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 Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:10 pm
 *back* (I posted in this several pages ago. Now I see this thread is still growing and have come to join the bunny discussion!) I have a Dutch named Roxie (Roxie-sox x3). I made her a tunnel recently and she LOVES it. I found a tough cardboard "cement form" at Home Depot (they're just like giant paper towel tubes). I cut it in half, then cut off part of that so it's more like an archway, and carpeted it (all more difficult than it would seem xD). She runs through it, hides in it, jumps over it, puts her front paws up on it...
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:08 pm
Welcome back, Ghost! Your rabbit sounds adorable. I always think Dutch rabbits have interesting nose shapes. xd Maybe because there's one where I work with a very pretty face...
My rabbit's got a new game going. He bounds up to me like he always does while he's out, then starts to nibble on my clothes. Of course, I tell him no and shoo him off, and he gets excited when I correct him. He jumps in the air a time or two and runs in a circle. A few minutes later, he comes back to do it again. :ROFL:
Correction is apparently NOT working! xd Okay, so he doesn't bite hard....he's just playing.
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Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:26 pm
Lady Nekochan Welcome back, Ghost! Your rabbit sounds adorable. I always think Dutch rabbits have interesting nose shapes. xd Maybe because there's one where I work with a very pretty face...
My rabbit's got a new game going. He bounds up to me like he always does while he's out, then starts to nibble on my clothes. Of course, I tell him no and shoo him off, and he gets excited when I correct him. He jumps in the air a time or two and runs in a circle. A few minutes later, he comes back to do it again. :ROFL:
Correction is apparently NOT working! xd Okay, so he doesn't bite hard....he's just playing.
Mine does stuff like that too. Rabbits just don't like to listen! I discovered Roxie likes to play-fight. If I drum my fingers around on the carpet in front of her, she'll get all excited and start leaping and pretending to attack my hand. She's always grunting and charging at my dogs when they come into her territory. This morning, my dog tried to steal her lettuce and she freaked out! But yeah, she never actually hurts anyone xD she just likes to think she's tough.
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Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:11 pm
maybe a spraybottle? like with cats? confused
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:16 pm
Akari_32 maybe a spraybottle? like with cats? confused Yeah, I think those are ok. You're not supposed to punish rabbits but water doesn't hurt them. If they're doing something really bad, I make a loud noise like "TCH!" (that sound the dog whisperer uses sweatdrop ) clapping or hitting a wall. But for minor things I just push them away like Nekochan said.
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:20 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:31 pm
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:38 pm
are they french lops?
But n e ways tips....
1) Know the gender i made a mistake with that 3 weeks ago... crying and now all the kits are gonna die
2) clip nails once every 3 months at least...
3) how to put a bunny in a 'trance' this helps when clipping nails and checking genders.... First get the rabbit in your lap and put your legs together, make sure they are at a slight downwards angle, lay the rabbit in your lap upside down with it's head at your knees rub it's nose to it's head untill it closes it's eyes, now keep in ming they could come to at any second so keep your hand on thier belly while you do what you need to do. this also helps for checking teeth and getting used to handling when you take it to the vet
4) leave 24/7 acess(sp?) to hay... it is the majority of thier diet
5) let them out as much as possible... they need exersize too and it is good for them to have grazing time, i let mine out for about 30 minutes a day so they all get a turn
6) try to avoid punishing them like you would a dog they communicate in a different way and it would only make them scared of you
7) if you want them to socialize with animals of other species do it early... i used to have a cat that would get along great with my rabbit muffin but the cats i have now would try to eat her... dont let them near animals that might try to eat them
cool watch out for burrowing they would love to dig a giant hole in your yard if they got the chance
ninja ninja i think that is all i can say right now ninja ninja i might add more later lol ninja ninja
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:40 pm
Ghost of Green Glades *back* (I posted in this several pages ago. Now I see this thread is still growing and have come to join the bunny discussion!) I have a Dutch named Roxie (Roxie-sox x3). I made her a tunnel recently and she LOVES it. I found a tough cardboard "cement form" at Home Depot (they're just like giant paper towel tubes). I cut it in half, then cut off part of that so it's more like an archway, and carpeted it (all more difficult than it would seem xD). She runs through it, hides in it, jumps over it, puts her front paws up on it... OMG i have a rabbit named Roxie too.... but then we found out that she was actually a he eek but he kept his name....
