hi new here

hi everyone im new here wanted to say hi! i am getting a netherland dwarf rabbit at the end of the month (it will be my birthday)but i want to get as much information on the breed as a can i had rabbits when i was little in like 2nd grade i had 6. its just been so long. i have read online about then but its also different coming from different people. so if anyone knows any good websites or you have any good advice please respond. also does any one know of any breeders in california.



thanks so much!


~brooke

Hello there and welcome to the forum. You've come to the right place for friendly advice.

I have a Netherland Dwarf Tarquin and he's got bundles of character. He's the first Nethie I've had so I can't compare, but he's into everything, very determined, strong-willed, and very very cute.

Nethies can have problems with their teeth so make sure you give plenty of hay (which all rabbits need).

There seem to be lots of threads about nethies recently. Here are a few:

http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=112794&highlight=netherland+dwarf

http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=112427&highlight=nethie

http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=110674&highlight=nethie

I have 2 at the moment (1 a foster bunny whom I'm looking after for a rescue). They are both great little characters and Rosie my smallest is completely nuts. They can be a little nervous but both are happy for nose rubs and are getting more and more settled the longer I own them but don't push too much at the begining...let them come to you (food helps). Rosie was very fussy to begin with and would hardly eat anything. As long as they have hay though thats fine and try to find out what they like. You could try specialist dwarf rabbit pellets and that would be better than mix because they may only pick out the bits they like. Some people also say they have delicate tums (mine are fine) but introduce any new food slowly.

WARNING - If the new buns is tiny you may find her very hard to pick up...Rosie spends most of her time on my shoulder when I do manage to catch her for nail clippings and bottom checks. I would wait till she fully trusts you and only pick her up a little way off the floor. I don't know if it's true but I feel that becuase Rosie is so tiny her bones must be really breakable so am extra careful.

hi thanks! i heard that netherlands arent friendly but seeing everyones htreads they seem to be sweet am i right?

Fussy, bossy, cheeky BUT so full of character and totally adorable with it. Ive had a few nethies through here and even the ones that tried to bite me did it in a way I couldn't help but think ahhh.

Plucky would be a good word for them too!

Sooz22 said:

Fussy, bossy, cheeky BUT so full of character and totally adorable with it. Ive had a few nethies through here and even the ones that tried to bite me did it in a way I couldn't help but think ahhh.

Plucky would be a good word for them too!

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Totally agree with this. Tarquin is all the above and I absolutely adore him. He's very friendly, loves having company but is also quite happy mooching around exploring and getting up to mischief on his own.

thanks every one so males vs females?


how long does it normaly take to get them used to you



any mmayjor health problems



stuff they cant have


toy that cant chew

Get one of each so that they are company for each other,and get both neutered.

i can only get one bunny lol i had to do alot of begging i mean convincing lol

Tell them that 2 little nethies are equal to one medium sized bunny, and that two together is kinder than one on its own.:lol:

haha hat would be interesting but i dont want to push it. since they are so little what size cage would be good

Bunnies do like each others company and are so funny when playing or stretched out and licking each other !!

You need to get the biggest cage you can get and and lots of toys (tubes / boxes etc ) hay and things to do.. will it be inside or out? and how long each day will you spend with the bunny? how much freedom will 'she' have ?

If you can only get one bun (and they really should be kept in pairs) then are you going to be about during the day to provide him/her with company? They are naturally social creatures and you will have to act as a surrogate 'mate'.

My personal preference is bucks, they tend to bond better with female owners and are more affectionate,

They need to be neutered at maturity though as like human teenage boys, they develop some rather anti-social behaviours at about 4-5 months!

I've had Smokey, my Nethie since early November 2007.

When we first got him he was a vicious little

However, now he is more settled and used to us he has mellowed quite a lot. What he lacks in size, he more than makes up for in attitude!

Basically is VERY territorial with his hutch space, you have to tempt him out with spring greens before you can "enter his space" and clean him out.

Other than that he is absolutely gorgeous - heartbreakingly cute and very mischeivous (sp?).

My advice is when you first get your Nethie, don't push it and be very patient - let them come to you in their own time.

Smokey has had a slightly mucky eye recently so I have been putting him through the ordeal of cleaning it :roll: But he is starting to enjoy it now that he gets a Whole Raisin All To Himself afterwards :lol: (he only gets one a day mind)

Will you post us up some piccies when you get him/her?

Kerina
xxx