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I have 5+ years of experience with House Rabbits, rescue groups, and working with shelter rabbits. I do educational talks about house rabbits. I advise potential adopters, supervise bunny 'dates', fundraising/educational rabbit events, and help rabbit owners with their rabbits. I will answer questions about: general behaviors, body language, housing, toys, bunny-proofing, diet, spaying/neutering issues, nail clips, preventative measures, diet, and health questions. I will not discuss: anything that deals with rabbits for fur, food, factory-style breeding, deliberate or casual breeding by pet owners, or experimentation.
My focus is solely on rabbits as loved pets. It's why I'm a House Rabbit Society member rather than an ARBA member. If you don't view your rabbit the same way you would a pet dog or cat, please ask another expert your question.
I am not a veterinarian and cannot conclusively diagnose your rabbit. My advice does not take the place of a good rabbit vet. IF YOU THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM, DON'T WAIT FOR A REPLY, GET TO A VET IMMEDIATELY!!! Sometimes what appears to be a small problem is life-threatening.
The House Rabbit Society has references on their site for vets they have researched. There are US and international links here for vets all over the world with rabbit experience: www.rabbit.org/vets/vets.html
I recommend the following resources to all rabbit owners:
House Rabbit Society - online rabbit info (www.rabbit.org)
Book: Rabbit Health in the 21st Century 2nd Ed. by Kathy Smith
Book: House Rabbit Handbook 4th Ed. by Marinell Harriman
House Rabbit Member since 2004 Discover Your House Rabbit organizer - 2006 Rabbit Adopter since 2004 HAWS Board of Education member (rabbits) since 2005 HAWS Rabbit Volunteer since 2004
National House Rabbit Society, Wisconsin House Rabbit Society, Humane Animal Welfare Society (HAWS), Education Board Member for Rabbits, Friends of HAWS
BSEE, MSEE (Electrical/Computer Engineering), Marquette University
Rabbits to me are the best pet to have, compared to the other big 2. But they are different and you have to learn how to read them and watch for illness, they don't broadcast it.
I am learning new things everyday about rabbits. If you have one as a pet, you can't afford not to know as much about them as you can to enjoy them to the fullest, and to take care of them the best you can.
Rabbits can cluck! It sounds like a hiccup, but it isn't - it's the sound an extremely happy, content rabbit makes! Also, be very careful what you rabbit eats. They do not vomit, so you have to avoid bad things/poisons from entering in the first place (many common houseplants are poisonous to rabbits). Peace lilies, Aloe Vera and Poinsettias are all dangerous to domestic rabbits.
Many folks with little/no rabbit experience regard them as just a 'pocket pet' much lower than cats & dogs. They have no idea rabbits have individual personalities, are trainable, express likes & dislikes, and are very interactive as an indoor house pet. Much of the blame for overpopulation & euthanization of rabbits abandoned at shelters rests on irresponsible breeders.
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Hi, yes, get the extensions. Most rabbits want to have a long run that they can zip back and forth in. I would suggest also buying some inexpensive cotton carpets (not dyed, and no rubber backings)
Hi, get him in to your regular good rabbit vet right away. He could have dislocated them, or he may have a pelvis problem. PLease get him in to your good rabbit vet right away. At ten years old he
Hi, I can't really tell you becaue I haven't seen it and I'm not a vet. I can tell you that for un-neutered males, they are able to control where their testicles are, either inside the body, or outside
Hi, make sure that the ramp or whatever is not so slick for them to use. they have so much fur on their toes that they will slip if they don't have it carpeted or covered with something that cna give
Hi Vic, yes, he should be just fine in his carrier. Hopefully the bottom floor of it, you can put some kind of carpet bottom or something softer like that that he can sit and rest on. He will need
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