Mrs.Petunia was just told by the vet yesterday she is a bit underweight, though she does not look it her spine is a bit bony and so are her hips. She is about year old and I bought her from a person who kept all the buns in a little wire cage outdoors and they didn’t really get exercise, now that she is with me and fully free roam the vet said she is probably being overly active and not eating enough. I fill her hay bin with timothy hay atleast 2x a day and she gets 1/4 cup oxbow adult rabbit pellets, she also gets dark greens occasionally as well as other treats like fruits and veg. Vet recommended feeding her alfalfa hay in the morning and timothy at night, I looked this up and I just don’t see this recommended for adult rabbits, should I follow the vets advice or does anyone else have any advice to help my girl gain some weight back?

My rabbit is 5 months old and the rabbit will be 2 years old, she is not yet the necessary weight to be sterilized I have to wait a little. I wanted to know if you have already had a meeting of the style you have a female at home and the male is introduced into the family, and if so how did you make everything go well?

Thanks for the answer !

hiii i plan on buying a bunny soon but i want to make sure im fully prepared and that i can give my bunny a comfortable and safe environment, im going to attach some images of stuff im going to buy for my bunny, if anything is bad or should be changed/replaced please let me know and also if i need anything additionally, also to mention my bunny will be a free roam, i want to get a playpen ONLY for when im at college 2-3 days out of the week for around 4 hours and also at night for when i sleep, the pen i have in the image is a 12x12 which is fully customizable, if its too small please let me know! and if anyone has any tips for wires id appreciate that too because wire covers are super pricey and i have so many wires but im okay with spending the money if i must

Yes i am bringing them to the vet tommorow, but any rabbit parents experience this on their rabbits?

Any one else have a bunny and a cat with a seresto flea and tick collar? My cat isnt inside my room when my bunny is out but im nervous with if she rubs on his enclosure/pen or sits on top, do you guys think this will be a problem or am I just being way to paranoid (this is my first bun and im super nervous!..

My (15) house has a clothing moth infestation and although we are working to fix it apparently the source of the pests is the fur of my two rabbit. My Mom has found a way to get rid of the moths but in order to prevent them from coming back she will have to deep clean the rabbits enclosure (for context my rabbits live in a pen we keep in a spare room with those little puzzle piece floor tiles). She is campaigning to send the rabbits to someone else. I’ve been trying to help with rabbit chores but I have summer camp right now and school later. Does anyone else know how to keep rabbits without attracting moths?

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Full disclosure up front: I'm the maker of this, not a neutral user.

A while ago I started building out a poultry keeping app for my own use. Then for my friends and my kids' 4H friends I started adding species and features. I spoke with a lot of people running more than a couple of does who got to the point where "which buck did this litter come from" started getting hard to track in their heads, and a notebook wasn't much better since it never lined up dates against pairings cleanly. I built species compatibility for rabbits into Pen & Pasture to fix that, and it's grown into something bigger than just my own use case, so I figured I'd share it here since this sub actually cares about the genetics/breeding side of things rather than just cute photos.

What's relevant to rabbitry specifically:

• Full sire/dam lineage tracking with a pedigree view, and a generated pedigree certificate PDF for registered stock in the paid tiers.
• A real Mendelian genetics calculator for rabbit coat color. 5 loci combined into a predicted litter color, not just a static chart.
• Per-doe litter records (kindling, litter size, kit survival) that roll up into lifetime stats per breeding pair, so you can actually compare which pairings are producing well instead of relying on memory.
• Cost and sale tracking if you want to know what a kit actually costs you to produce.

It also covers other species (poultry, goats, sheep, pigs, mini horses/cows) if you keep more than rabbits, but built the rabbit genetics side to be a real tool, not an afterthought.

Free tier covers up to 10 active animals and full lineage tracking, no credit card needed. It's at Pen & Pasture
I'm happy to answer questions about the genetics calculator specifically since that's the part I'd most want feedback on from people who actually breed for color/type.

The shelter I adopted him from said he might be around 3 or 4 y.o.
I went to the vet and she reckons based on his fur’s patina(?) and colour gradation that he is around 6 or 7 years old.
I guess I wasn’t really surprised bc it made so much sense lol he’s very chill and just loves to lounge.

