The setup is this: they have been living side by side in the garden, in two separate runs. They are let out during the daylight hours; they have their turns (half of the day Charlie, then the rest of...
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The setup is this: they have been living side by side in the garden, in two separate runs. They are let out during the daylight hours; they have their turns (half of the day Charlie, then the rest of...
OK, I'll give it a go.
So far, the routine is: the two rabbits approach each other. Furious competitive digging, side by side. Chasing. Then circling. Then all hell breaks loose and I have to...
That amount of insulation and water proofing should be absolutely fine to keep them safe, in my opinion.
Last winter we had one single occasion when, after several cold days, our elderly Harvey rabbit seemed to display signs of distress. So now as a rule of thumb if the overnight temperature dips below...
How to stop it? Hmm, don't know.
From what I have seen, female rabbits just have a very strong urge to dig (perhaps less so in winter). They live in warrens after all. Our Willow turned the entire...
Yes, they are both neutered. Although they were neutered as adults.
Thanks to all of you who sent us their condolences after the recent loss of our rabbit Willow.
Now that Willow is gone, I have two males left, Charlie and Harvey. Charlie and Willow were a bonded...
I'm writing this in memory of our rabbit Willow who died today on the 21st of February.
Willow was a 50th birthday present from my family, as I badly missed Toffy, our previous resident gardener who...
Perhaps neutering would help, but maybe not. We have three rabbits and a cat; they normally ignore each other but I have seen Harvey rabbit getting annoyed with the cat (she was watching him too...
My bonded pair behaves the same way, although they seem to display more variety as to which one is mounting which (and at which end, i.e. head or tail). Perhaps that's because the female is the...
I don't know if it helps but I have a bonded pair, Willow and Charlie and even though Charlie was neutered donkeys years ago, he still occasionally humps Willow. It seems to come in phases. Lots of...
Boredom? Probably not, it's their instinct to dig. They feel safe in their underground tunnels. All of our rabbits dig. The garden is now a set of tunnels.
There was a time when I thought, naively,...
In my experience, 5 to 8 years sounds about right. Our second rabbit was about 3.5 kg and lived for 7 years. Obviously, just like with other animals, some live shorter and some longer.
Yes, our second rabbit, Toffy, was spayed at about 4 years old. She recovered OK. That's about it.
Sorry about the late reply - I think Harrison is probably just fine. My rabbits ate some crocuses too. That was last spring. They suffered no visible effect and they are still fine.
Yes, I have three climbers. In this picture Harvey is recycling the Christmas tree.
https://i.ibb.co/wyq463b/Harvey.jpg
Huh, I didn't expect so many replies. Now I'm just as confused but at a higher level. I only do the apple core treat about once a week and I've never had cold sores; at the same time I'm only human...
Maybe, maybe not.
Positive experience: I had our male rabbit (Charlie) successfully bonded to a female (Willow) on what was originally her territory, but it took five months. It was a long process...
Dear Lagomorphologists,
Sometimes after I eat most of an apple, I carefully rinse the core and give it to the rabbits - something they absolutely love. Can you see any potential health issues with...
Just found a picture of Charlie resting near a pile of old fence posts, taken last summer. One happy rabbit.
https://i.ibb.co/wcScDSR/Charlie.jpg
Yes, definitely. Of course there are examples of neglect of all sorts of animals. But dogs will bark, cats will escape and try to find new home, horses are normally too expensive to be bought by...
Unfortunately children losing interest in pets is common - in fact this is how our involvement started because we were donated a rabbit and a guinea pig by people who no longer wanted them. But, on a...
Done but what do you do when you have multiple rabbits?
I wouldn't worry about it, the sweetcorn has long gone through their digestive system and clearly they are fine. I had, on one occasion, gave our rabbits pieces of sweetcorn, not knowing about the...
Same here. Whenever I go out to check on them during the winter months - it could be late at night, with icy wind blowing, I'm dressed like I'm going on an arctic expedition - I invariably find them...