So now she wants a rabbit...

[Paul the 6th]

I put my foot down when she was pleading for us to get a dog - we both work through the week from 8-4pm ish and I'm away quite often, so it would be cruel to leave a puppy or young dog for that amount of time, and don't even get me started on the crunchy credit stuff.

So she turned her attention to rabbits and other small furry pointless animals, and I've got to admit, they won't be anywhere as needy as a dog and will cost significantly less. There's space for it & a little rabbit run in the lounge so it would be warm and bothered constantly (or until she gets bored). I was just wondering, is there anything we should be aware of with rabbits? Any reccurring illnesses or a tendancy to bite the man of the house etc? And are they as cheap as I imagine them to be?

All advice is greatly appreciated since she wants to pick the critter up tonight!

[Gazza77]

I put my foot down when she was pleading for us to get a dog - we both work through the week from 8-4pm ish and I'm away quite often, so it would be cruel to leave a puppy or young dog for that amount of time, and don't even get me started on the crunchy credit stuff.

So she turned her attention to rabbits and other small furry pointless animals, and I've got to admit, they won't be anywhere as needy as a dog and will cost significantly less. There's space for it & a little rabbit run in the lounge so it would be warm and bothered constantly (or until she gets bored). I was just wondering, is there anything we should be aware of with rabbits? Any reccurring illnesses or a tendancy to bite the man of the house etc? And are they as cheap as I imagine them to be?

All advice is greatly appreciated since she wants to pick the critter up tonight!

Make sure you get a good sized pot for it once it's been fed up. This link might help. http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/587381 ;)

[454697819]

Make sure you get a good sized pot for it once it's been fed up. This link might help. http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/587381 ;)


beat me to it...

cats sister has one and its as needy & destructive as any dog...

[Demonz]

Rechargable batteries help...








I was thinking about the energizer rabbit... dirty minds!

[BanannaMan]

Don't know that they are all thay way but....
My mate had a rabbit.
It was not over friendly and bit anyone who tryed to pet it. (including him)
Lived in a cage so there's all that to clean up.....
More trouble than a dog.

[fizzwheel]

Rabbits are ace pets. However.. they chew absoloutly anything they can get their paws on if you have them in the house. Ours has been through

3 x laptop power suppiles
1 x laptop he wee'd on and killed it
4 x Nokia Mobile phone chargers
1 x ADSL router cable
1 x set of surround sound speak cable
1 x telephone cable

We bought ours from a reputable pet shop and he came with a guarantee against illness for the first few weeks. So that'd be my recommendation. If you can view them running about and watch how they behave as well that helps.

Females get broody and their tempers can be a bit aggressive, whereas if you get a boy rabbit and have his bits done they are alot calmer and more friendly.

You need to make sure they have plenty of stuff to chew on i.e wood, chewy sticks etc etc as their front teeth continously grow and its only the action of chewing on stuff that keeps their teeth short.

Whatever you get might need a myxamatosis jab if you keep it outside if you think their are other rabbits about.

We've managed with some perseverance to litter train ours so when he is indoors he uses the tray rather than wee'ing everywhere. The other good tip I would give you is to handle your rabbitt alot when he's small that way he gets used to being picked up, stroked and cuddled and it wont struggle or try and bite you then as it wont get scared when you try to pick it up. He's got a great character, he's very affectionate and he'll follow us around the house and he responds to his name and he'll come running sometimes when you call him. He's also very inquisative, but he's his own bunny and he'll only do stuff when he feels like doing it. A bit like a cat in that respect.

We feed ours on a mix of fresh greens, carrots etc, but he'll pretty much eat anything, He loves Pears and grapes to. So we mix all this in with a decent dried food, watch for the cheap stuff as it turns ours mental and he gets very feisty on the cheap pet shop rabbit food. I can look up what we feed ours if it helps.

If you keep it in a hutch, remember it'll need cleaning out regularly with plenty of fresh straw. IIRC rabbits can get fly strike which is pretty nasty if you dont keep their envrionment clean.

HTH and last heres ours

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fizzwheel/DSC_0005-1.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fizzwheel/DSC_0007.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fizzwheel/CopyofDSC_0006.jpg

[Paws]

Aww Fizz hes gorgeous!!!!
i used to a have a house bunny aswell-was supposed to be a mini lop lion head-turned out to be be a normal sized cashemere (v long fluffy fur)
He too chewed through 2 mobile chargers-while plugged in!-lived to do it again lol

Id reccomened getting a buck not a doe, had both and my buck was more friendly and fussy then my does were, you can buy indoor cages and they will litter train themselves after awhile :)

[scooby2102]

the ex had one, a big cuddly fluffy floppy eared one called "Thumper" (original or what !!!)

