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So I work at a university, we have cardboard boxes out the wazoo at each building loading dock, including mine. I had an arts and crafts corner today and made a scratcher box for Max Bloodraker, Lord of a Thousand Lies, Master of Cruelty and Despair. She didn't use it quite like I expected, but clearly is enjoying it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7o3xRInEIk Worn out from practicing at cardboard katana wielding  But so cute!  She is reluctantly eating hay, but will huff and puff and stretch up towards you if she thinks you have pellets.  No bunny, eat your drat hay!
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Jan 5, 2016 03:56
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Can I assume that the only way to keep the rabbit from biting holes in our stuff is to keep her from the stuff we don't want holes in? Like pants and pillowcases...
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Jan 6, 2016 23:36
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Nessecitas posted:Can I assume that the only way to keep the rabbit from biting holes in our stuff is to keep her from the stuff we don't want holes in? Like pants and pillowcases... pretty much! For cords I use the flex guard tubing to prevent stray bites from ruining another mac power supply but our flemmies still rip it enough we have to tape the most chewed parts
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Jan 6, 2016 23:41
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Having to keep the rabbit from destroying things has made me neater, more organized and less attached to material things. I am grateful.
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Jan 7, 2016 01:27
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peach moonshine posted:Having to keep the rabbit from destroying things has made me neater, more organized and less attached to material things. I am grateful. FYI to any lurkers out there, this is basically either Stockholm Syndrome or Battered Person Syndrome, and it is what loving rabbits do to you little poo poo chewed through my gaming mouse cord twice in two days
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Jan 7, 2016 03:22
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Nessecitas posted:Can I assume that the only way to keep the rabbit from biting holes in our stuff is to keep her from the stuff we don't want holes in? Like pants and pillowcases... Yep, and this extends to pretty much anything that can fit in a rabbit's mouth (which is a surprising amount of stuff)
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Jan 7, 2016 03:37
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Even stuff that won't fit like a broom
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Jan 7, 2016 04:14
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bunnyofdoom posted:Even stuff that won't fit like a broom I would like to hear this story.
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Jan 7, 2016 07:31
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Nessecitas posted:Can I assume that the only way to keep the rabbit from biting holes in our stuff is to keep her from the stuff we don't want holes in? Like pants and pillowcases... Keep it away, as much as possible, and find everything you can that might make a suitable replacement for sweet little destruction bun to take out their need to chew on. This wouldn't be so great for something like a pillowcase you're using, or clothes you plan to wear, but I had a lot of success discouraging fabric chewing by rubbing things with a bar of soap. Not sure if you've had your vet visit yet to confirm these sorts of details, but I'm just assuming this bunny is both young and not yet fixed? They're typically less than a year old when they hit the adolescent shithead stage and get dumped by owners who can't be bothered once the novelty has worn off. For an anecdote, my first two bunnies were absolute carpet destroying monsters up until about 2 years old when they seemed to relax into saving most of the devastation for things I provided them. There's always going to be that need to chew, and each bunny has their own level of urges to destroy all the things, but it'll likely get easier to control with age.
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Jan 8, 2016 14:45
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Mr Confetti posted:I would like to hear this story. Well, I had a broom. I left it in the room where Harriet frolicks. A week later I noticed several teeth marks all over it. Not really a big story.
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Jan 8, 2016 15:03
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The337th posted:
She is, in fact, a lady bun, slightly under a year is the best guess by size, teeth and described temperament. We got her larger kennel tonight and I made a shelf for it out of the box it came in, and to tempt her to use the ramp I offered her a carrot treat that she devoured last night and she won't touch it tonight. But the little jackwagon will eat the paper in her litter box and the cardboard of her shelf and ramp. I have put hay down on the shelf...cardboard paper is tastier.
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Jan 9, 2016 03:38
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Ah ha ha a female lionhead good luck with that.
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Jan 9, 2016 03:56
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I wanted to ask some advice. We have a three year old Dutch male rabbit (Lord Voldermort - don't ask). He was a rescue because he doesn't get on with other rabbits. He's mainly indoor in the living room, so we can let him out and play with him for a lot of the time. We also have an outdoor cage for the summer and when it's warmer outside. Overall a very good natured rabbit who enjoys attention, exploring and eating (particularly through MacBook cables). We're also thinking about getting a female puppy (an English cocker spaniel to be precise) and was wondering how best to introduce the dog to the rabbit. Specifically to just leave it alone - we're planning on crate training the dog, so ideally we'd want it to be happy and calm to be in the same room as a caged rabbit and for the dog to be happy to be in its crate when the rabbit is out. 
