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It's wonderful for plants! Unlike other manures, which are considered "hot" and must be composted before adding to soil, bunny poo is not and can be added right away or composted - your choice. I tend to take a few poos and push them into the soil of my house plants, while also composting the...

My rabbits have been to a number of houses (friends for pet sitting, our parents during holidays) and remain perfectly litter trained in the new situations. They've been using a litter box long enough to understand that it applies in new situations. I just travel with an xpen, not their entire...

I have two - one who doesn't mind the hardwood and the other who avoids is like it's lava. Hannah doesn't mind it and has no problem crossing rooms with hardwood, though she prefers the traction of the carpet for running around. Otto hates the hardwood with a passion and will only step over...

Maybe she just likes pushing it? My rabbits like to sleep so they're touching something, whether it's a box or another toy - it wouldn't be unusual for them to push aside a box and sleep behind it. Rabbits are definitely redecorators and love to move their things around.

Adorable! I'm going to go against the grain and say holland lop - or at least a mix. The ears seem to stick out to the side a bit and the face just reminds me of a holland face.

I think it's much more based on individual bun than breed - rabbits aren't generally bred for a specific personality (the way different dog breeds are, for example) so they tend to only have very generic behavior traits in common. I have a mini lop girl who loves affection and pets, but is not...

I've done it with one of my rabbits with a fair amount of success. He gets nervous when he doesn't know what I want and just doing voice commands wasn't cutting it. The clicker really broke through his learning barrier and he was able to pick things up much more quickly and without any...

I agree with the others that the majority of rabbits just don't like to be picked up and will never enjoy it, so no point in trying to force it on them. The flattening when you pet him is a good thing! I think one poster commented that he's afraid of you picking him up, but in my experience...

There's really not much you can do other than clean up the furry tumbleweeds and keep brushing them until it's over. If he'll put up the vacuum attachment that might help. Some say that papaya helps dissolve hair in the gut, but I haven't actually seen any evidence for this. I've never heard...

Spaying will most likely help with all of the issues you're having, especially the litter training.

All perfectly normal. When they hump they generally grab on to a mouthful of hair and that's what gets pulled out. My spayed female tries to hump my male all the time, or pulls fur out of his bum. As long as it's not causing fights it's not a problem.

My Otto routinely holds it for up to 12 hours - he'll go out in the living room for a nap and stay out there all day, never bothering to get up to use his litter box. Bunnies should have no problem holding it for 30min, however, they don't always *want* to hold it that long. Sometimes they like...

I know you said to ignore your post ;-) but I wanted to jump in and say she just sounds hormonal! The sweetest female bunnies can turn into terrors right around that age and it's perfectly normal (and almost always fixable with a spay)

She could be doing it just to get your attention. If you look at her, or even tell her "no" while she does it, she might keep doing it just to get you to look at her. I would try ignoring completely - the behavior might increase at first, but should go away. Even with a million toys, some...

It sounds like they're territorial of their cage, rather than shy. This is very typical for females of that age as they go into puberty and many don't like people sticking hands into their cages. Most bunnies don't like to be picked up either, so they could be reacting like that in an attempt to...