Well, when Thumper grew up to be a big boy he turned into the b.a.s.t.a.a.d terrorist rabbit from hell.

He could run like feck around the room and she could never could catch him to put him in his little rabbit house so left to his own devices basically in the space of 2 weeks, ate every plant from the roots up, chewed up the curtains and the carpet edges then started on her couch and chairs.

Swear to God, when I saw the house I thought it had been nuked !

Used to kack everywhere as well and could pee like a shire horse

It was still cuddly tho and used to sit in front of the telly for hours :p

[DanAbnormal]

Cats are best.

Get a cat.

[Gazza77]

Cats are best.

Get a cat.

+1

[Paws]

Cats are best.

Get a cat.


Had cats and bunnys, prefer cats now though

[slark01]

Get a tarantula, easy to look after!

[MiniMatt]

If you're worried about crunchy credits I'd say get a hamster instead. They eat less, and vets bills are less too (in that the larger the animal the larger the grey area between "alive" and "dead" - and it's that grey area that costs money - horrible thought when applied to a family pet I know, but you have to consider these things).

Plus you're worried she'll get bored, well, again, horrible thought time, but hamster life expectancy = 3 years max? Rabbit I guess could hit 10 years if inside only? It's a commitment you'll be making to look after this critter for X years so only make that commitment if you can. Don't know why I'm thinking of all the morbid topics today, but another thought - better to get a pet death out of the way before grandparents start dropping off if at all possible, kids need to go through these things and often it's easier if you can go through it with a pet first (family dynamics dependent of course).

Either way you'll be cleaning it after the novelty wears off though :D

[Ed]

I wondered what this thread was going to be about:albino:

Cats are best.

Get a cat.

+2:cat:

[454697819]

I have two cats and love them to bits...

I will be getting a doggy too... when the time allows..

[Paul the 6th]

thanks for all the replies guys, greatly appreciated :) vicky's chuckled her way through this post with me and seems quite impressed with the knowledge of teh org :)

she's got questions about female rabbits being monsters and how to litter train the little furry mofo so it'll **** & poo in it's cage or on an agreed matt. Any advice on this is great. Oh and fizz yours looks ace matey - quite long!

Oh and by the way, it's a "mini lop" which is only 8 weeks old and apparently won't grow to more than 3lbs?

http://www.yorkshire-minilops.co.uk/4dfc_1.jpg
(looks a bit thick to me :razz:)

[Dappa D]

this thread is not what i was expecting

+1 for cat

[BanannaMan]

+1 on cats.

[Paul the 6th]

cats are the devils rejects I f***in hate them... no offence to cat lovers out there, you wierdos :razz:

[MiniMatt]

http://www.yorkshire-minilops.co.uk/4dfc_1.jpg
(looks a bit thick to me :razz:)

At the risk of people questioning my supreme manly-ness...... awwwwwww, soooo cute!

[fizzwheel]

Liter tray training is easy, yuo'll find that your rabbit wil llike to do its business in one particular place, usually a corner or somewhere where it feels safe. I've no idea how they select this place but they do. Just watch what it does and then put the litter tray down in the place where it always goes to do a wee. If it starts to wee somewhere else, pick it up and the put it in the litter tray, keep doing this til its learned where to go. Takes a bit of time and patience but it does pay off. You'll need to clean the tray out regularly as rabbit wee is rather pungent.

As for females, I think they just get broody and want to have a liter and then when they cant they get frustrated. We had females when I was kid and then used to pull their fur out and then build a nest in the straw it was when they did that, that they got feisty, you couldnt really put your hand in the hutch or near them as they'd try and bite / be aggressive.

Having kept both, I prefer males, they are much more even tempered, but they can get aggressive if you dont get them done, also they like to hump and will hump anything if you dont get them done Also again if you dont ge them done they like to mark their teritory by weeing everywhere.

Our bunny has got large, when he's laid out flat asleep he takes up pretty much the length of a stair step. But he's docile as anything and really friendly so picking him up to put him to bed etc is no problem.

He's a bit like a dog in the respect that he'll come when he's called and you can bribe him to stuff with treats, but like a cat in that we've litter trained him and he's quite independant and he likes to do his own thing. He spends most of the day asleep whether he's indoors or not and he comes to life in the evenings and he'll play and run about more then.

[Paul the 6th]

I'm scared of the lady rabbit turning into a terrorist now...

