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I think fleece fabric does seem to keep the liquid on top rather than drawing it through to the bottom. The other thing you could try is puppy training pads, the are just flat pads like a disposable nappy that are really absorbent. You'd just have to make sure he didn't chew any, but if you...

NIC grids I meant, sorry. Think she found she had to order huge amounts to get a reasonable shipping cost so was asking around to see what the demand would be. I think she got quite a favourable response to it so hopefully she will go ahead with importing them. Don't know about vet beds...

Sorry to hear about your poor Caramel. If you need a rabbit savvy vet there are two very good ones in Auckland that specialize in rabbits and other exotic pets. The first is Lynfield Vets, this is where I take my rabbits (the vet they see is Kevin Turner) and the second is Mt Albert Vets...

Have you had a look on Trade Me? I live in NZ also and often there are people selling second hand dog crates on there. My bunnies are in the dog crates, they are kind of heavy and not ideal but they were the best I could come up with. I have put some shelves in so they have more room. I have...

Well Florence is doing a lot better, hasn't been puffing or overheating at all. She is now in a spacious outdoor hutch during the day and an indoor cage in the shed at night and this seems to be the right balance of temperature and exercise. Will get the vet to check her heart when I take her...

She had a quick vet check when she arrived at the SPCA but I've not taken her back since because I don't really want to put her through the stress. We know nothing about her history, only that she was found in someones barn with the first two babies. She is underweight but we are working...

Hi, I am fostering a rabbit for my SPCA at the moment. She came to me with two 3 day old babies and then four weeks later had eleven more! Two have passed and the older two were weaned early so she is feeing nine babies (a week old). She is currently living in my bedroom and when I let...

So current count is 9 and all looking good. Mum bunny (now named Florence) was being kept in an indoor bunny cage in my rabbit shed but have now moved her into a crate & playpen in my room because she is going stir crazy. She jumped out of the play pen twice within ten minutes so while I'm at...

She is getting loads of pellets but also demands greens (and I mean demands! She keeps pounding on the door of her cage until I pile her with grass or veg), she is getting through about 3-4 cups a day of pellets. Have lost one baby so far, think it must have held on to her when she finished...

Thanks for that advice. The SPCA hardly ever gets in mums with newborns so it is unlikely I will be able to find a foster mum. I checked on them this morning and they were all quiet and sleepy, it looked like she managed to feed them all but they are piled three deep so it is hard to check...

Oops, posted that twice.

It seems I made a slight miscount this morning... turns out she had ELEVEN!!!! Yikes! She is only a lop! How is she going to care for 11 babies? They are squeaking a lot and I don't think she's got that many nipples! Not sure what to do next, can she handle that many? Should I cull some...

Thanks! She gave birth this morning, looks like 5+ babies in the nest! Older babies seemed happy enough this morning so will keep them separate. Really didn't bargain on this when I took them on!

Hi, I am fostering a rabbit at the moment who was found in somebody's barn with babies approximately three days old. They were four weeks on Monday and today mother bunny has started building a new nest. I had noticed her stomach getting rather large and suspected she was pregnant. Obviously...

In case anyone is interested, Kuta had his first ear done on Wednesday. I almost didn't go ahead with the procedure but whilst in the waiting room on Monday I met a couple of girls who had had the procedure done on their bunny and he was looking great. They were able to tell me about how his...