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How long have you had her? How often do you handle her? How old is she? I agree with PrettyBoi's response - make sure her feet/butt/belly are supported when you pick her up, so she will feel safer. And learn where she likes to be petted and what she considers her "no fly zone." All the...

Exactly. DO shop around to your local produce departments. Flat parsley is so much tastier than the curly stuff, which is mainly used for deception anyway! My bunny lived on herbs, other greens and hay for the most part. She rejected pellets the day we brought her home. You need to be careful...

With Miss Hoppy, (now at the Rainbow Bridge) petting and nose rubs was much preferred to kisses. But one of the cutest thing ever was when the little girl next door was growing up, she would come over to visit the bunny, and when I'd pick her up for Taylor to be able to pet her, she would squish...

Definitely she sounds bored - I like the "old phone book to nibble" idea! Things to chew, different toys she might like, switch things in and out, and even just spend time near her when you need to sit down for a while, so she gets "mom" time. Another idea - do you live in an area with 4-H...

How big an area will it be, and what do you plan to have on the ground - hay, or growing grass, or what?

As for the hay, you didn't say how old he is, or what kinds of hay they are. Growing bunnies need more calcium for bone growth than grown up bunnies do. We were told alfalfa until 6 months, then switch to timothy hay, which is what we used for Miss Hoppy. Hay can get moldy, and sometimes...

You will be in our prayers for a safe trip for everyone. Do you know anyone - maybe a cat person - with a carrier you can borrow for just the day?

Miss Hoppy was probably half Netherland Dwarf, we never knew for sure. She never had teeth problems, she always had good sticks to gnaw on, and other hard things to keep her teeth from overgrowing. Her only problem was when she was elderly she was diagnosed with a thymoma, but that was treated...

Miss Hoppy was held by me from the day we got her, and was perfectly happy with that, as long as her feet were resting on something. I was intentional about it, knowing some bunnies do not like it, but she was fine with it, especially as when we first got her, that was the only way she got...

We always used Carefresh for Miss Hoppy - it is reclaimed wood pulp waste, no enviromentally friendly, easy to find - every pet supply store I went to carried it, has no oils like you get with pine, pretty absorbent - and compostable! That, with a layer of hay on top, Alfalfa when she was a...

Definitely talk to the vet about what is causing the problem. Also, you mentioned "smell" as one of the reasons to not get another bunny - is he neutered? Unaltered males can tend to spray to mark their territory, which does get smelly! As to the living situation, keep in mind bunnies are...

Depending on the age of the bunny, either Timothy hay (for an adult) or alfalfa (for a baby bunny) is important. Always have hay available! Then you can decide whether or not to use pellets, or just a good balance of fresh herbs and veggies!

I never ended up using a brush on my bunny, she hate the wire one with soft-ish bent tines, and it didn't do much good, so when she was shedding heavily, I take her outside and pet her out there, and gently pluck the tufts that were stick out off with just my fingers. I'd just let the bunny fur...

We know they deserve it, right? The bunnies have been outnumbered lately and we always need new nominations! It's free, fun, and easy - see http://PetoftheDay.com/submit or even PM me here with any questions, okay? Gotta love those bunnies! When I see the dandelions blooming next to the...

It has been a bad season for allergies in general, and if she's not healthy, she could be shedding more dander than she normally would. Once your histamine level is up, like his obviously is right now, any little thing can set it off, even stuff you normally wouldn't react to. Make sure he...