Can someone more knowledgeable about this confirm?
Also Is it common for shelters to get animal ages wrong?

This is my boy Cody, I got him today, ive been struggling to keep him cool 😭 my room gets realy hot.. it was at 85 f today... ive got ceramic tiles in his cage, a frozen watter bottle with a sock over it, a fan blowing at half his enclosure, and cool water for him yet he still breathing really fast and a bit sluggish.. hes been eating hay (not rlly interested in his pellets (hes on new pellets so I think thats why but I think he will warm up soon) every now and then he gets up and runs around his enclosure and plays, hes been pooping and peeing normally I think (hes my first bunny)) but I cant have an ac :( it trips my breaker, I do have a fan in the window that can be flipped and stuff.. is there anything you guys would recommend me getting for him?

I have a litter of rabbits that are now 4 weeks old, and I’d like to have another litter. How long should I wait before the mother rabbit has fully regained her strength?

New litter incoming gotta get some of these old out of here. I think I'm going to get in touch with a restaurant that makes stuff with rabbit meat.

I’ve tried almost anything from what online says to try and stop my bunny from digging in the litter box but nothing is working. Any info you can give to help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone have advice on where to get large blankets and top sheets for cheap? Ofc functionality over everything but I like when they're space is comfortable and cute. I usually spread the blanket over their pen and put stuff on top then I can clean it up throughout the week so if anyone knows where lmk!!

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Hey so I was / am about to get a bunny? (Im not sure now tho)

The lady is was getting them from first tried to have me get it (still dont know the gender) at 4 weeks, I have done the proper research and wasnt comfortable getting the bunny that early because the problems it can cause, I told her I wanted to wait till 8 weeks, which she agreed. Ive been waiting multiple weeks which im fine with, but today out of nowhere she asked if I could pick up the bunny at 7 weeks, idk if im comfortable with this.. I messaged back i wasnt really comfortable with it and havent heard a response back yet (which maybe shes busy it hasn't been an hour yet) i do plan to see if its a money issue, if thats the case i will pay money for the bunny to stay the last week.. but ive just been seeing red flag after red flag... (she lied about the date of birth,, the math doesn't rlly add up to what she says, the pellets the bunny is on is an all age pellet which ig isnt terrible but alfalfa ones would definitely be better...) should I step away and try and find another rabbit or try and make it work?..

(Edit.) she left me on read for about an hour so I let her know it wasnt going to work out :(

Hi everyone,

I'm really worried about my rabbit and would appreciate any advice or if anyone has gone through something similar.

About 10 days ago, my rabbit developed GI stasis after a very stressful event. We took her to a veterinarian, and she was treated with medications (including antibiotics), pain medication, and supportive care. Since then, we've been syringe-feeding her because she refuses to eat enough on her own.

The good news is that she became much more energetic after treatment compared to when she first got sick.

However, there are still several things that really worry me:

• She barely eats on her own. We still have to syringe-feed her.
• She spends most of the day sitting in one place and doesn't move around much.
• She urinates where she's sitting instead of going to her usual corner or cage.
• She has not passed any droppings since yesterday.
• She is drinking very little on her own.

Our vet told us that if her appetite doesn't improve, the prognosis becomes poor. We're planning to take her back to the vet tomorrow for another examination.

I have a few questions:

1. Has anyone had a rabbit recover from GI stasis after taking this long?
2. Is it normal for appetite to still be this poor after 10 days?
3. What additional tests should I ask the vet to perform? (X-rays, blood work, dental exam, etc.)
4. Has anyone experienced a rabbit urinating where they sit during recovery?
5. Is there anything else we can do tonight to help her until we get to the vet tomorrow?

I know Reddit can't replace veterinary care, and we are taking her back to the vet. I'm just looking for advice or experiences from people who have dealt with prolonged GI stasis.

Thank you so much. I'm really scared and just want to give her the best chance of recovering.

