Hello all.. have a 10wk old dwarf lop doe who I've had for a week now, and just have a few random questions. I've had guineas before, but she is my first bun.
At the moment she is living in a large plastic cage in the utility room while she is settling down and being litter trained... she seems pretty happy in there and while she is tiny she has plenty of room to run and play.
I'm aiming for her to be a combination bunny. Inside in the evening and at night when there is someone to supervise her in the house, and outside in a hutch/run combo during the day to give her some fresh air and some exercise, and also hopefully stop her destroying the house when she's on her own.
I've bought her a hutch and run and am introducing her to it gently. She had about half an hour out last night, and another 20 mins this morning. Am I going about this the right way? I don't want the sudden change of grass to uspet her tummy.
When she's indoors she has as much timothy hay as she can eat and the same in pellet feed.
The only real problem I'm having with her is putting her back in the indoor cage. She's fine to take out, and she's fine when I put her in the run, but when we approach the indoor cage, she has a mad scramble. The longer I keep her close to my body, the less she struggles, so I'm hoping it's a confidence thing rather than a cage issue, and it will settle down once she realises I'm not going to drop her. If I take her out and put her in several times in a row she is easier each time. She seems to like the cage when she's in, as she relaxes lying down with her legs stretched out.
She's a lovely little thing, will come to be caught when in the run of her cage. I'll try and get some pictures of her later.
Oh and one last thing. She's supposed to be a lop, but only one ear flops down. Will the other one go with time? Doesn't matter if it doesn't, it adds to her cuteness. :lol:
At the moment she is living in a large plastic cage in the utility room while she is settling down and being litter trained... she seems pretty happy in there and while she is tiny she has plenty of room to run and play.
I'm aiming for her to be a combination bunny. Inside in the evening and at night when there is someone to supervise her in the house, and outside in a hutch/run combo during the day to give her some fresh air and some exercise, and also hopefully stop her destroying the house when she's on her own.
I've bought her a hutch and run and am introducing her to it gently. She had about half an hour out last night, and another 20 mins this morning. Am I going about this the right way? I don't want the sudden change of grass to uspet her tummy.
When she's indoors she has as much timothy hay as she can eat and the same in pellet feed.
The only real problem I'm having with her is putting her back in the indoor cage. She's fine to take out, and she's fine when I put her in the run, but when we approach the indoor cage, she has a mad scramble. The longer I keep her close to my body, the less she struggles, so I'm hoping it's a confidence thing rather than a cage issue, and it will settle down once she realises I'm not going to drop her. If I take her out and put her in several times in a row she is easier each time. She seems to like the cage when she's in, as she relaxes lying down with her legs stretched out.
She's a lovely little thing, will come to be caught when in the run of her cage. I'll try and get some pictures of her later.
Oh and one last thing. She's supposed to be a lop, but only one ear flops down. Will the other one go with time? Doesn't matter if it doesn't, it adds to her cuteness. :lol: