just gave neela her first bath and she was perfect she obviously wasnt too keen on it but didnt make a fuss. not planning on making it a regular thing but had to give her one as she had a bit of a mucky bum :? what are your bunnies like in the bath??
Well my first rabbit died because I tried to bathe him (Forgive me, I was only 7). I'm not sure if he died of shock or if he froze because he wasn't dried properly
On the plus side, my neighbours netherland dwarf is ok with baths, and he loves being dried with the hairdryer! He gets extremelly filthy and I'm suprised he hasn't had flystrike yet.
yeah i was quite scared about giving her a bath tbh which is why ive avoided it but luckily shes fine haha i know a few buns who love the hairdryer which is strange
When my bun Tipsy had abscesses on her tum and back leg, she had to have her wounds washed out twice a day which was done in the sink with warm water and iodine put in the wounds.
Luckily, she was a brill rabbit was would stay still, she never EVER scrabbled, scratched, struggled or bit. She was an awesome bun. So affectionate, even though she had to have these 'semi-baths' (her back of top part of the body never got wet) and she also used to love the hairdryer. Mum had to use it as using a towel on her that often would have made her skin sore and took a long time.
She was a brill bunny.
Would never bath a bun unless they had messed themselves of couldnt do it themselved properly. It washes the natural oils off their skin.
Rabbit's shouldn't need baths unless they have an under lying problem causing them to get dirty. So a bath, should be a short term solution but you need to work on the under lying problem.
Rabbit's shouldn't need baths unless they have an under lying problem causing them to get dirty. So a bath, should be a short term solution but you need to work on the under lying problem.
If that was a dirty bum then the problem most likely lies in diet. Probably not enough fibre and too much protein. Try increasing the proportion of hay in her diet and decreasing dry food. If you're not already then swapping to a high fibre pellet should help too.
As well as meaning no further baths it should help her health generally too
she has a really good diet, at least i think she does. Shes fed on excel pellets (not alot) and gets a cup of leafy greens a day and she gets loads of hay too. I think maybe the problem was my brother and his friend were feeding her treats and maybe gave her too much as her poo is normally solid and she is a very very healthy rabbit also her bum wasnt dirty at all just a bit clumped because of the sawdust, i regularly groom her but thought it best to take it out unless it got worse.
Hmmmmmm.......I had the same problem with my husband and bunny treats until I made him clean them out!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Hmm, usually they'd take care off grooming their tootsies themselves.
I wouldn't have thought bathing would help with clean but matted fur. It's more when they've got poop caked on so the water dissolves the poop freeing the fur.
If they sit out in the wet a lot you could try providing a covered area (a stool/small table) when they can pop under and dry out their toes and clean them off.
They have a good 4 x 4 ft area where they can sit if it rains! They just don't want too!!! :shock: :lol:
Hmm, usually they'd take care off grooming their tootsies themselves.
I wouldn't have thought bathing would help with clean but matted fur. It's more when they've got poop caked on so the water dissolves the poop freeing the fur.
If they sit out in the wet a lot you could try providing a covered area (a stool/small table) when they can pop under and dry out their toes and clean them off.