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I think they've hit a little growth spurt, but also a little loss post-spay. they eat everything though. Should the sunflower seeds have shells on?

My Nethie girls are feeling a little bony when I stroke them, and I think they need to put on a little weight. What's the best way to do this? Should I just increase pellets, or is there something specific I can give them (bearing in mind that I'm in South Africa so many feed varieties are...

me too! it's a great relief. They're at the impatient stage now - I'm giving it another 24 hours before I let them out of their X-Pen for full access to the house, and they want out NOW!

Sorry for the silence - my home computer crashed this weekend...The girls are doing well - seem pretty much to have come though in one piece, eating and drinking well (lots of poops!), and very energetic. We had a small blip on Sturday night / Sunday morning where they decided they hated...

it's 1.5mg per ml, but they are tiny Nethies - not much more than 500g each, if that. they have plenty water and are drinking. I'm in a difficult situation - I'm in South Africa and rabbits are just not a big thing here (and those that have rabbits rarely get them spayed), so the vet - while...

My vet gave me Metacam for the girls after their spay yesterday. But they told me I can only give them 2 drops once a day - that doesn't seem like much, and this morning they were clearly in pain before their next dose. Could I give it to them more often? thanks Lindi

tooooo cute! I wanna Lop!

do I really have to separate them? they're sisters and have never been kept apart for more than a couple of hours...And then there will be all sorts of bonding issues afterwards. Is there no way of safeguarding the wounds? I read somewhere that you could use a sock as a body bandage to stop...

My girls are getting spayed in 2 weeks time. Is there anything I should think about changing in their cage? keeping hay off the floor? blanket over the newspaper? thanks Lindi

Hi Gordon I use Teff for my girls as it's the only alternative to Alfalfa here in South Africa. We've had absolutely no problems and my two (nethies) love it - infact hey chose it over Alfalfa most times! Lindi

Hi guys I want to build my girlsa playhouse out of several cardboard boxes etc I've collected. the problem is that I don't know how to do it without staples, tape or glue..! Any ideas? Lindi

thank you all - vet tommorrow

There is alot of grooming going on, which is what I thought it was...Her sister seems to use it to assert dominance. She isn't scratching and there is no redness. I am going to take them both to the vet on Wednesday, but we don't have much in the way of rabbit-savvy vets here so I wanted to...

Hi all One of my Nethie Dwarf girls is losing fur on her face - started around her nose and now seems to be starting around her eyes too. She is otherwise happy - eating, drinking, pooping all fine, plenty binkies at playtime...And her sister is showing no signs whatsoever. What do...

I'm going away for 3 days, and have no-one to come in and check on my girls. I am considering taking them to my parents home for the 3 days, but my mom is worried that the move will upset them and might make them ill. What do you guys think?

My two Nethie girls are just over 4 months old. When should I be thinking of getting them spayed? I've read that maturity is generally 6 months, but doesn't that happen earlier for the littler breeds? thanks Lindiwe

My local petshop is suddenly crawling with rabbits...in the speace of a week between last Sunday and yesterday, there are suddenly at least 20 - all shapes and sizes. Not nice.

Teff is pretty much the only farmed grass hay we get in South Africa...The girls love it, way more than alfalfa!

Wow. I didn't realise that bunnies would do that! So I can go around feeling cheerful instead of worried! :happyrabbit:

Hi Flashy They're on as much hay as they can eat - teff and alfalfa (they're not quite 4 months old) - plus Versele Laga pellets once a day. No fresh veg yet. I live in South Africa, and the Versele Laga is imported from Europe and is the only decent rabbit food on offer - extruded...