OnionKnight
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Hello, RabbitsOnline!
I'm...kinda new to the world of rabbits to be honest. Due to certain recent events, I've just inherited four adult bunnies (three are female and one male). One of those rabbits is around five years old and is the mother of the other three. Her children are one year old each.
As I said before, I'm new to raising rabbits, but I want to do my best because they're the only thing left from their former owner. At the moment they are in my backyard, in their cages. The temperature is 19º (celsius). I've been giving them pellets that I buy from a local market together with the ocassional carrot/apple/banana.
I let them run around a fenced space I left specially for them. They spend around 4-6 hours a day.
I know that females should be spayed because of the risk of cancer. But I live in a place far away from a vet capable of performing such procedure. So that's kinda out of my reach. The best vet capable of treating my bunnies told me that the risk is not so big, but internet says otherwise. Which one is the truth?
Is there anything I'm doing bad or Am I missing? Should I cover them with a blanket while they're outside in their cages and/or at night? Please, anything you say might help me deal with this situation. I really want the best for them.
Thank you!
I'm...kinda new to the world of rabbits to be honest. Due to certain recent events, I've just inherited four adult bunnies (three are female and one male). One of those rabbits is around five years old and is the mother of the other three. Her children are one year old each.
As I said before, I'm new to raising rabbits, but I want to do my best because they're the only thing left from their former owner. At the moment they are in my backyard, in their cages. The temperature is 19º (celsius). I've been giving them pellets that I buy from a local market together with the ocassional carrot/apple/banana.
I let them run around a fenced space I left specially for them. They spend around 4-6 hours a day.
I know that females should be spayed because of the risk of cancer. But I live in a place far away from a vet capable of performing such procedure. So that's kinda out of my reach. The best vet capable of treating my bunnies told me that the risk is not so big, but internet says otherwise. Which one is the truth?
Is there anything I'm doing bad or Am I missing? Should I cover them with a blanket while they're outside in their cages and/or at night? Please, anything you say might help me deal with this situation. I really want the best for them.
Thank you!