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Flopsy

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Well someone was talking about yorget treatsearlier and so when I was bored I went to vitacraft.com. Its a verynice website except they need to get some facts straight.

One. rabbits aren't rodents.
Two. Rabbits don't always make good pets for 6-7 years olds.

everything else I liked. Vitakraft is one of my favorite companies.
 
Yes, give your children bites, scratches andsearing pain from being dug by buying them a bunny!LOL You'd think the people who make these things wouldresearch the animals rather than cobbling together some old generalview points and putting them on their website. I've a goodmind to contact them about it. Henry and Max won't eat any oftheir stuff for some reason... won't eat anything other than veggiesand peanuts for treats.
 
Okay I had to write so this is what I'm going to email them...

I was just browsing on your website and I noticed some errors aboutrabbits. They are not rodents as they have backteeth. They are also not suitable as pets for youngchildren. Having had rabbits for 10 years and endured manyinjuries due to scratching and biting bunnies, I would seriouslydiscourage any child from owning one. They are of greatenjoyment to alot of people, but they are often startled and getalarmed at the rough and constant handling that a child will do.

I would think that since your company specialises in products forrodents and rabbits, that you would have researched this informationbefore publishing it on your site. It has put doubt into mymind as to whether your products are suitable for my rabbits.

Thank you for your time.

I don't want to be too rough with them as it may have been easier forthem to group rabbits into the rodent category, but I like to make mypoint. LOL Opinionated bisom thatIam!
 
I hope that they change there site or I might not feel safe giving there products to Fluffy and Flopsy.

I going to write to them too. What is the email address that you are going to send that to?
 
It was[email protected] I don't know ifit's the correct address but it's the only one on the site.There are some postal addresses too if you don't fancy emailing it...just look down for the US address.

Good luck! :)
 
Well, even though many of us give our buns someof Vitakraft's treats, myself included, when you read the ingredientslist there are often items that do not portend well for good rabbithealth...like the sugar in yogurt drops, for instance.

Vitakraft might know full well what they are doing, but it is all aboutmarketing and marketing often appeals to the uneducated public, eh?

Glad you caught them dealing misinformation!

Buck
 
Delphinum wrote:
Okay I had to write so this is what I'm going to email them...

I was just browsing on your website and I noticed some errors aboutrabbits. They are not rodents as they have backteeth. They are also not suitable as pets for youngchildren. Having had rabbits for 10 years and endured manyinjuries due to scratching and biting bunnies, I would seriouslydiscourage any child from owning one. They are of greatenjoyment to alot of people, but they are often startled and getalarmed at the rough and constant handling that a child will do.


Of course, you'll need to get *your* facts straight also :cool:LOL

Both rodents and rabbitshave back teeth. Thedifference between the teeth of the rodent and the lagomorph (rabbits,pikas and hares) is the fact that lagomorphs have *6* incisors, whererodents have only *4*. The extra set of incisors on rabbitsare located behind the primary top incisors and are called "peg teeth"(not the same as "pegged" teeth).

Lagomorphs also have testicles that are located forward of the penisrather than behind. It is the opposite in rodents and mostother mammals.

It's difficult to generalize whether or not a pet is good for achild. My 5 year old has had rabbits since the age of 6months and has about 10 rabbits currently.

More info on rabbit teeth . . .

http://www.geocities.com/billynock/TEETH.html



Pam
 
I disagree about rabbits not being goodpets for 7 year olds,my son is 4 has two rabbits of his own, they donot bite or scratch.They are dutch which my family has raised for manyyears.bluebird
 
Yes, but Pam and bluebird, you ar both breederswith lots of experience. I would hesitate to suggest a rabbit for ayoung child unless the parent was very knowledgable.
 
We got Mr. Peabody for my daughter who'sfour. She feeds him, fills his food dish and walks withhim. He is in everyway her bunny. I clean the cagealthough she refills the tray. We've had him for just over ayear now and not once has he bite her. Myself on the otherhand has been bitten quite a few times even have a scar ortwo. I'm not saying that all little kids make great rabbitowners but I do agree with Pam about generalizing them. I amalso inNO way knowledgable about rabbits but I have done alot of research since getting him. So I sayitstough to say at what age a child will be good with arabbit...a pet in general for that matter!

Shannon
 
Delphinum wrote:
Okay I had to write so this is what I'm going to email them...

I was just browsing on your website and I noticed some errors aboutrabbits. They are not rodents as they have backteeth. They are also not suitable as pets for youngchildren. Having had rabbits for 10 years and endured manyinjuries due to scratching and biting bunnies, I would seriouslydiscourage any child from owning one. They are of greatenjoyment to alot of people, but they are often startled and getalarmed at the rough and constant handling that a child will do.

I would think that since your company specialises in products forrodents and rabbits, that you would have researched this informationbefore publishing it on your site. It has put doubt into mymind as to whether your products are suitable for my rabbits.

Thank you for your time.

I don't want to be too rough with them as it may have been easier forthem to group rabbits into the rodent category, but Ilike to make my point. LOL Opinionated bisomthatI am!
I'm so fond of well spoken, opinionatedpeople! :)

Raspberry
 
On the child owninga pet subject...Most of you know that Sebastian is supposed to belongto his littlegirl... ...I just like him a lot...anyway...We have had petsin our home sincethe first ofourfivechildren wereborn. Like Pam, fromlizards to ferrets and most everything in between. For the most part wehave hadsuccess stories, no horror stories, and I think Ihave helped make better people out of my children for their exposure tothe animals. THAT BEING SAID, statistically that is not the norm. Mostaverage households are not like those of us on this forum. We are onthis forum because wecare and are interested inanimals.We take the time to teach our children about propercare and kindness. Above average numbers of pet ownersacquirethem for the wrong reasons, know little or nothing about them, tire ofthem quickly, can't afford proper care, etc. These are notthe ideal situations for children tobecome pet owners. If ablanket statement had to be made about children owning pets, I think itwould be wiser to err on the side of caution and in general adviseagainst most young children owning a pet. Consider it a blessing whenhomes are found with loving children and happy pets. Just myopinion.

Thankfully, mostof us that arehere have enough sense to be able to make the commitment to ourchildren and our pets, and the outcome issuccessful!

Raspberry
 
LOL Opinionated bisom thatI am!


Well, I simply must know what a "bisom" is! (Because I must know everything LOL)

My husband was reading the Bible last night and came across referenceto someone having the "bloody flux" -- of course that led to anintensive study on exactly what having the "bloody flux"entailed :shock:



Pam
 
Though it wasn't Iwho used the word...I am sitting here in the rain and have nothing morepressing to do at the moment, so I took a moment to research theword...

It appears to be used primarily in the UK. This is the definition that I found-

BESOM

(biz-um) bisom Dialect, chiefly Scot. ~n. 1.obstreperous girl or woman; female upstart [as in "Dinnae pou'yer brither's hair, ya wee besom"]. 2. woman of low moralstanding; a hussy ( "Thon yin's a right mucky besom"). 3.broomstick or scourge; any broom made from loose twigs. 4. a comet orits tail.

I imagine it's akin to Bucks use of'rountuit' or a Jeff Foxworthy word such as "yawanna"!

Hope that helped!

Raspberry
 
Ahhhhh -- sounds like a word that could come in handy at times LOL

Thanks for going through the trouble to look it up!

Pam
 

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