[BanannaMan]

cats are the devils rejects I f***in hate them... no offence to cat lovers out there, you wierdos :razz:





My cat will eat your rabbit for lunch. :eek:

;)

[yorkie_chris]

Mmmmmmmmm rabbit...

[Shellywoozle]

Yeyy house rabbits are cool. I have had 3 but had to get rid of the last one due to my Springer thinking it was his play thing.

I would get a male rabbit, much friendlier than the females who get aggressive and not too keen on being cuddled (my experience anyhow).

I had 2 males ones, a chinchilla bread and a lop ear dwarf. Both were litter trained and followed me around the house like a dog.

All I would say is put all your wires in a metal tube so they can't be chewed. Or block the gaps with something, remember they like jumping ! If they get their head through a gap they can manage their hole body no matter how fat they are.

Rabbits costs little, I used to buy cabbage and carrots from Asda and Russel Rabbit dry mix. £3 a week ish

All I will say is make sure that if they are picky with their dry mix, you dont keep topping it up, make them eat the lot. THe stuff they don't like is good for them and my last one died due to my neglect. I wasn;t aware I was neglecting him but he left all the food that gave his bones calcium and in the end his gums were not strong enuf to hold his teeth in place. They then grew into the side of his tongue and gums and he couldnt eat. If rabbits don't constantly eat they can die.

So the vets had to knock him out every 6 weeks to file his back teeth down, poor little thing was knocked out too many times and his little organs couldn't take it no more so he had to be put to sleep :( Just something that the vet said was very common but people think they are doing right by throwing away left over cereal.

RIP Thumper xx

[fizzwheel]

All I will say is make sure that if they are picky with their dry mix, you dont keep topping it up, make them eat the lot. THe stuff they don't like is good for them

Yep ours does the same with the Russell Rabbit, he only eats what he likes, till he gets hungry enough to eat the stuff he doesn't, as Shelly says dont keep topping it up.

I think the stuff we feed him now is called "SupaRabbit" its just pellets and none of the mixture like the Russell Rabbit is, he loves the stuff and he eats all of it and nothing gets left. Also the Russell Rabbit stuff makes ours go a bit loopy, we definately notice his tempermant changes if we feed him the Russell Rabbit stuff.

[trickywoos]

Rechargable batteries help...








I was thinking about the energizer rabbit... dirty minds!

Ann Summers was in my mind. Yes it's filthy.

[Shellywoozle]

Ann Summers was in my mind. Yes it's filthy.

LOL ha ha

PIC DELETED AS SHELL WAS BEING NAUGHTY !! SORRI

[stewie]

After much pestering by my two girls we finally got them a couple of rabbits, they were pretty easy to look after tbh, with the added bonus of course of being both edible or flushable if it doesnt work out. HTH.

[Paul the 6th]

After much pestering by my two girls we finally got them a couple of rabbits, they were pretty easy to look after tbh, with the added bonus of course of being both edible or flushable of it doesnt work out. HTH.

Ah, not all bad then lol... Rabbit stew or rabbit swimming baths if it all goes wrong.

Vicky says she doesn't need any rabbits from anne summers, apparently I walk round and hump her randomly enough :o

[jimmy-james]

We have had mumerous rabits (6 over the years) and currently have a female silver fox and a male silver marten both are fantastic but the expensive part is keeping the jabs and vet visits up to date as they live outside all year round and run free in an enclosure which is 50ft by 20ft (lucky buggers). I wouldn't want them to get myxomatosis as its evil and we lost our lop to it!

Beware lop rabbits are obnoxious as are males in general until they have there bits chopped off which calms them down.

[fizzwheel]

Oh and Paul if nobody has told you already and you didnt realise Rabbits eat thier own poo.. Its quite normal and they have two as their stomachs dont digest food properly the first time round.

[jimmy-james]

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=78&pictureid=1098
THESE TWO ARE THE CURRENT ONES TUMB AND ALFIE.
http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=78&pictureid=1099
TUMB

AND THE BEAUTY OF NATURE CREATED THIS LITTLE BUNDLE OF JOY CALLED BUMBLE
http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=78&pictureid=1100
http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=78&pictureid=1097

DUE TO INBREEDING HE DIED DUE TO HAVING SPURS ON HIS TEETH AND HIS DIGESTIVE SYSTEM STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AS HARD AS THE VETS TRIED FEEDING HIM HOURLY FOR 24 HOURS PAPAYA AND PINAPLE. I THINK THEY GREW QUITE ATTACHED AND I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF TEAR FROM THE NURSES EYE.

