Getting A Rabbit...

[Uabassoon]

What I am curious about, is what breed is she!? They have her listed as "Lagomorph Rabbit"- well, hello, "lagomorph" is just a fancy word for rabbit- so they are saying she is a "Rabbit Rabbit".

I'm guessing she's a bunny rabbit Honestly, to me she just looks like a very beautiful mixed breed bunny. I hope you get to bring her home on Tues. Good Luck!

[Desert Arabian]

I really don't care what breed she is, doesn't really matter to me, she is just as adorable. It would just be nice to know in case anyone asked me what breed she was, I will just have to say she's an "adorable" breed, he he he.


I got her cage all set up today, and I went out to buy some bunny toys, food dish, timothy hay, and some litter for her litter box. Her cage is fairly large it is 36" long, 36" wide, and 30" high. She has a corner fitting super pet litter box with aspen pellets in it. For toys I bought a (super pet) plastic carrot shaped rattle, a (super pet) carrot rope throw/toss toy, a plastic jingle ball, and a salad ball hanger thingy. I will wait until I get her to get food pellets, more toys, and a hide house (since I don't know exactly how big she is. I forgot to get a hay rack too, duh, got to get one of those.

Of course, Sammy was such a good helper while I was trying to get Peanut's cage put together and set-up. Ha, ha, ha- PAIN IN THE BUTT!

I know I am kinda putting the cart in front of the horse so to speak, but even if I don't come home with Peanut for some reason, I will have all the supplies ready for a bunny- I will just keep looking for "the perfect bun".

I am so glad I have a job now, so I can provide for my animals myself. That's why I got a job- so I can spend it all on my critters and maybe $10 on myself, ha, ha, ha.

[Aspen and Misty]

Originally posted by wabbitwuver
First of all a lagomorph is the group a rabbit is in....like guinea pigs are rodents so are rats,ect.,dogs are canines so are wolves. .

Acctually, Guine Pigs are Cavies, not rodents.


YLL- Sounds like you got this ALL planned out Your going to make a WONDERFUL bunny mom!!!


I can't wait for more pics of the new adition!!

Ashley

[Desert Arabian]

I thought I would take some pictures of the cages- rats and rabbit.

Here is Peanut's cage:



Here is the ratties new cage. I got them a new cage, because they needed something smaller, and easier for clean. I also needed the space for the rabbit cage, so that is why they are on the dresser. I love this cage, they seem to like it too. According to the cage calculator it can house 4 ratties.






I apologize for the slightly blurry ones!

[Aspen and Misty]

The cage looks great! What is his house made of?

My ratties have a cage kinda like that one. They love it to, and it's easy for me to clean


Ashley

[Desert Arabian]

It's plastic, but I just placed it in there to get an idea of how much room would be taken up by a nice-sized hide house. Not exactly sure how large Peanut is or what size hide house to get.

Do you use hide houses for your buns!? What do you use/what do they like!?

[Aspen and Misty]

No, I don't. They have a shelf that hangs over there litter pan though and I consider that there house.

I do think my buns would like one though, and I'm thinking about getting one now make suer it's safe for them to eat though, cause I'm sure they will!

Ashley

[shais_mom]

That's awesome Laura!
I certainly don't think a bunny is trying to replace anything. You know when your ready to add to your family.
Can't wait to hear an update. :-)

[zippy-kat]

YLL, what type of shavings are you using? I'm sure you've already researched it, but I want to call attention to these articles:

Litterboxes and Liver Disease

The Dangers of Softwood Shavings

(Sorry, shavings in general make me very nervous!)

Congrats on the new bunnerbutt!

[Desert Arabian]

The litter box has aspen pellets, the shavings are kiln dried aspen. Yep, know all about the dangers of pine and cedar, can't use it with rats either. Pine or cedar will never be found in my house.


LOL, PICTURE EVIDENCE.

[zippy-kat]

Just checking!

(I'm leary of anything like that b/c Miz Sophie liked to eat it -- it can cause GI stasis/tummy problems if they ingest too much. Sorry! Just completely anal about some things. )

[Aspen and Misty]

Hey Zip, what do you use for Piper's litter? I've been useing Kay Cobble and am happy with it, but haveh eard it can be VERY Harmefull if eaten.

Ashley

[zippy-kat]

Originally posted by Aspen and Misty
Hey Zip, what do you use for Piper's litter? I've been useing Kay Cobble and am happy with it, but haveh eard it can be VERY Harmefull if eaten.

Ashley

Carefresh. It's the best stuff I've found so far.

[chrissycat21]

Congrats on the hopeful new addition! I know you'll make a great bunny mom!

I was thinking about getting a bunny before, but I think Snowy would end up killing it! She tries to kill too many wild ones....

The cage looks great! Nice and big!

How old is Peanut? (Sorry if you already posted that....Bad memory!)

Good luck with getting her!

[Desert Arabian]

They have on there that she is approx. 1-2 years old, not sure if that is correct or they just guessed. She is already spayed too, I don't think the other does up for adoption are.