Recent content by mikenyny

Yes, it is probably the "diet". I have read that "most" of the rabbits diet should consist of hay, but my rabbits are only really interested in playing with it - pulling it out of the tray as it they are uprooting it. I have exactly the same problem with trying to give them grass, so the diet I...

Have you been a cc all your life?

I'll leave you to sort it out with Watermelon; I need to move on.

1. What happend with the (3) male rabbits - and this is going on what I observed after the operations) was that there was a "cross-shaped" incision on the inside of each testicle; note I said that the testicles were not removed. I had to take each male rabbit back after 1 week for a checkup -...

Guess you have the last word on this one then?

Why do I change it every day? Answer: Because flies can lay eggs on the poop and within a couple of days the worms (or whatever you call them) can crawl onto the rabbit the next time it poops - and then you will have fly strike: no-brainer really.

/ From my experience, I would advise against buying one bunny. If you can't get a pair it is better not to bother; however, if you have bought one the sooner you buy a friend for it the better. I would say that every week you delay it will take 3 or 4 times as long for the rabbits to bond.

All I know is that I have had 3 male rabbits neutered at the animal hospital I use and it is quite straight forward. They don't "castrate" them, it is more like a vasectomy; it takes less than an hour. However, when I said I wanted a female to be spayed, it was a much bigger deal. They have to...

You need to get CRITICAL CARE powder from your vet or animal hospital. This is the method I have found very successful: 1. Mix the powder 1 part to 3 parts hot water into a wet paste. 2. Allow to cool - stirring and adding water if it gets too thick. 3. Get a large plastic syringe; I use the...

Not a lot of work - 10 mins max per day.

Answer - in my case and for my experience (over 5 years) is every day. This is what I have been using for the last couple of years. One plastic orange coloured roller paint tray - per 2 rabbits - and layed inside that is a plastic meshed tray. Method: Place a length of around 2 feet (0.6m) of...

I have posted this (procedure) a couple of times: 1. Plastic garden table, plastic garden chair, small round plastic bowl, container of washing up liquid. Pair of small, rounded scissors. 2 x 5 litre containers with warm water. Some old towels. 2. Have the table to the left of the chair - if you...

Hay or grass: as long as it is one or the other is okay.

I have read to never place a rabbit on its back; there are a number of reasons not to do this. What I do is put the rabbit on its side and place a small rolled up towel behind it to make it feel secure.

I hope she pulls through. About 2 years ago, my 2 year-old female semi Lion Head got fly strike. She started staying in the back covered area and wasn't coming out in the daytime, seeming what I would say "ashamed", so I took a look at her - picked her up and put her on my lap and I noticed...