely adorable, small, and cool. It's my alternative to a dog and/or cat, cus my dad won't let me get one of those. But, a bunny seems like a great pet to snuggle with.lol. I want a black one or brownish one, if it's black I might name it Shadow, if it's brownish I might name it Karamel or Buttercup. ...sorry rambling.lol. Best of luk.

i love them but i dont have any yet

i love them

i love bunnies i dont have one i have a guinea pig i love soo much i love her as you rabbit

meet Freckles! :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ckles/bun3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ckles/bun4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ckles/bun2.jpg

Devon, Freckles is adorable! I'd love to see some more pictures.

I have a rabbit named Honey. She is pregnant now. Go to pet health. I put a thread that says "Please Help!", because I didn't know what was wrong with her until i took her to the vet today.

I have a rabbit...his name is Skye...my mom fell in love with him at the pet shop because she said "he looks like Carl from the Blockbuster COMMERCIAL!" He doesn't look like him at all, theres a pic of him in my sig and I have attached one too! Amazingly he is not afraid of Lexi! (My Jack Russell)

I have two rabbits,tutu and tuotuo

she is tuotuo
http://mypethome.chinapet.com/bbs/im...22/190050s.jpg

he is tutu

http://mypethome.chinapet.com/bbs/im...22/190440s.jpg

I swear I replied to this thread ages ago, but either I am blind or its gone lol I have 1 Rabbit a broken orange normal holland lop named Kari, and pronounced car-ee. and by normal I just mean she does not have the dwarf gene that showable Holland lops have.

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