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Hi Everyone. My almost 6 year-old Barley, a regular European black rabbit who was once a feral baby rabbit at the university, has had repeated bouts with ileus and is well on his way of having it again unless something changes. He's been examined carefully every time and had his teeth checked...

Yesterday I was in a local pet supplies store and bought a large bag of rabbit pellets for $5. The proprietor gets the pellets in huge sacks and re-bags them into smaller bags to sell. Unfortunately, the nutritional values are not written on the smaller bags, so I Googled Otter Co-op, where...

Barley has recovered from another round of GI Stasis which I believe was caused by ingesting a lot of hair from a huge molt. I have two questions actually; 1. What's a healthy way to fatten up a skinny bunny who is very picky and simply doesn't eat much? I can feel his ribs, spine and hip...

Barley has been a little off lately, not eating as much as usual and not romping around as much as usual. It's time for his annual check-up so he will be seeing the vet soon, but I've recently suffered a loss in my family and, along with the mental anguish of grieving, am also dealing with some...

I've seen some pretty skookum home-made cages here! I made one too but I find the odd bitten zip tie and have to hunt around to find out where it was to replace it. Any ideas on how to get the bunny to quit biting them? Put something nasty-tasting on them?

Has anyone else used the "Furminator" brush on their rabbit? Barley just finished up one horrendous moult and I bought a small brush of this brand at the pet shop when they had a display up with a video showing how much undercoat this thing can pull up. Barley didn't want to be brushed at all at...

I'm just wondering if rabbit molts get worse with age? Barley has been shedding BIG TIME for at least two weeks and there doesn't seem to be any stopping in sight! He's terribly scruffy looking with tufts all over the place, and even his back (which I thought he finished shedding) seems to be...

Hi, I guess I'm just looking for reassurance here as Barley's recovery from this seems slow to me, but then, I've read it can take weeks. On Sunday, Barley wasn't as social as usual and I put it off to him snubbing me for spending more time painting a bathroom than paying attention to him...

Hi all! I'm wondering about a little behaviour Barley does occasionally - "chinning" things. When I have time, I hand feed him his salad and if I offer something, like a lettuce leaf for example, that he doesn't want just now, he briefly touches it with the underside of his chin and then...

Barley has an old white towel that he's fond of. He bunches it up, scrabbles in it, hides under it and grooms it. However, it appears he's not only licking it, but eating it too. Is this hazardous, or is it okay for the occasional nibble? He hasn't eaten very much of it in the time he's had it...

Barley came to live with us four years ago as a baby bunny that my daughter picked up from the university grounds, one of a great many feral rabbits that dot the campus. He is now a litter-box-using house rabbit and he's been an exemplary companion - affectionate, fastidiously clean and polite...

I have bunny-proofed my office (in my house) to the best of my ability so Barley is pretty much thwarted in his efforts to jump into and on things, dump the garbage can, squeeze behind and through things, pull things off shelves, chew books, electrical cords, etc. However, he's discovered the...

I hope you can help me with this problem. Barley used to share the tv room with a chinchilla, who lived in his own cage - they did NOT like each other at all. My daughter also had her bedroom next to the tv room, but last weekend she moved out and took Alfie, the chin, with her, and now Barley...

Just introducing myself and my bunny, Barley. Barley was rabbit-napped from the local university grounds 3 years ago when my daughter was attending classes. This little baby black bunny was apparently following my daughter around on lunch break and between classes so she simply bent over and...