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Thank you, Sharda - I think we are going to leave the first cleaning to the vet when Tucker gets neutered. From there, we will certainly follow your suggestions when getting him used to being picked up. Thank you!

That is exactly when I smell it most. Thanks for the info and advice, JBun!

Thank you! Tucker will be neutered next month so I think I may just wait for the vet to take care of this. We have picked him up but he prefers that we don't. He loves to be pet and nuzzled but that's about it. We were going to wait until after he is neutered to introduce more handling. We did...

This is our first bunny, so we are learning as we go along. When you say, "spray" do they actually emit liquid? I am not seeing any stains on carpet when he is out roaming and I get a whiff of the stench. I seem to be the only one that smells it in our house but boy oh boy, does it stink...

I was not aware we had to clean his scent glands???? Tucker does not like to be handled so this will be virtually impossible to do. How often does this need to be done?

Please tell me this will pass after he is neutered. We were told rabbits are very clean and do not smell but Tucker smells horrible. As expressed in a previous thread, he is definitely hormonal and we are anxiously awaiting the preferred/recommended age to do so. Meanwhile, he smells horrible...

That That is certainly good to hear! Ollie (our Yorkie) is a sweetheart and instinctively knows that sticker is a part of our family and just “tolerates” it which breaks my heart. I also know Tucker is not trying to be mean/hurt Ollie. We’ll just have to be patient as you said...just a few more...

Thanks, JBun. We’ve waited this long, and certainly don’t want to compromise the well being of Tucker, so we are going to wait until he is 20 w.o. As our vet suggested/prefers. We are always with Tucker while he is roaming and are able to scoop Ollie up when Tucker starts following him. He...

You certainly have your hands full! Just a few more weeks to go and then hopefully everything will settle down. Good luck to you!

Good morning! our male bun, Tucker, who will be 15 w.o. On Monday, 3/25, has been causing havoc! He has been going after our Yorkie (male, “Ollie”, 10 yo. 13 lbs) and basically terrorizing him to the point that Ollie doesn’t even want to come in the room if Tucker is roaming around. We were...

Hello! We are planning a family trip for 5 days mid-April. The drive is 7 hours and we feel it will be too stressful for Tucker who, at that time will be 17 weeks old. As everyone on this forum knows, caring for a bun is a bit more involved that any other pet. We found someone who has offered to...

That's great that you have had such success with litter training - it's certainly a work in progress and we appreciate the tips. We do actually move ALL of his contents from cage to playpen so everything is very familiar to him - essentially just a bigger space with freedom to roam (while...

Update on Tucker! We took the advice of giving him his pellets as a treat and actually had him hop into his pet carrier to transport to and from cage to playpen and so far so good! Granted it was only last night and this morning but he seems to enjoy the game thus far. Thanks again for...

Good to know. He does like when we feed him his pellets - that is funny! Sounds like we are a couple of weeks away from the leafy treats so I think we'll start with the pellets. An alternative plan is to try and get him to hop down the hallway to his cage on his own (he loves to follow our...

I have read that too. Any treats you would recommend for a 10 week old? I read that he shouldn't have any until he is 7 mos old. Currently, he has unlimited pellets (Sherwood Baby) and Timothy Hay. Thanks, Hermelin

That was a very helpful article, thank you. I certainly don't want their relationship to be harmed. The room with the playpen is down the hall from my daughters bedroom where his cage is and we can gate it off so he can only go to her room. I'm wondering if we can encourage him "hopping" down...

Thank you all who have replied to recent posts - this website is VERY helpful for new owners. We have a 10 week old male, Holland lop, Tucker. Sleeps in a large cage and moved to a playpen (3’ x 5’) in the mornings where he is allowed to roam while supervised throughout the day for about 4-6...

Thank you Majorv, I appreciate your response. I've read that bunnies have a very high tolerance for pain and just want to make sure we act on something sooner than later if there is a cause for concern. Tucker has been pooping his regular pellets since....I just think that that is what his...

Here is a picture of him sleeping which, from what I've read, shows contentment? I recently had another post re: his cecotropes and JBun advised to feed more hay than pellets since they (the pellets) were alfalfa based? I took a pic of the nutrient info. Thank you!

new holland lop owners, male almost 8 weeks old; took him home at 6 weeks (which we now know was pre-mature). Eating unlimited Sherwood baby rabbit food (mixed with breeders Purina to wean off) and unlimited Timothy hay. VERY playful and social. In a playpen (@ 3’ x 5’ from morning until night)...