Is this a callus or sore hocks

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Is it the pad of his toes that you can see or just a line on the nail? What kind of flooring does he live in? Is this marking on every toe of every foot? How long have you had your rabbit and how long have you noticed the issue? The answers to these questions may help us figure out what is going on

P.S. The forum tends to get around to posts whenever we can or are active... Some of us have papers to write, jobs to attend, or bunnies to cuddle, but we almost always get to a post
 
FD27186E-B1FC-4575-8A08-19C8BFAA9BC3.pngIt’s the whatever part that 👆🏼Is it’s on every toe He lives on wire flooring I’m going to switch his cage to a larger No wiring cage but currently he has a towel that’s there covering 85% of the bottom
 
About 2 weeks ago I noticed actually I was going to post a thread asking people how old they assume the could be (with a photo
 
@Lucas the Bun 💕🐇 , I see you went on random other threads (3 that I could see) to beg people to come see this post of yours. That is not how forums work. Don't hijack other threads trying to get people to search for your questions.

All recent posts are visible and those members who want to answer (or know the answer) will reply. Just be patient.
 
From the picture, it does appear to be sore or callused hocks (although not really technically, since the hock is in the heel, but I digress)... It doesn't look especially severe, however, it is important to nip problems in the bud.

Many rabbits do very poorly living on wire, and yours may be one of them. Calluses can also be caused by rabbits with untrimmed nails or wet/dirty conditions or rabbits who are overweight.

It would be super helpful to see a photo of Lucas's foot (not a photo found online) and ideally cage set up to get a better idea of the problem
 
Mac189 said:
Is it the pad of his toes that you can see or just a line on the nail? What kind of flooring does he live in? Is this marking on every toe of every foot? How long have you had your rabbit and how long have you noticed the issue? The answers to these questions may help us figure out what is going on

I meant no rudeness if you took it that way thank you for answering :) I apreciate it
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Lucas the Bun 💕🐇 said:
Well I guess y’all are are asleep 😴😴😴😴😅
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Hi. This is just a community of people, randomly getting online and chatting with other pet rabbit owners, we are not specialists not vets and we don't get paid for helping each other, we do it in our own free time if we feel like helping and we know the answers. Also sometimes we like to get some sleep and we are in many different time zones so not all in Texas.

Now, you've posted a pic you found in google and want us to analyze it, and you want it now and for free, so I would say please be patient and play nicely, bumping your threads isn't effective, unless you just got bored and want to get some extra attention here.

If you want to post some real photo of your real rabbit you might be able to get some advice here. I have a question for you, why is your rabbit living on wire?
 
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I know this is a stress full time for every one and that might have influenced your reply but I’m just 13 and am still immature and impatient and make a lot of mistakes. 🙂
 
@Zupa
As I said before I meant no disrespect (now I see that I would not appreciate it if someone hijacked my thread) but that’s not a reason be rude (you might have not meant it that way but your wording and emoji kind of suggested it). When I said 👇🏾I did not mean for people to take it rudely just a joke (although I guess it turned out that way)
Lucas the Bun 💕🐇 said:
Well I guess y’all are are asleep 😴😴😴😴😅
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Also I don’t want to have a fight that would just be silly
I hope every one has a good day (and hope we can put it behind us) :)
 
Lucas the Bun 💕🐇 said:
@Zupa
As I said before I meant no disrespect (now I see that I would not appreciate it if someone hijacked my thread) but that’s not a reason be rude (you might have not meant it that way but your wording and emoji kind of suggested it). When I said 👇🏾I did not mean for people to take it rudely just a joke (although I guess it turned out that way)

Also I don’t want to have a fight that would just be silly
I hope every one has a good day (and hope we can put it behind us) :)
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I was also just joking I thought if you were joking you might like it! 🙃

Can you post some real photo of your problem and his setup, and why is he living on wire?
 
zuppa said:
I was also just joking I thought if you were joking you might like it! 🙃

Can you post some real photo of your problem and his setup, and why is he living on wire?
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😉 Sure I just changed his cage to the larger one with no wiring (there is a drip bottle in there I actually have a large bowl coming so I can replace it image.jpg
 
Lucas the Bun 💕🐇 said:
I also have some toys for him coming tommorow (so that’s why it looks a little drab) :)
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I have same ball my rabbits like it :)

Do you have a photo of his problem as well? From your first photo from internet first I thought that is definitely not sore hocks I thought I see his nail there, but now I think maybe it can be sore hocks just it's back of his feet not where nails are. From that angle it looks like sore hocks then
 
He looks like a rex rabbit which are prone to sore hocks and feet problems. It would be best if we could see the actually part of his foot, not the image on google. When in doubt, you should call your vet. Warning though before someone else says this: your rabbit set-up doesn’t look very good. The cages and hutches that pet stores sell, are way too small for rabbits, no matter what age or size. These cages are often acceptably used for rabbits that just came out of surgery or are injured but never for permanent or long-term use. But I assume you’ve not owned rabbits for long? This forum is very helpful, but as Zuppa said, we’re all people and rabbit owners, not specialists or vets, and we don’t all live in the United States, I live in London for example. I’m 13 too by the way ☺️

Housing: Outdoor Cages... post your photo
https://www.rabbitsonline.net/threads/2020-indoor-cages-add-your-photo.96731/
 
Apollo’s Slave said:
He looks like a rex rabbit which are prone to sore hocks and feet problems. It would be best if we could see the actually part of his foot, not the image on google. When in doubt, you should call your vet. Warning though before someone else says this: your rabbit set-up doesn’t look very good. The cages and hutches that pet stores sell, are way too small for rabbits, no matter what age or size. These cages are often acceptably used for rabbits that just came out of surgery or are injured but never for permanent or long-term use. But I assume you’ve not owned rabbits for long? This forum is very helpful, but as Zuppa said, we’re all people and rabbit owners, not specialists or vets, and we don’t all live in the United States, I live in London for example. I’m 13 too by the way ☺

Housing: Outdoor Cages... post your photo
https://www.rabbitsonline.net/threads/2020-indoor-cages-add-your-photo.96731/
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Hopping off what Apollo said, you could expand his area by attaching a play pen so the cage is just a home base... That.s typically how I treat their cage, I never close the door with them inside unless we're about head out on the road in the morning so I don't have to con them into the cage if we get an early start
 
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