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Jan 9, 2016 15:25
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I had some success introducing a rabbit to an adult dog by letting the rabbit out while the dog was napping on my parent's bed. They played together a bit and the dog had the best look on his face when the rabbit binkied in front of him. That dog was mellow as gently caress though.
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Jan 9, 2016 19:32
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I've woken this morning to find my girlfriends bun bun very lethargic, which led me to worry about GI issues, but she seems to be pooping. She's pooping all over the drat place actually. I'm thinking if she's not acting normal when the missus gets home in three or so hours she should go straight to the vet?
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Jan 27, 2016 01:11
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Griffball posted:I've woken this morning to find my girlfriends bun bun very lethargic, which led me to worry about GI issues, but she seems to be pooping. She's pooping all over the drat place actually. I'm thinking if she's not acting normal when the missus gets home in three or so hours she should go straight to the vet? Is the bun eating? That's the other big question. Food intake and output are both good signs. Poo but not eating isn't good. And also is this "sleeping more than usual" or "let me touch places without moving that usually it hates" levels of lethargy? Those are two my big warning bells. If the rabbit doesn't want breakfast or a treat and lets me touch their tummy bits they're probably sick. Another one is is the bun staying in the hunched up ball of bun, or flopping out/stretching legs/etc. Rabbits tend to hunker down when in pain so that's a tell too.
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Jan 27, 2016 01:23
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Trabisnikof posted:Is the bun eating? That's the other big question. Food intake and output are both good signs. Poo but not eating isn't good. Haven't seen her eat, which was my first warning sign, she didnt run for her bowl like normal. She hasn't been sitting weirdly or behaving weirdly, but she also hasn't left the corner she is in. Edit: YEah, she's going to the vet as soon as the missus gets home, unfortunately I have no idea if the small animal specialist will be in.
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Jan 27, 2016 02:43
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Small update, saw the specialist, she felt no issues anywhere with the rabbit, as soon as the rabbit got home it started drinking. We will be monitoring her overnight.
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Jan 27, 2016 07:07
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Rabbits are also spiteful creatures that enjoy scaring you and making you blow your bank balance at the vet.
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Jan 28, 2016 21:02
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Yeah they just love to make you go from zero to OH GOD IS MY BUN DYING. They are wonderful creatures but man they are not sturdy. Some six months back got home from work and noticed some head tilt but was still moving around in the cage. So called to set up an appointment the next day. By about 9 the next morning she was a totally off kilter blob. When I put her in the carrier she thrashed around a bit then kind of just shut off on her back. Was a rocky few days but ended up doing ok. Still has a slight tilt but can zoom around the house and binky to her hearts content. Man she was not a fan of me when I was forcing meds in her mouth and injecting her with anti-biotics twice a day for a few weeks though. So much burrito-ing. She actually did surprisingly well with the subcutaneous fluid though once I actually got it started.
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Feb 12, 2016 04:09
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Rabbit has been drinking more water and peeing more than usual this week. A quick Google search implied that this isn't a big deal unless she's also peeing outside her litter box, which she wasn't - until tonight. So I'm calling the vet tomorrow and hoping it's caused by something manageable like a UTI, or spite.
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Feb 13, 2016 01:44
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Stay safe over peeing bunny! So I am going on vacation for a week. I am getting my friend who has bunnysat twice to look after Harriet. I still typed up a 4 page sheet of instructions including every evet phone number. Also what to do in case she escapes. Or leads a military coup d'etat. A bit muc Edit:cuddled then furface. She is shedding somehow. I now have a rabbit fur coat.
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Feb 13, 2016 06:21
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What did your "friend" do to deserve this exactly?
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Feb 14, 2016 04:27
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Still being my friend after n bunnysitting harriet in the past
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Feb 14, 2016 04:33
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Errant Gin Monks posted:Rabbits are also spiteful creatures that enjoy scaring you and making you blow your bank balance at the vet. Charles (French lop) has some sort of terrible genetic condition which looks a lot like GI stasis but actually isn't and can only be cured by a car ride to the after-hours vet. There's nothing for the vet to do by the time we get there, obviously. I think this condition is called "being a rabbit".
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Feb 14, 2016 09:20
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I am so glad that in 4 years I had to drag harriet to the vet once because she ate a swiffer
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Feb 14, 2016 10:04
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bunnyofdoom posted:I am so glad that in 4 years I had to drag harriet to the vet once because she ate a swiffer Harriet shows no mercy to her rivals.
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Feb 15, 2016 07:55
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Nude Bog Lurker posted:Charles (French lop) has some sort of terrible genetic condition which looks a lot like GI stasis but actually isn't and can only be cured by a car ride to the after-hours vet. There's nothing for the vet to do by the time we get there, obviously. No joke, a week after my missus bunny did this "being a rabbit thing" to my credit card, my cockatiel decided to do something dramatically similar. I think they have been conferring.
