Hi everyone. I thought I'd dig in and post, since we're first time bun owners and so far have been learning by trial and error (mostly error!) since we don't know any other bun owners.
We...inherited...Sandy about a year ago. She was originally bought for my daughter by her Auntie on the proviso that she would live with Auntie and Uncle on their small-holding (my other half is horribly allergic to fur). Anyway, long story short, they acquired some new horses and I got the inevitable phone call asking if, now that we were in a house with a garden, would we mind having her as they were running out of space. Never saw that one coming, honest....:roll:
So...1 year later, Sandy has made the transition from garden to house (because we're complete soft touches and couldn't stand to leave her out there during winter). She's quite an old girl, so we know we probably don't have long with her, which is sad because quite frankly, we're complete converts - even my other half, who was not best impressed at being turned into bunny rescue central, completely adores her.
My question, if I may, relates to the dreaded mucky bum. Sandy has malocclusion, which I suspect stops her from cleaning herself properly (we do make sure her teeth are regularly trimmed, but I still don't imagine it's easy for her). Either way, she needs help keeping herself clean...I'm just wondering if anyone has advice on the best way to do it? Everything I do ends up in a hell of a faff, a grumpy bun and me covered in fur! It's something I'm quite worried about with summer coming up and the flies coming out. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
We...inherited...Sandy about a year ago. She was originally bought for my daughter by her Auntie on the proviso that she would live with Auntie and Uncle on their small-holding (my other half is horribly allergic to fur). Anyway, long story short, they acquired some new horses and I got the inevitable phone call asking if, now that we were in a house with a garden, would we mind having her as they were running out of space. Never saw that one coming, honest....:roll:
So...1 year later, Sandy has made the transition from garden to house (because we're complete soft touches and couldn't stand to leave her out there during winter). She's quite an old girl, so we know we probably don't have long with her, which is sad because quite frankly, we're complete converts - even my other half, who was not best impressed at being turned into bunny rescue central, completely adores her.
My question, if I may, relates to the dreaded mucky bum. Sandy has malocclusion, which I suspect stops her from cleaning herself properly (we do make sure her teeth are regularly trimmed, but I still don't imagine it's easy for her). Either way, she needs help keeping herself clean...I'm just wondering if anyone has advice on the best way to do it? Everything I do ends up in a hell of a faff, a grumpy bun and me covered in fur! It's something I'm quite worried about with summer coming up and the flies coming out. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!