TWAS A SAD DAY WHEN HE PASSED AS HE WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AND A FANTASTIC CHARACTER!

NOW BACK TO MAN STUFF AGAIN LOL!

[dizzyblonde]

I think you should buy a german giant lop :-) as big as a small dog, so she won't ever ask for one of those either!

[Paul the 6th]

Hi Its vicky the missus, awww that is so sad about the baby bunny dying! Just wanted to know how much would it cost on average to get the bunnys bits altered? Oh and you know what will happen, Paul will become all attatched to the rabbit more so than me, I guarantee it!

[dizzyblonde]

read that Paul has actually bought one dizz:rolleyes:

I've always had rabbits, I had a pair of sisters up until last year, when they died of old age. Rabbits are ace, as long as they are handled all the time they're fine.
I had a dutch one when I was a kid that used to sunbathe at the side of the house, he roamed free in the summer between three gardens, chased the cat, the cat chased him, and when it was bedtime he would jump in the cage so he could be locked in for the night...he was gorgeous.

They do have teeth that grow all the time, thats why if your loveable friend is going to stay in the house, he'll chew all your wires as folks have pointed out. make sure there something bunny for him to chew on instead(mine had a house brick he used to throw around..yes he really did) You'll need to keep an eye on teeth as they can grow up and down into the gums restricting feeding....seriously

[yorkie_chris]

ND THE BEAUTY OF NATURE CREATED THIS LITTLE BUNDLE OF JOY CALLED BUMBLE

You soggy tw4t! :-P

[fizzwheel]

Hi Its vicky the missus, awww that is so sad about the baby bunny dying! Just wanted to know how much would it cost on average to get the bunnys bits altered?

I think our's cost about £40 to get him done.

We took him in for a pre op check over and the vet asked us why we wanted it done. Then he went back for the op a few days later.

I took him in at 9:30 in the morning and then I collected him at about 4pm. He was not himself after the op and he had trouble a little hopping about. But after 24hrs he was pretty much back to normal again. They told us to keep him indoor overnight so he was in the warm overnight.

I dont think they'll do the op till he is a few months old, but if you speak to your local vet they'll explain the process better than I can.

[dizzyblonde]

[quote=fizzwheel;1699411]
As for females, I think they just get broody and want to have a liter and then when they cant they get frustrated. We had females when I was kid and then used to pull their fur out and then build a nest in the straw it was when they did that, that they got feisty, you couldnt really put your hand in the hutch or near them as they'd try and bite / be aggressive.
[quote]

+1 mine used to do the furry nest thing, yes they do get fiesty in this time, in fact one of my pair used to grunt and growl at you and throw out their front paws.

and yes rabbit weeeee really smells:(

[Paul the 6th]

THEY EAT THEIR OWN ****? WHAT TEH FCEK


Paul again by the way...

what am I letting myself in for?! I'm planning on buying a welder within the next few days and this little bundle of joy is going to chew up all my funding for cans of argoshield & an autohelmet :( Ah well, atleast she can bother the rabbit instead of me when I'm in the garage :D result :D

all in all, rabbits don't sound too bad. Just gotta make sure they eat the boring healthy food and keep their teeth filed down on a house brick or vicky's mobile, and also give them odd toys to play with. Looks like we might be keeping the little bugger inside for a while cos the winter is properly bitter of late (or as I'm getting old, I'm less able to cope with the cold)

P!

[yorkie_chris]

Cans of argoshield? Don't do it man it's not worth it. Get friendly with a local fabricators and get them to sort you out a bottle properly.

[dizzyblonde]

The house brick was a bit unusual...lol They do some sort of soft wood chew things for rabbit. never give em hardwood, it'll really make it ill.

and yes pooooooo, but its better than a dog eating its own ;-)

[stevie]

Can it eat cake??

[Paul the 6th]

Cans of argoshield? Don't do it man it's not worth it. Get friendly with a local fabricators and get them to sort you out a bottle properly.

Disclaimer for yc: not a permanent solution! there's a link to a supplier who does co2 & argon mix where you put a deposit on the bottle and pay as you go on gas, unlike boc where you have to rent the bottle (it's something like that but cant remember exactly what.... just till I get sorted), gonna have a practice and get an idea how much gas I get through in how much time, then I can make an informed decision about big bottles :) www.Mig-welding.co.uk/forum


and yes dizzee, I think a dog eating it's own mess is probably much worse than a rabbit but hey ho :) reet - off to pick the critter up, wish me luck lol

[Dangerous Dave]

3 x laptop power suppiles
1 x laptop he wee'd on and killed it
4 x Nokia Mobile phone chargers
1 x ADSL router cable
1 x set of surround sound speak cable
1 x telephone cable
Keep them all plugged in to the mains, he won't do it again... ;)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fizzwheel/DSC_0005-1.jpg

Very cute.

