Aubrisita
Aubrey, Member
Hi everyone! I am a new bunny mom and I have a few questions I hope you can help with. Thanks in advance.
Some background:
Stache is a 2 year old intact male. He lived with a busy family who visited him in his outside hutch once a week to feed/water him. He was fed only pellets. He has an unknown injury to his nose that will never fully heal and he had a horrid ear mite problem, which is now gone. I adopted him three weeks ago.
Questions:
1. I originally bought an xl sized cage from petsmart for him. (He is now strictly a house bun) I thought it looked a little small, so I dug out my old puppy crate. It is the medium sized one. Stache can strech out in the middle of the crate and not touch either end. He can also completely stand up and his ears don't touch the top. Is this an ok sized cage for him? He weighs 6lbs. He is caged when I am not home, and he is out when I am.
2. I can not get him to eat hay. I have tried all kinds of loose hay to no avail. He WILL chew on the compressed hay cubes. Is this acceptable? I worry about his teeth and his digestion. I will continue to offer hay, I have three guinea pigs so I usually have lots of hay.
3. To neuter or not to neuter, that is the question. He has had zero behavior issues and is not aggressive at all. My vet wants to get him settled with me before we discuss it, I was just wondering what everyone thinks about it.
Some background:
Stache is a 2 year old intact male. He lived with a busy family who visited him in his outside hutch once a week to feed/water him. He was fed only pellets. He has an unknown injury to his nose that will never fully heal and he had a horrid ear mite problem, which is now gone. I adopted him three weeks ago.
Questions:
1. I originally bought an xl sized cage from petsmart for him. (He is now strictly a house bun) I thought it looked a little small, so I dug out my old puppy crate. It is the medium sized one. Stache can strech out in the middle of the crate and not touch either end. He can also completely stand up and his ears don't touch the top. Is this an ok sized cage for him? He weighs 6lbs. He is caged when I am not home, and he is out when I am.
2. I can not get him to eat hay. I have tried all kinds of loose hay to no avail. He WILL chew on the compressed hay cubes. Is this acceptable? I worry about his teeth and his digestion. I will continue to offer hay, I have three guinea pigs so I usually have lots of hay.
3. To neuter or not to neuter, that is the question. He has had zero behavior issues and is not aggressive at all. My vet wants to get him settled with me before we discuss it, I was just wondering what everyone thinks about it.