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Late last nightI noticed Ebony (my 2kgMini-Lop) seemed lethargic and uninterested in her surroundings - not normal at all for her. She nibbled a tiny amount of hay and drank a little water but ignored her night-timepellets. Little had changed this morning except she seemed to have drunk...

My Dad's first words to me this morning were "TIme to get up, your ball of fluff is being lairy". Guy rabbithad tipped up his food bowl (that had pellets in) and was throwing it around before running and sending pellets everywhere :sweep

I was "fussing" Ebony, giving her long strokes over her back and body (I've got big hands and long fingers) which she seems to like. A few weeks agoI was doing this and she seemed to go into this repeated cycle where her eyelids would slowly close, I think she twitched for just a couple of...

Feel free to add more :) --------------- Licking their human A rabbit who does this trusts the receipient. Grooming means "I like you very much, you're my friend". Pushing their nose under your palm "Groom me now please" A certain flick of the back legs as they hop away Bunny disaproval A...

After Guy has groomed the top ofmy hand, sometimes he pushes his little head right under my fingers/palm. Is this a request for reciprocal grooming or just fuss in general? He gets all excited whenever I pet him, doesn't know whether to hump my hand or clean it, so does both, lol. Jo xx

My buns have the opposite situation to the usual moulting problem of losing lots of fur at once. The temperatures in SE England have hit 30 degrees this week and both my buns still have their full winter coats with no sign of imminent moulting. Poor buns are kept in the shade of course and...

Hi all, Was pleased to read in the latest'Make Mine Chocolate' newsletter (sent via Facebook) that the campaign to encourage people not to give pet rabbirs as Easter presents and stick to chocolate ones, is getting national press coverage :D This is copied from www.dailymirror.com Pet...

Hello all :wave: I know I've not been a frequent visitor to RO for a while now. Life got a bit busier when I went back to college, now its March 2010. I've realised lately that I miss the friendliness of everyone on RO and following all your progress both with rabbits and life's other...

So about a month ago, I noticed there was one little area on Guy's back where the fur felt a bit ruffled, as thought it was coming out. When I gavesome of the fur a gentle pull, it came out, with what looked like bunny dandruff attached to it where it would have been close to the skin. I...

An affectionate little bunny bundle, Guy has always liked to lick me a little to "groom" me. It makes me feel warm to know he loves and trusts me :). His licking doesn't usually carry on for long-just enough to let me know I am his friend. I try to return the gesture by rubbing the top of his...

Hi all, A couple of days ago at the vets,my bunny boy Guy was subjected to the trauma of the worst rabbit nail clipping I have ever seen. It resulted in one of his claws being torn right out :X It didn't bleed very much at the time, but I get the impression it's still sore because Guy is not as...

In the forum I've read the thread about Nethies with the info about them being difficult to breed. This got me thinking about Lionhead rabbits and wondering if they are also hard to breed. I gather Lionheads are a new breed, only just being recognised by the rabbit breeding and showing...

I've been reading the 'BreedingDo's and Don'ts'thread and have gathered that a lot of rabbitbreeding is done to produce better show quality rabbits-where coat markings, fur type and lay, body shape, ear length ect. are important. Is breeding for temperement decidely less popular because the...

I have decided to breed my two Mini-Lop rabbits Ebony and Guy. Potential mum bun Ebony is a large ML who isjust under 14months old. The very willing Dad to be will be Guy, who is 12 months old and 'Holland lop' sized (so Ebony is noticeably larger than him). Both rabbits have been deemed to...

My Dad observed a few days ago that Guy, squashed up in a position torest (that presumably was comfortable for him) looked like a duster on account of how his fur lay. I joked at the time that his fur would be perfect for dusting my computer screen because of its fine "pile" and he could evenbe...

My Holland Lop, Guy loves fuss. Yesterday I was sitting on the kitchen floor with him, so he could run around or receive fuss/play as he liked. I stood up to get a tissue and use it, and I think Guy got offended. He started running around, thumping his back feet and when that didn't bring me...

As noted, this post was inspired by Emily of Blue Sky Acres Rabbitry. I noticed many USA resplies and wondered is there much of this rabbit sport going on in the UK? Ebony could be good at it because she is naturally athletic and likes to leap up onto objects. I wouldn't know where to start...

I was reading Becca's 'awful day' thread and the HPV jab became part of the msg list. While it seemed quite a few of repliers' didn't want the jab, I would actually far rather have it and never have to have the regular "smear test" for cervical cancer ever again. My first one was very painful...

I've just read Serenz' post about her rabbit drinking lots of water and thought "Kidney problems" which had already been mentioned. Somehow this lead me to other human conditions that create excessive thirst and Diabetes occurred to me. I've heard Dogs can get this, does it ever occur in...

Hi all Yesterday my Dad and I noticed Ebony seemed lethargic and wasn't pooping much. Later in the evening she improved but was below par againthis morning. We booked a vets appointment (took the 2:30 one offered). Well the vet checked her stomach and said there was a hard area and in general...