[Paul the 6th]

Can it eat cake??

I'd assume carrot cake? whats up doc?

[diamond]

Keep them all plugged in to the mains, he won't do it again... ;)


They all were plugged in the mains, he doesn't seem to get shocked even when sparks are flying.

The lap top fried the mother board when he chewed the cable ( not sure this is the right technical term Fizz is the geek of the house)

[fizzwheel]

The lap top fried the mother board when he chewed the cable ( not sure this is the right technical term Fizz is the geek of the house)

Yep it did, I forgot about that one. Managed to get it repaired on the HP warranty though :D

As Liz says leaving them plugged in doesnt stop him, when he killed the laptop, I caught him mid chew and he had sparks coming out of his mouth and he still carried on chewing.

He hasnt so far chewed an Ipod power supply though.. perhaps he doesnt like Appl products like Mr Soulkiss :D

Paul - I thought of something else, get a litter tray and put that in its hutch, again watch for which corner he uses as a toilet and the put the tray in that corner or space, it'll stop the entire hutch getting soaked with wee and its less messy when cleaning out.

[missyburd]

We've had rabbits as long as I can remember, we have 5 at the minute, we bought "2 brothers" a while back who incidentally were not, so now we have their children and grandchildren :rolleyes: All seperated now lol.

I'd 100% agree with everyone else about male rabbits, much more docile and affectionate. The females we've had in the past are very grumpy and one would attack you when you went in to get her bowl, some days she was worse than others though! Get her spayed as soon as possible, hormones affect some females terribly :p Ours aren't because me mam is a soft bugger who loves the babies :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: I think she's slowly learning her lesson now though :lol:

Make sure you handle your bundle of fluff lots, let it get used to your smells and be comfortable around you. They're lovely creatures, happy to be cuddled for ages and don't have the tendency to crap/pi$$ on you when you pick 'em up. Tidy and clean creatures too, as Fizz has said, they will stick to specific corners of their living area providing you clean them out regularly.

A salt lick is also a good idea, available from petshops, just to clip on the wire or just a block in the hutch. Salt is a major requirement of most pets as they don't get their necessary doses from their diet.

These are some of ours,

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/5986/p8172293ae7.jpg

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/3614/p8172299iq8.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4027/p8172297yv3.jpg



Mmmmmmmmm rabbit...
Hence why in all the time I've been with you I haven't introduuced you to my rabbits, you'd sneak one away and cook it up :p

Oh and Paul if nobody has told you already and you didnt realise Rabbits eat thier own poo.. Its quite normal and they have two as their stomachs dont digest food properly the first time round.

Yup, tis called coprophagy, the first poo is soft and sloppy which they gobble up and redigest, when it comes out again its a small, hard round pellet which you're no doubt familiar with already ;) It's the sort of reverse of cows chewing the cud (where they chuck up their food the first time and chew in the mouth before sending it back down again).

[fizzwheel]

The house brick was a bit unusual...lol They do some sort of soft wood chew things for rabbit.

Liz bought some applewood ( I think ) chew sticks for ours, which he likes. Also he seems quite partial to corn on the cob as well.

[missyburd]

Paul - I thought of something else, get a litter tray and put that in its hutch, again watch for which corner he uses as a toilet and the put the tray in that corner or space, it'll stop the entire hutch getting soaked with wee and its less messy when cleaning out.

Yeah, you can now get little triangle shaped litter trays which conveniently fit into the corner of a hutch or whatever you're using :D

[fizzwheel]

Yeah, you can now get little triangle shaped litter trays which conveniently fit into the corner of a hutch or whatever you're using :D

thats what Liz got for our bunny's hutch, its much much less messy when cleaning out and its quicker to.

[rowdy]

Don't think anyones mentioned flystrike yet, watch for maggots round it's ar5e, the mother in law is forever cleaning her rabbit's ar5e in a bowl of soapy water to keep it clean around that area.

[missyburd]

Don't think anyones mentioned flystrike yet, watch for maggots round it's ar5e, the mother in law is forever cleaning her rabbit's ar5e in a bowl of soapy water to keep it clean around that area.

not much to worry about during the winter months though. As long as you regularly clean out the hutch then flies won't be attracted in the first place.