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:41 pm
animegalash Ghost of Green Glades *back* (I posted in this several pages ago. Now I see this thread is still growing and have come to join the bunny discussion!) I have a Dutch named Roxie (Roxie-sox x3). I made her a tunnel recently and she LOVES it. I found a tough cardboard "cement form" at Home Depot (they're just like giant paper towel tubes). I cut it in half, then cut off part of that so it's more like an archway, and carpeted it (all more difficult than it would seem xD). She runs through it, hides in it, jumps over it, puts her front paws up on it... OMG i have a rabbit named Roxie too.... but then we found out that she was actually a he eek but he kept his name.... Same thing happened with my first rabbit! His name was Daphne!! rofl
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:39 pm
animegalash are they french lops? But n e ways tips.... 1) Know the gender i made a mistake with that 3 weeks ago... crying and now all the kits are gonna die 2) clip nails once every 3 months at least... 3) how to put a bunny in a 'trance' this helps when clipping nails and checking genders.... First get the rabbit in your lap and put your legs together, make sure they are at a slight downwards angle, lay the rabbit in your lap upside down with it's head at your knees rub it's nose to it's head untill it closes it's eyes, now keep in ming they could come to at any second so keep your hand on thier belly while you do what you need to do. this also helps for checking teeth and getting used to handling when you take it to the vet 4) leave 24/7 acess(sp?) to hay... it is the majority of thier diet 5) let them out as much as possible... they need exersize too and it is good for them to have grazing time, i let mine out for about 30 minutes a day so they all get a turn 6) try to avoid punishing them like you would a dog they communicate in a different way and it would only make them scared of you 7) if you want them to socialize with animals of other species do it early... i used to have a cat that would get along great with my rabbit muffin but the cats i have now would try to eat her... dont let them near animals that might try to eat them cool watch out for burrowing they would love to dig a giant hole in your yard if they got the chance ninja ninja i think that is all i can say right now ninja ninja i might add more later lol ninja ninja ummm my rabbits are social but not handelable, and they reeeeeeeaaaaaly need their nails cliped ^_^'> i cant even hold them so they get transported in a cardbord box
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:05 pm
Akari_32 animegalash are they french lops? But n e ways tips.... 1) Know the gender i made a mistake with that 3 weeks ago... crying and now all the kits are gonna die 2) clip nails once every 3 months at least... 3) how to put a bunny in a 'trance' this helps when clipping nails and checking genders.... First get the rabbit in your lap and put your legs together, make sure they are at a slight downwards angle, lay the rabbit in your lap upside down with it's head at your knees rub it's nose to it's head untill it closes it's eyes, now keep in ming they could come to at any second so keep your hand on thier belly while you do what you need to do. this also helps for checking teeth and getting used to handling when you take it to the vet 4) leave 24/7 acess(sp?) to hay... it is the majority of thier diet 5) let them out as much as possible... they need exersize too and it is good for them to have grazing time, i let mine out for about 30 minutes a day so they all get a turn 6) try to avoid punishing them like you would a dog they communicate in a different way and it would only make them scared of you 7) if you want them to socialize with animals of other species do it early... i used to have a cat that would get along great with my rabbit muffin but the cats i have now would try to eat her... dont let them near animals that might try to eat them cool watch out for burrowing they would love to dig a giant hole in your yard if they got the chance ninja ninja i think that is all i can say right now ninja ninja i might add more later lol ninja ninja ummm my rabbits are social but not handelable, and they reeeeeeeaaaaaly need their nails cliped ^_^'> i cant even hold them so they get transported in a cardbord box how do you hod them? it is best to hold them against you so they are comfortable and make sure thier feet are against you and if you place them on your lap they should be ok... them follow my instructions on number 3 and you should be able to clip thier nails easily enough
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:07 pm
Ghost of Green Glades animegalash Ghost of Green Glades *back* (I posted in this several pages ago. Now I see this thread is still growing and have come to join the bunny discussion!) I have a Dutch named Roxie (Roxie-sox x3). I made her a tunnel recently and she LOVES it. I found a tough cardboard "cement form" at Home Depot (they're just like giant paper towel tubes). I cut it in half, then cut off part of that so it's more like an archway, and carpeted it (all more difficult than it would seem xD). She runs through it, hides in it, jumps over it, puts her front paws up on it... OMG i have a rabbit named Roxie too.... but then we found out that she was actually a he eek but he kept his name.... Same thing happened with my first rabbit! His name was Daphne!! rofl I also have a girl named Buddy we got her the same time as Roxie so we made the same mistake
