Information about to be a rabbit owner - HELP!
- Killerbunny
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Re: about to be a rabbit owner - HELP!
Oh she's lovely, congrats!
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- Killerbunny
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How old is she? SHe looks very young.
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Beltsville Small White turkeys.
Mutt chickens for eggs
RIP Stephen the BSW Tom and my coffee companion.
RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
RIP little Muppet the rescue cat.
- Jaye
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Re: about to be a rabbit owner - HELP!
Yes, she is still young: apparently she will be one year old at the end of this month.
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RIP Scooby, AKA Awesome Dog. Too well loved to ever be forgotten. "Sometime in June", 2005 - January 24, 2017.
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- Jaye
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Re: about to be a rabbit owner - HELP!
She's a diva. LOL. Very sweet though.
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RIP Scooby, AKA Awesome Dog. Too well loved to ever be forgotten. "Sometime in June", 2005 - January 24, 2017.
"Until one has loved an animal, part of one's soul remains unawakened" - Anatole France
"Until one has loved an animal, part of one's soul remains unawakened" - Anatole France
- windwalkingwolf
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Re: about to be a rabbit owner - HELP!
Aw, she's beautiful!
Rabbits are coprophages. They make two kinds of ...hard pellets and soft. They eat the soft , usually right from the source. Just thought you should be warned
If you have carpets anywhere, keep her nails short and smooth--they will get caught in the carpet pile and potentially rip.
Bugs Bunny is fiction--bunnies actually don't like carrots very much at all, but they LOVE carrot tops!
Do not leave unrestrained doggie and bunny alone together, EVER. No matter what, even if bunny is in a cage. Just don't.
I think everything else was pretty well covered.
Congratulations, and enjoy!
Rabbits are coprophages. They make two kinds of ...hard pellets and soft. They eat the soft , usually right from the source. Just thought you should be warned
If you have carpets anywhere, keep her nails short and smooth--they will get caught in the carpet pile and potentially rip.
Bugs Bunny is fiction--bunnies actually don't like carrots very much at all, but they LOVE carrot tops!
Do not leave unrestrained doggie and bunny alone together, EVER. No matter what, even if bunny is in a cage. Just don't.
I think everything else was pretty well covered.
Congratulations, and enjoy!
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- Jaye
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Re: about to be a rabbit owner - HELP!
Yeah, the former owner warned me about rabbits partaking in the soft pellet buffet. We have hardwood on the main level floors, where she'll spend most of her time when she's free-ranging indoors.
Don't worry, @windwalkingwolf , Lila and Aiden will NEVER be left together unattended. Same goes for the chickens, even though he is SO good with them when we are all out in the yard together.
She's still in the main bathroom. Progress has been made: she let me stroke the spot between her nose and the top of her head after I offered my hand to sniff. DH is working on an indoor hutch for her that will sit in the living room, complete with a hidey-hole house that is safe from everything. Except us. lol!. It's not done yet, but his design is great, and I'm patient, and Lila is not quite ready for stage two integration yet (I don't think).
Don't worry, @windwalkingwolf , Lila and Aiden will NEVER be left together unattended. Same goes for the chickens, even though he is SO good with them when we are all out in the yard together.
She's still in the main bathroom. Progress has been made: she let me stroke the spot between her nose and the top of her head after I offered my hand to sniff. DH is working on an indoor hutch for her that will sit in the living room, complete with a hidey-hole house that is safe from everything. Except us. lol!. It's not done yet, but his design is great, and I'm patient, and Lila is not quite ready for stage two integration yet (I don't think).
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RIP Scooby, AKA Awesome Dog. Too well loved to ever be forgotten. "Sometime in June", 2005 - January 24, 2017.
"Until one has loved an animal, part of one's soul remains unawakened" - Anatole France
"Until one has loved an animal, part of one's soul remains unawakened" - Anatole France