[dizzyblonde]

yes, thats why using the hutch disinfectant spray is essential, and general tidyness around the hutch. The worst thing to get is other furry animals wanting to bunk with bunny. ( I should imagine also depends on how suburbian/rural you are)
Rodent plop is lethal to rabbits
My mate in France has rabbit and ginuea pig, and she lives in back of beyond...ickle field mice were found under the hutch...

[Paul the 6th]

why do they enjoy sitting in their food dish and looking around as if it's the best thing in the world? Seems well chuffed with the cage we got - went for an indoor plastic base tray with metal cage upper thingy & corner litter tray. She has like a mini bunker as well with one access door and a set of steep steps up one corner, but she's not fathomed the steps and is still dangling her ars3 over the edge when trying to climb on the roof.

She seems well tame atm, stick your hand in and she just rubs up against you or walks on past to explore the rest of her cage. Althought we read about the bit where they become sexually mature and end up properly defensive... Think we'll be heading down the spay route as soon as she turns angry -and we'll get the rabbit done while we're at it! A thank you :)

will post pics as soon as I get some batteries in my camera...

oh and this is what the cage looks like but ours is about a third bigger again
http://belfast.gumtree.com/posting_images/95/26904995__1217588993__1__1-1f63a3398b31771ddd3c278319a72ae2.__big__.jpg

[dizzyblonde]

Paul...me finks your cage will need to be made MUUUUUCHH bigga in the months shes going to grow :-)


I know you said its bigger than the picture....but that bunnies gonna get biiiiiiigggga...lol

Or is she a dwarf lop?

[Paul the 6th]

Paul...me finks your cage will need to be made MUUUUUCHH bigga in the months shes going to grow :-)


I know you said its bigger than the picture....but that bunnies gonna get biiiiiiigggga...lol

Or is she a dwarf lop?


SHe is indeed a dwarf lop dizzee :) apparently she's not going to grow more than 3lbs, so we'll wait and see but if she does start to get ridiculously bigger then we'll upgrade in a heartbeat... current pen is about 3.5 ft long by about 2.5 ft wide and about a good foot n a half tall, so plenty of room to run around in the meantime :)

[Paws]

thats the one i had (cage)
i had mini lop who fitted in one of them-and he turned out not to be so mini lol

[jimmy-james]

I always wory about mine being outside all the time. I heard screaming in next doors garden and went to check on there animals and found a wild rabit screaming in pain where something had paralysed it. Being a selfless person i had to hit it twice with a brick but it was still quivering so had to wring its neck (blood on hands, not nice). It was a horrible thing for me to do it but it was for the good of the animal.

Mine are let out at dawn and locked away at night so at least they are safe(ish) then.

[dizzyblonde]

yeah what they didn't tell you is that its a giant german lop

http://springlady.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/giantrabbit_small.jpg

I want one of them:smt040

[yorkie_chris]

Something that size you might as well keep pigs!

[jimmy-james]

yeah what they didn't tell you is that its a giant german lop

http://springlady.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/giantrabbit_small.jpg

I want one of them:smt040

The bloke is a 3ft midget though, perspective is a marvelous thing:smt040 I wouldn't want to run in to one on my bike at speed thats for sure.

[yorkie_chris]

http://www.rabbitandcavydirectory.com/Images-BG-F-J/rapscallianthumb.jpg
Hmmmmm....

http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:uYEBY0WCRGq4CM:http://gaypatriot.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/gizmo.jpg

[jimmy-james]

http://www.rabbitandcavydirectory.com/Images-BG-F-J/rapscallianthumb.jpg
Hmmmmm....

http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:uYEBY0WCRGq4CM:http://gaypatriot.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/gizmo.jpg

:winner: you just had to didn't you lol.

[missyburd]

locked away at night so at least they are safe(ish) then.

yeah, ours are kept in separate hutches in one of the sheds in the garden, kept nice and safe all day and night.

[yorkie_chris]

Don't you ever wonder what happens to the stars when the bright lights of fame and fortune fade....?

[missyburd]

Don't you ever wonder what happens to the stars when the bright lights of fame and fortune fade....?

since when did you get all poetic? :sick: :p

[Baph]

Something that size you might as well keep pigs!

Rabbits taste better in pies!

Don't have much to add really, we've got a rabbit that lives outside permanently. At the moment, it has a 6ft high chicken wire fence all the way around it's ~35sqft run, and it's cage door is almost permanently open.

In the summer, I'll be surrounding the run with a water feature, including waterfall & pond - the whole thing has been named "Rabbit island."