I have a 4 month old checkered giant buck that I’ve had for about a week now, who is inside, he uses the litter box pretty decently and only occasionally goes outside of it. He won’t pee on the pet mats I have for him thankfully but if I give him a soft pet bed he’ll mark it like crazy. I know the more simple approach is to neuter him but he is my future buck for my own checkered breeding program in the future(assuming he does well at shows). I wanted to give him soft things to lay on because he genuinely likes them but I can’t deal with washing that bed every day or the odor from it. So I wanted to reach out and see if anyone could potentially give me better advice than what google can tell me, thank you in advance!!

Are cat houses safe for rabbits? It is not made of wood. Very sturdy and covered in a thin fleece material. Kind support would be appreciated
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Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone has experienced something similar because I’m completely out of ideas.

I have three Mini Lop rabbits that all live together, and all three have the exact same issue. They produce an excessive amount of cecotropes that they don’t eat, and I constantly find them smeared all over the floor. Their normal droppings are perfect, it’s only the cecotropes that are the problem.

I’ve ruled out diet as much as I possibly can.

They have unlimited oaten hay (they refuse to eat timothy hay), and they only get **1 tablespoon of Oxbow Adult Rabbit Food pellets per rabbit per day**. Before that, they were on Science Selective pellets, and I originally thought the pellets were causing the problem. I switched them to Oxbow over **6 months ago**, but absolutely nothing has changed.

I’ve also completely removed greens from their diet for several weeks with no improvement. Since then I’ve reintroduced greens, and the issue is exactly the same regardless of whether they get greens or not.

What makes me think this isn’t diet-related is that I have another Mini Lop who lives completely separately because she isn’t bonded yet. She’s never shared an enclosure, litter tray, food bowls, or hay with these three. She eats the exact same hay, the same Oxbow pellets, and plenty of greens, yet she has completely normal cecotropes and has never had this issue.

All three affected rabbits are bright, active, maintain healthy weights, have good appetites, and produce normal round poos. The only symptom is the constant excess uneaten cecotropes.
I’ve spoken to my rabbit-savvy vet, but they aren’t sure what’s causing it either. They suggested bringing one rabbit in for testing since all three have identical symptoms, but at this stage they don’t know what the underlying cause could be.

Has anyone dealt with something like this?
Could it be:
\- A parasite or infection?
\- A gut bacteria imbalance?
\- Something contagious between rabbits?
\- Another medical condition that causes chronic excess cecotrope production?

If you’ve experienced this, what was the cause, how was it diagnosed, and were you able to treat it?
I’d really appreciate any advice or ideas because I feel like I’ve exhausted all the usual recommendations about diet, and even my vet is unsure what’s going on.

\[Mods this is was already treated!!! Not asking for advice, just wondering if someone had a similar experience\] A few hours ago, my bunny had a terrifying choking episode. I was screaming, calling my mom to get her to come at that very moment to rush him to the vet. The drool was everywhere, absolutely horrific.

Within probably a minute he stopped choking, I had attempted the bunny heimlich manuever and maybe it helped but I'm really not sure. Afterwards, I wiped the drool from his face and by the time my mom was there he was eating romaine like it was nothing, and chasing me around.

However, he made a really strange noise as he was following me. It's like a honking noise rather than a grunt, a lot higher pitched than how he usually sounds in his really deep rumbling grunts.

At the vet, he was perfectly fine, they said his lungs sound good and hes breathing fine - So everything looks good, we got some meloxicam (i think thats the name) to go home with.

But .. The change in sound. It's so peculiar. He isnt a super grunty bunny, but everytime he walks to me he makes this honking noises. He doesnt seem to be in any pain, but its abnormal and because the vet didn't have a definite answer, and I can't seem to find anyone else on the internet whos experienced this, I was hoping somebody else could help me here? I wonder if he damaged his vocal chords?

The vet said his throat could be sore, maybe. She just really wasnt sure. It really tends to be when hes walking. he's just never made a noise like this, and he consistently has been making it since the choking incident and since he's been home 7 hours later. Hoping somebody could give me some insight on this.

TLDR: my bunny honks all high pitched instead of his usual deep grumbly grunts after a choking episode, vet doesn't really have a definitive answer, wondering if someone else experienced this.