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[Mirerin]

Hello, I am a new bunny mom. He is an 8 week old Flemish Giant, New Zealand and Rex mix. I actually got him from a meat breeder, but because of his sweet personality, she contacted me and asked if I wanted him. He's very sweet, full of energy and personality. I am still currently rabbit proofing my home and plan on letting him free roam half the house, but for now he is in a 16sq ft x-pen in my home office. I own an antique business, so unfortunately he won't be able to roam the entire house.
I have been slowly introducing him to the other animals in my house, which are two senior small animal friendly dogs and two 10+ year old cats who were also raised around small animals, mostly ferrets.
I've been struggling getting a vet appointment for him to get a check up and talk about a neuter. Everything so far in the Seattle area is pretty booked up but I have been added to lists. I've heard him sneeze a couple of times and he's been a bit itchy.
Before I got him, his only diet was veggies and was living in a chicken coop with his parents, chickens and a turkey - no hay or pellets.
I currently have him eating Timothy Hay, Oxbow Alfalfa and Purina Pellets.
I've been watching every rabbit video I can find on YouTube and trying to educate myself as much as I can. Looking forward to meeting you all

 

[Mehidk]

Welcome to the forums!! He’s so handsome!!

 

[Hermelin]

Welcome to the forum You got a really handsome boy

 

[Mac189]

I love his ears! What a cutie! Welcome to the forum! There's a rescue in Gig Harbor that may be able to recommend lower traffic, excellent clinics, or even give N.O.A.H. a call, they are very well connected in the region... Good luck with your new fluffy friend!

 

[Mariam+Theo]

Welcome!

 

[Nuage]

Welcome! He's a handsome boy!

 

[SableSteel]

Welcome! I feed purina pellets as well

 

[Contimom]

He's adorable! I'm a sucker for black animals.

 

[Mirerin]

Thank you all for the welcome! Yesterday I spent most of the day rabbit proofing one room at a time and designating one main room for him. So far this is all I’ve been able to come up with to protect the baseboards he’s decided that he wants to chew.
I’ll post a photo when everything is done. Picking up large room area rugs today from Lowe’s.

 

[Contimom]

I love the fence. The bunny I had in college, Phoebe a large "mini" lop mix, liked to chew wood and at the time I just put some lemon juice where she liked to chew and it quickly deterred her. Only took her once to realize I tasted bad and then she just avoided the smell.

 

[Mirerin]

I love the fence. The bunny I had in college, Phoebe a large "mini" lop mix, liked to chew wood and at the time I just put some lemon juice where she liked to chew and it quickly deterred her. Only took her once to realize I tasted bad and then she just avoided the smell.

Great idea! I’ll try that too.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

We used tile--our bunny room has tile floor with a piece of carpet over it and took off the baseboard and replace with tile. The trim around the closet and the door got nibbled a bit, but that's easily replaced.

 

[Mirerin]

I ended up getting some cheap throw rugs at an over stock store and even though he’s very good at only peeing in the litter box, he digs. So I’ll probably end up getting tile.
I have a tarp in between my carpet and his carpet.
It’s 64 square feet currently but I’ll be expanding as he gets older. hopefully someday we won’t need a cage. I went a little crazy on buying these fence panels though and have several more boxes...
The outer fence is only 2 feet high, but he hasn’t tried to jump it yet and I’m only concerned about him at night when I can’t watch him and the house is probably too big for a little bun. This is what I have so far, but I have more stuff arriving today from Amazon (grass mats, rabbit table, etc) and a higher fence in the garage.
He seems to like it, lots of zoomies and binkies, probably better than a chicken coop.

 

[Contimom]

That is awesome!

 

[Mirerin]

Thank you
Also I finally got an appointment at a vet. They are outside of Seattle and have pretty awesome reviews. Sounds like I am going to be getting pre neuter exam, fecal float and an e.cuniculi test. Guess it's time to start Googling what those are.

 

[HalaBuns]

Hello, I am a new bunny mom. He is an 8 week old Flemish Giant, New Zealand and Rex mix. I actually got him from a meat breeder, but because of his sweet personality, she contacted me and asked if I wanted him. He's very sweet, full of energy and personality. I am still currently rabbit proofing my home and plan on letting him free roam half the house, but for now he is in a 16sq ft x-pen in my home office. I own an antique business, so unfortunately he won't be able to roam the entire house.
I have been slowly introducing him to the other animals in my house, which are two senior small animal friendly dogs and two 10+ year old cats who were also raised around small animals, mostly ferrets.
I've been struggling getting a vet appointment for him to get a check up and talk about a neuter. Everything so far in the Seattle area is pretty booked up but I have been added to lists. I've heard him sneeze a couple of times and he's been a bit itchy.
Before I got him, his only diet was veggies and was living in a chicken coop with his parents, chickens and a turkey - no hay or pellets.
I currently have him eating Timothy Hay, Oxbow Alfalfa and Purina Pellets.
I've been watching every rabbit video I can find on YouTube and trying to educate myself as much as I can. Looking forward to meeting you all View attachment 50377View attachment 50378

He’s almost identical to my Gigi! . Little cutie

 

[misssara.k89]

Hello, I am a new bunny mom. He is an 8 week old Flemish Giant, New Zealand and Rex mix. I actually got him from a meat breeder, but because of his sweet personality, she contacted me and asked if I wanted him. He's very sweet, full of energy and personality. I am still currently rabbit proofing my home and plan on letting him free roam half the house, but for now he is in a 16sq ft x-pen in my home office. I own an antique business, so unfortunately he won't be able to roam the entire house.
I have been slowly introducing him to the other animals in my house, which are two senior small animal friendly dogs and two 10+ year old cats who were also raised around small animals, mostly ferrets.
I've been struggling getting a vet appointment for him to get a check up and talk about a neuter. Everything so far in the Seattle area is pretty booked up but I have been added to lists. I've heard him sneeze a couple of times and he's been a bit itchy.
Before I got him, his only diet was veggies and was living in a chicken coop with his parents, chickens and a turkey - no hay or pellets.
I currently have him eating Timothy Hay, Oxbow Alfalfa and Purina Pellets.
I've been watching every rabbit video I can find on YouTube and trying to educate myself as much as I can. Looking forward to meeting you all View attachment 50377View attachment 50378

Hey girl,
I'm a new Momma too!! Your bunny is absolutely stunning and so handsome

 

[misssara.k89]

Hey girl,
I'm a new Momma too!! Your bunny is absolutely stunning and so handsome

You should definitely try feeding him greens if possible. I wasn't giving Skyy any greens for a couple weeks, but then I took her to the vet and she said greens are an important part of their diet and pellets are meant to be more "treat food". Skyy LOVES spinach but you can use any dark greens (No Iceberg lettuce as it contains no nutritional value

 

[Mirerin]

I have some, I just wasn’t sure how much was appropriate for his age. That’s all he ate though before I got him and I know that’s what his mom ate. I’ve been giving him a handful of cilantro, a bit of spinach and romaine in the mornings. He’s eating Oxbow alfalfa, a bit of Timothy hay and Purina pellets.
He gets to see the vet on October 6th