Damn pet gets better treatment than me. :lol:

[missyburd]

Rabbits taste better in pies!


And what on earth is up with the traditional pork pie? :rolleyes: :p

[yorkie_chris]

It's not as tasty as rabbit pie.

Actually a relation of mine in poland keeps rabbits, usually has at least 10 on the go, reason being the youngest cousin is allergic to chicken and poultry... rabbit no problem though :-)

[jimmy-james]

http://issuesandinfluences.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/bigrabbit_zoom.jpg

Yet another midget rabit owner lol!

[missyburd]

They're gorgeous! Big fluffy thumpers, awww!

[jimmy-james]

That blokes got midgetmatosis lol!

[yorkie_chris]

That blokes got midgetmatosis lol!

http://fagansmm.com/images/hat_coat_rack.jpg

Go on...

[jimmy-james]

http://fagansmm.com/images/hat_coat_rack.jpg

Go on...


I get the hint lol, what can i say its getting late!

[stewie]

yeah what they didn't tell you is that its a giant german lop

http://springlady.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/giantrabbit_small.jpg

I want one of them:smt040
Don,t take this the wrong way Lou, but that flat cap doesnt really suit you love, nice bunny though.





























Ill get me coat :D

[Daimo]

I've g0t 2 rabbits, i've not read through the post to see others info.

Basically, ours live inside. They are too furry to keep outside. We have a 48" dog cage which i've put 2 levels in. They are morning and night animals so good for children.

They need letting out for a run-around, at least 10 minutes grass munching per day.

We strim carrots, lettuce, and a little bit of cucumber every night. Vergtables are very important (their hole diet is), you can find out whats ok and whats bad online.

They need a decent size cage to hop around in, at least 3 hops really, but the larger the better.

Very weak backs, always support their hind legs, its VERY important. Rabbits dont like heights, so if you pick them up always hold them fairly tight to make them feel more secure.

Keep their backsides clean, in summer esp flies can cause problems so keep their general health up.

If you've got any more questions let me know.

Oh, need 2 different jabs per year, 1 for miximatosis (?sp) and I can't remember the other one, but both in 6 month intervals.

Rabbits are very nosey animals, they will come and see what your doing if your making a noise, they like chewing power cables (secure them!!!!!!), hiding in small places (block behined your sofas), but mainly they like cleaning, eating, and sleeping, just like cats :lol:

My rabbits don't like my smell, they arn't very affectionate either. They jsut sit by themselves under the table in their little "den" all the time. They dont mind a stroke when they are outside with us, btu when in the house they like to be by themselves. Don't mind too much, they have big personnalities and are their own little people. They seem happy like this, so not going to force them to be friendly friendly pets....

Anyone know how I can get them more used to my smell though, after 2 years they still dont like it :lol:

[Daimo]

Oh, be warey of cagesif you put them outside, foxes love them, but just to kill, not eat.

Our were outside, but they ruined the lawn, and the cage kept getting attacked by foxes, so we brought them inside.

Im glad though, as one of them is a nightmare to keep tidy as it is, and thats inside. Gawd knows what he's have been like if he was covered in mud, poo etc too :lol:

http://public.fotki.com/DaimoB/general_me_-_pastti/rabbits/


http://images24.fotki.com/v799/photos/4/48802/4264304/DSC02336-vi.jpg

[Paul the 6th]

Ruby the bunny:
http://www.godesign.me.uk/switzerland/Picture-002.jpg

http://www.godesign.me.uk/switzerland/Picture-019.jpg

http://www.godesign.me.uk/switzerland/Picture-033.jpg

http://www.godesign.me.uk/switzerland/Picture-004.jpg

[Dappa D]

she looks very cute!

[Paul the 6th]

and she prefers me to vicky lol, apart from last night i got in from work at about 11 and she was being a right little bugger. Wouldn't go back in her cage and kept running away (which is what she does to vic but she's normally alright with me)...

Anyway, i told her if she did it again it would be a christmas trip to the butchers :razz:

[Lozzo]

When I read the title of this thread I thought you were due a trip to Ann Summers

[Rai86]

always lowering the tone lol :p

[Daimo]

O, one more word of advice.

If the bunny is bad, don't get abused, tap them on the nose or anything. Rabbits respond like a child, if you tell them not to do something/get angry, they will do it even more.

Just a slight tone change in your voice to let them know your watching them, they should stop doing it. Maybe even a hand slap to the floor just to get their attention off what they are doing.

