That ''Rabbity'' smell..

Sarah1991 · Jan 28, 2015

I'm just wondering if anyone knows why the two foster boys Merry and Pippin would smell so ''rabbity'' :? Its not a dirty smell, just animal smell.

They aren't dirty, their bums look clean, but the spare room where they are staying has a strong smell of rabbit.

Anyone know why this would be or a way to reduce it? Milo and Finn don't smell at all! They just smell of hay and grass.

Is it just because they aren't neutered yet? Their temporary housing is kept clean and fresh too!

Jack's-Jane · Jan 28, 2015

Yep, entire Bucks can smell very pungent. Especially if there are two in close proximity to each other.

icklepxy · Jan 28, 2015

Could one of they have sprayed somewhere you haven't noticed yet? As intact males they're more likely to mark their territory with their scents.

Zoobec · Jan 28, 2015

Perhaps because they aren't neutered yet, because of this they may be spraying wee everywhere too!

*Funny*Bunny* · Jan 28, 2015

Arthur had a unique smell to him when I first got him, he was neutered but I think he was marking his new territory by spraying! The smell went and then I introduced lilly and it came back :lol: it went again then I moved them downstairs and it came back! He was marking his territory! Poor lilly smelt strongly of boy for a little while! He was just reminding everyone that she was his! :lol:

I'd assume that the smell will go after they're neutered or once they've settled in to their new territory!

chloemurray · Jan 28, 2015

Definitely because they're unneutered, I think they smell absolutely vile before they're "done" but I do have a very strong sense of smell :lol:

Sarah1991 · Jan 28, 2015

Hopefully it will go away once they are neutered. I'm going to give their housing a good clean tonight and see if I've missed anything, I don't think I have though! :?

Thanks all, I thought that it was just because they were not neutered, I've never been able to smell rabbits so much!

Jack's-Jane · Jan 28, 2015

Sarah1991 said:
Hopefully it will go away once they are neutered. I'm going to give their housing a good clean tonight and see if I've missed anything, I don't think I have though! :?

Thanks all, I thought that it was just because they were not neutered, I've never been able to smell rabbits so much!

Another thing to watch out for is if they start to spray you !! Nothing quite like standing in the queue at the supermarket check-out smelling of Eau de Buck

Sarah1991 · Jan 28, 2015

Jack's-Jane said:
Another thing to watch out for is if they start to spray you !! Nothing quite like standing in the queue at the supermarket check-out smelling of Eau de Buck

Oh yes I'll bet its lovely.

I'm so paranoid about the smell. When I go into the enclosure on a morning to sort out Milo and Finn I'm not bothered at all or concerned about how I smell after, because they barely have a smell!

But with these two I feel like I smell strongly of them when I come out of the spare room, I'm really aware that I might be going to work smelling of them! I'm currently getting up at 5:30 every morning to have time to organised 4 rabbits and a conure before I go out at 6:50 for work! The pleasures of having pets I guess!

tonibun · Jan 28, 2015

The other thing I've noticed is if they haven't been kept clean in their old home, they still smell as they did for a while. It can take a while for this smell to disappear.

That ''Rabbity'' smell..

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