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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:14 pm
animegalash Akari_32 animegalash are they french lops? But n e ways tips.... 1) Know the gender i made a mistake with that 3 weeks ago... crying and now all the kits are gonna die 2) clip nails once every 3 months at least... 3) how to put a bunny in a 'trance' this helps when clipping nails and checking genders.... First get the rabbit in your lap and put your legs together, make sure they are at a slight downwards angle, lay the rabbit in your lap upside down with it's head at your knees rub it's nose to it's head untill it closes it's eyes, now keep in ming they could come to at any second so keep your hand on thier belly while you do what you need to do. this also helps for checking teeth and getting used to handling when you take it to the vet 4) leave 24/7 acess(sp?) to hay... it is the majority of thier diet 5) let them out as much as possible... they need exersize too and it is good for them to have grazing time, i let mine out for about 30 minutes a day so they all get a turn 6) try to avoid punishing them like you would a dog they communicate in a different way and it would only make them scared of you 7) if you want them to socialize with animals of other species do it early... i used to have a cat that would get along great with my rabbit muffin but the cats i have now would try to eat her... dont let them near animals that might try to eat them cool watch out for burrowing they would love to dig a giant hole in your yard if they got the chance ninja ninja i think that is all i can say right now ninja ninja i might add more later lol ninja ninja ummm my rabbits are social but not handelable, and they reeeeeeeaaaaaly need their nails cliped ^_^'> i cant even hold them so they get transported in a cardbord box how do you hod them? it is best to hold them against you so they are comfortable and make sure thier feet are against you and if you place them on your lap they should be ok... them follow my instructions on number 3 and you should be able to clip thier nails easily enough i do but as soon as my hand even touches there side (even if im just petting them) they run away. i tried the treat method, giveing them a treat and putting my hand under them, but now Betty wont take any thing from me unless its something REAAAALY tasty like fresh fruit or veggies.
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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:12 pm
animegalash Ghost of Green Glades animegalash Ghost of Green Glades *back* (I posted in this several pages ago. Now I see this thread is still growing and have come to join the bunny discussion!) I have a Dutch named Roxie (Roxie-sox x3). I made her a tunnel recently and she LOVES it. I found a tough cardboard "cement form" at Home Depot (they're just like giant paper towel tubes). I cut it in half, then cut off part of that so it's more like an archway, and carpeted it (all more difficult than it would seem xD). She runs through it, hides in it, jumps over it, puts her front paws up on it... OMG i have a rabbit named Roxie too.... but then we found out that she was actually a he eek but he kept his name.... Same thing happened with my first rabbit! His name was Daphne!! rofl I also have a girl named Buddy we got her the same time as Roxie so we made the same mistake
My rabbit's back to recognizing me again! I've been sick lately, so I had an insanely weird voice on Wednesday. My boss said it sounded like I had it altered to protect my identity on TV. xd Anyway, when we opened Fawn's cage that evening, he wouldn't come out. No interest. He definitely didn't respond to me talking, and I didn't really want to touch him because I was feeling really crummy. I know there's probably no recording of most human germs being passed to rabbits, but we weren't taking chances.
Thursday, my voice was getting better, so Fawn realized after a moment of me talking and petting him a little that it was me. He came out and did some of his happy jumping/putting his front feet up on my legs.
Today, my voice is mostly better, just nasally. Fawn was already out when I got home, and his floppy ears perked up when I came in the door and started talking to my mom. While I wasn't home, he'd just been kind of wandering around. When I sat down with him - instant happy! He was jumping, and running, and sticking his front feet on me, and running, and circling me, and jumping some more! Then he'd wear himself out and lay down for a bit.... then it's time to run! Jump! Dash! Climb! Circle! Then he wore himself out again and stopped next to me to clean his ear. xd
Too cute! Just too cute! Seeing him get excited when I come home is one of the best things in the world.
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