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Lifetime costs of keeping a rabbit...
- Thread starter courtneydayle
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Aly&Poppy<3
Wise Old Thumper
It could probably swap veggies with the vets :lol: mine have cost over £1000 this year, will probably be the same next year :lol: oh well..
OwnedByRabbits
Warren Veteran
shouldnt hay cost more than veggies ?
Santa
Wise Old Thumper
Yeah, $900 annually is probably more like it!
Santa
Wise Old Thumper
Not necessarily - £5 buys you an entire bale of hay but a couple of bagfuls of veggies! It's about cost not volume.
I don't necessarily agree with the way the costs have been broken down, but it's probably not that far out as an estimate...at least of how much it should cost if you're looking after your buns properly!
William
Wise Old Thumper
It can beare considerably lower depending on what you use and costs in your area etc. My costs are nowhere near that high.
Like if you forage or grow your own herbs etc, if you do not use litter or bedding, if you groom yourself, if you buy hay in bales and pellets in bulk (or don't use pellets at all), if your hundreds free ranges the house then no housing is needed, treats can be forage, some toys can be homemade/free, my neuters were only $55 each.... The only thing that may be a bit low is medical but some buns are healthy and never have to go to the vets and of course there's no myxi or vhd here so no costs for vaccs.
Like if you forage or grow your own herbs etc, if you do not use litter or bedding, if you groom yourself, if you buy hay in bales and pellets in bulk (or don't use pellets at all), if your hundreds free ranges the house then no housing is needed, treats can be forage, some toys can be homemade/free, my neuters were only $55 each.... The only thing that may be a bit low is medical but some buns are healthy and never have to go to the vets and of course there's no myxi or vhd here so no costs for vaccs.
courtneydayle
Alpha Buck
Not sure how accurate this is anyway. It also said that having a goldfish for it's lifetime was about $10,000...
William
Wise Old Thumper
Yeah that is not true either... Unless you build an inground swimming pool for them.
I'm glad they're trying to show people that goldfish and rabbits aren't exactly cheap and easy pets but more accurate information would be more believable.
XxLeanne
Warren Scout
I don't see how I could spend that much on toys ever tbh, bedding I don't buy I use hay, they don't go to a groomers I do that myself spent £5 on the brushes lol, greens/veggies I don't buy for them, they will get spare bits every now and again from our veggies so those costs don't apply here 
Gosh, I thhink I would love that to be true-I would be rolling in money :lol:
I would like to say I didn't pay for 'grooming' until I asked for a break down of all my vet charges over the last couple of years and noticed I had been charged £13 when nails were clipped (bearing in mind I hold them myself when this is done so in my opinion am doing more than half the job). The only reason i ever got it done at the vets was because I was going anyway, perfectly capable at home with help from my Mum).
This has really made me think about how much I probably spend on the little things you don't notice so much at the time like veg, toys etc. Plus the fact I have changed the bunnies housing about three times in their lives, the most recent time including getting a laminate flooring laid in their bedroom :roll:
Bonding, NIC panels, petrol to vets, rugs, crates for storage, blankets, bowls, brushes, kitchen towel, cage cleaner, rear guard, flea treatment, countless number of bags of hay that remain un-eaten......the list is endless and I dread to think of the total cost!!
I would like to say I didn't pay for 'grooming' until I asked for a break down of all my vet charges over the last couple of years and noticed I had been charged £13 when nails were clipped (bearing in mind I hold them myself when this is done so in my opinion am doing more than half the job). The only reason i ever got it done at the vets was because I was going anyway, perfectly capable at home with help from my Mum).
This has really made me think about how much I probably spend on the little things you don't notice so much at the time like veg, toys etc. Plus the fact I have changed the bunnies housing about three times in their lives, the most recent time including getting a laminate flooring laid in their bedroom :roll:
Bonding, NIC panels, petrol to vets, rugs, crates for storage, blankets, bowls, brushes, kitchen towel, cage cleaner, rear guard, flea treatment, countless number of bags of hay that remain un-eaten......the list is endless and I dread to think of the total cost!!
I<3Rabbits
Mama Doe
I don't bye mine toys, just give them house hold stuff, so that would be wrong in my case
BorisnHannibal
Young Bun
You mean you wouldn't build a whole swimming pool for a goldfish... tsk. lol
I would say most of this is far too low. We spend a fortune on toys because my two destroy most of them within 2 or 3 days. We make our own too. I would never pay for grooming tho, but maybe because my buns don't really have long fur! And vets fees... my word. My two are only 2 and we've easily spend £1500. Most of that on Han when he was really ill but still!
biscandmatt1
Wise Old Thumper
well i spend £2000+ one year trying to get bisc and matt stable. their meds cost me £80 a month! then all the other costs! over their lifetime it will be alot! but they are worth every penny
BorisnHannibal
Young Bun
well i spend £2000+ one year trying to get bisc and matt stable. their meds cost me £80 a month! then all the other costs! over their lifetime it will be alot! but they are worth every penny
Totally. I love everything about them They have to be some of the funniest pets I've ever had. A lot more work than I expected but worth every second and every penny.
Yeah Han went through a stage where he was on about 4 different things a month... that was a lot of very costly bills. I was amazed when we went for a check up and it was only £50 for the 2 of them. Was the least Id paid in a long time!
William
Wise Old Thumper
Lol I would love to but unfortunately I'm not rich
this is incredible, I'd so do it if I had the money http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?232218-New-Tropical-PondLol I would love to but unfortunately I'm not rich
You have a pond the size of a small lake though!
BorisnHannibal
Young Bun
Lol I would love to but unfortunately I'm not rich
Cool. My friend has a huge 2 meter tank that he bought for tropical fish but he decided not to start buying them until they move house. Loathe not to use the space he put his tiny goldfish in there by himself. Largest fishbowl ever for a single fish!