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Feb 15, 2016 12:57
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Hello, I would like some advice. I have a fairly old (10+ years) choc-tip rabbit and while hanging out with him today I noticed that his nose has a distinct white streak across it that I was sure wasn't there before. Unfortunately I am awful at taking photos of him, and the most recent photo I have where I can see his nose is from 2012, where he very distinctly has a full choc with one 'bite' out of the tip. Now it's more mottled at the tip, a streaked line, then a very faded chocolate. I don't know if this is a recent thing or not because to be honest I'm really bad at personal details. I did go on holiday at the beginning of the year, and he unusually lost his appetite for about a week after the move to the family home and then back here when I returned. Could it be a symptom of something I haven't noticed, or do you think it's just an old age moustache?
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Feb 16, 2016 10:07
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Ghostlight posted:Hello, I would like some advice. If it's the fur color changed it probably old age. They will go grey in spots just like we do as their pigment cells crap out.
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Feb 16, 2016 17:47
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 Just in case you have any doubts, Harriet will kill me in my sleep. She may not even wait til I go to bed.
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Feb 19, 2016 02:34
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In our household we call this the "bunny loaf" lounging position. See bun-loaf to bread-loaf comparison photo:
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Feb 20, 2016 07:06
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comets! posted:In our household we call this the "bunny loaf" lounging position. See bun-loaf to bread-loaf comparison photo: I love this. Also we called ours bun-loaf as well when they did that.
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Feb 24, 2016 03:32
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I'm finally going to be adopting another rabbit after several years, and I need some good cage recommendations. I'd like something large that opens on the top and sides. Anyone have suggestions?
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Mar 5, 2016 15:25
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Maybe something like this one Also, the Angry Feather Duster consented to cuddling in my lap last night  It took all of five minutes before she tried to dig through my stomach,
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Mar 5, 2016 17:52
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Flemmies are exhausted from eating spring.
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Mar 7, 2016 00:48
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We (our dog actually) found a nest of rabbits in our yard about a week ago. The rabbits were apparently not newborn. So we kept the dog away from them fairly well until today... She killed two out of the three in the litter. The remaining one is a bit smaller than the other two but starting to hop around. It appears that they may have been about to leave. http://imgur.com/YqFly9w  This remaining one concerns me. It keeps leaving the nest. I put a 'roof' of sorts above the nest to keep out rain and not impede movement, but it just started raining. I went check on it and he had left the nest and was soaked and fairly cold. Just brought it in. Any advice? Edit: It died within the last few hours. Starved I suppose. The mother didn't seem to come back as best I can tell. That's life I guess. At least it was comfortable maybe? I don't deal with these things well. Kudaros fucked around with this message at 03:49 on Mar 14, 2016 |
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the mother will only be around for a few minutes in the morning and evening and will keep coming back for a week or so to look for her kits. for the future/others: if you put lose twine or something around the nest you can see if it's been disturbed by the mother coming back. nests can be moved a very short distance (like a few feet) or reconstructed if as much of the material form the original as possible is moved too but its better to leave them in place (good on you for trying to repair it!) unless they are totally flooded/full of bugs
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Mar 14, 2016 18:08
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Yeah I didn't realize I could move it but I ended up doing so anyway after my dog scattered (and killed the other two) them due to flooding concerns -- it rained pretty hard that night but our roof extends over the house a bit. I moved it about 5 feet. I did check to see if the mother was coming (we have only one entrance for her -- which I'll be blocking to prevent this in the future) and she was up until Sat. night I guess. Not sure if there was blood on the ground or anything that might have scared her away but she didn't come back for the remaining kit. If you say she only comes for a week though, they may have been about ready to go on their own. The two siblings of the pictured one were bigger. This one may not have made it regardless without prolonged support from the mother. We've had this little fence gap for years and never had this happen. The yard is tiny and my dog is huge (and usually so gentle!). It's a glorified litterbox. Animals generally avoid it. There are tons of rabbits in our relatively dense neighborhood. We have a huge park on one side of the neighborhood and a huge cemetery on my side. Deer sometimes come and go through the night in fact, crossing two busy roads or hanging out in the neighborhood. My dog is desensitized to everything but the deer. They freak her out. Thanks for the advice. Edit: That makes sense. We were wondering if, having missed a night, they would come back. It rained real hard for a bit there and I'm not sure if she was far away she would attempt to travel in that kind of weather. Thanks again. Kudaros fucked around with this message at 01:12 on Mar 15, 2016 |
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quote:If you say she only comes for a week though, they may have been about ready to go on their own. sorry I should have been more clear, mothers will come back for up to a week to look for missing kits. they normally will nurse for several weeks
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