Try what we have for the cage. Leave putting the veg in till you go to bed. Find the veg the rabbits like (carrots ;) ), and u'll find sometimes the rabbit knows whats coming and is in the cage waiting for their veg/treat.

Either that, or get the veg in the cage, make sure they see the veg bowl being put in, and im sure with a few days training they will get used to it.

Ours were in the cage waiting for their veg last night, :lol: easy, put veg in, put more solid in, close cage.

Funnily enough at the start ours didn't want to go in, deffo not when they were outside.

Looks cute that one :) Remember the injections!!!!!!!!!

[Daimo]

In fact, he looks VERY similar to our ben..

Looks like a Lion Head X med flop too???

[Baph]

and she prefers me to vicky lol, apart from last night i got in from work at about 11 and she was being a right little bugger.

Ours used to do that - Jen would chase it around it's run for hours on end. I just grab it's shoulders & pin it to the floor. Give it a few seconds to calm down & he behaves himself then.

[missyburd]

. I just grab it's shoulders & pin it to the floor.
Is this technique one you use just for rabbits or does it work as a discipline for kids too :p :-D

[Baph]

Is this technique one you use just for rabbits or does it work as a discipline for kids too :p :-D

Just the rabbit - helps when it escapes & tries to hide under the bushes. Don't think I'd get away with it with the kids. :( :lol:

[Lozzo]

always lowering the tone lol :p

Rules are there to be bent, tones are there to be lowered ;).

By the way, my 15 yr old lad says post a picture and he'll let you know if he's interested. He says he's getting into the older women now.

[Paul the 6th]

Rules are there to be bent, tones are there to be lowered ;).

By the way, my 15 yr old lad says post a picture and he'll let you know if he's interested. He says he's getting into the older women now.


:o lol!

[Rai86]

Rules are there to be bent, tones are there to be lowered ;).

By the way, my 15 yr old lad says post a picture and he'll let you know if he's interested. He says he's getting into the older women now.

lol well funny! minor isssue of the law ha ha

[Lozzo]

lol well funny! minor isssue of the law ha ha

He's not planning on bedding any female coppers just yet, so I don't think that's an issue. His only problem might arise if he beds a girl whose husband/boyfriend is a copper... that would be tragic

[Rai86]

He's not planning on bedding any female coppers just yet, so I don't think that's an issue. His only problem might arise if he beds a girl whose husband/boyfriend is a copper... that would be tragic


lol tragic indeed

[chris8886]

I wouldn't want them to get myxomatosis as its evil and we lost our lop to it!

+1 it's a horrible disease/virus. we didn't know about it and never had him vaccinated against it and he caught it, resulting in being put down.

looks a rather cute bunny.

[yorkie_chris]

+1 it's a horrible disease/virus. we didn't know about it and never had him vaccinated against it and he caught it, resulting in being put down.

looks a rather cute bunny.

It's a horrible thing that, it went round here a while ago, I shot over 40 in a week that had it. Useless as food, nasty death for the ones you don't get a shot at.

[Daimo]

Mixi is very common at the moment, there seems to be an outbreak (more than normal) in the lat couple of years. Moreso in the SE england.

If your rabbits go outside, having the Mixi is VITAL every 6 months.

There is also the yearly VHD jab too.

So what is it then? And don't say a rabbit :lol: My question seems to have been missed??

[Paul the 6th]

ah sorry pal,

all I know is she's a lop eard dwarf (someone mentioned something about being a lion head or something?) who did prefer me until last night and now she flippin hates me for no apparent reason lol... She's an indoor rabbit at the moment and it will probably stay that way. A few people said she'd start to stink but we change her every 3-4 days maximum.

What's the VHD jab? We're gonna have her to the vets for spaying at some point since they're meant to return to an offensive/real world state (protecting their territory etc) if not spayed...

[fizzwheel]

To be honest if you've only just brought her home and the weather is as cold where you are as it is here, you'll be better off keeping her indoors. Rabbits will cope with the cold but they need to be acclimatised to it gradually...

[Paul the 6th]

To be honest if you've only just brought her home and the weather is as cold where you are as it is here, you'll be better off keeping her indoors. Rabbits will cope with the cold but they need to be acclimatised to it gradually...


Minus 2 on average for the past 2 weeks - far too cold for a tiny 8 week old rabbit to be stuck outside in a normal hutch... (even though the breeder's kept her in a stack of hutches inside a standard garden shed), she's used to having us coming and going and making noise. It'd be cruel to stick her in the dark cold garage where nothing happens for hours on end. Then again, maybe I'm just trying to spoil her :rolleyes: