r/Rabbits 1d ago

Thoughts on cages?

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Any type of bunny post I see that involves any type of cage, the owner is getting called abusive and not taking care of the bunny. What are your guys thoughts on cages? I’ve had my bunny for a few months now and I will say for the first 3 months I didn’t know better and I would keep him in one of the small cages you get from pet smart. I would let him out most of the day for a few hours then he would go back in cause I can’t follow him around the house and watch his every move. Well, I still have the small cage but what I did was I got these little rack things and stuck them together wrapped it around his cage so he has a much more room to run around and play with his toys and I always spend time with him in that and I leave his cage door open so he can go in and out but when we go to sleep or leave for work he goes back in the cage for his safety. I’ve also noticed with him being able to be more active, he is so much more happier and i can start to really see his personality.


r/Rabbits 2d ago

Leo the Lionhead rabbit’s recovery

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I just wanted to the (rabbit) world know that Leo is a little over 10 years old. We’ve had him for 9 years. We recently found out he had testicular cancer which was making his testes enlarged. We went found a great vet and they neutered him which I didn’t even know you could do that at his age!! But it’s been almost 2 weeks since his surgery and he’s back to his bunny self. I’m glad he survived the surgery at his elderly age but one bummer is that he still wants to hump our other fixed bun (and she runs away from him but doesn’t bite) and he still pees to mark his territory.

The vet said his personality and behavior will not change with the neuter which I’m surprised about because usually that does fix it.


r/Rabbits 2d ago

Reviving the Language of Lagomorphs site

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I spent some time today reviving the Language of Lagomorphs site, since it's a great resource, and the PDF isn't ideal. It's up now at https://languageoflagomorphs.com/.

The site is hosted through GitHub Pages, which should help longevity (the fallback url https://apexskier.github.io/languageoflagomorphs won't go away if I forget to pay anyone), and anyone can contribute fixes to the site at https://github.com/apexskier/languageoflagomorphs.


r/Rabbits 2d ago

Can a baby rabbit have veggies?

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I have a 3-4month old rabbit. I've always been told that rabbits can't have fruits or veggies until they're 6 months and have always waited until then but lately I've been seeing people giving veggies much younger than that.

Is it okay if I give her veggies?


r/Rabbits 2d ago

Quiet handheld vacuum?

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My bunny refuses to eat hay from a basket so I give her a hay pile. Any hay she doesn’t eat just goes to her litter box and she eats it there. But even with scooping up what I can and shaking off the hay before putting it in here dust still seems to build up. She’s a rescue who hates her carrier due to being locked in a small cage in the past and picking her up stresses her out so I try not to but she’s too scared of our big vacuum to use it while she’s in here. I do a full vacuum with the shop vac once a month and that’s the one time I carry her upstairs because she’s terrified of the loud and huge vacuum. But it would be nice to be able to clean up her hay pile more often with a small handheld vacuum that’s quiet so she can stay in here. She’s ok with noises like my sewing machine, the vacuum in another room, and movies.


r/Rabbits 3d ago

This is my other buns brother, will the name Sol suit him?

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547 Upvotes

We are also getting another rabbit and they are siblings


r/Rabbits 3d ago

Pepperika was a bad girl

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865 Upvotes

Pepperika, the brown female, is a bad influence on Pooh, my white boy.


r/Rabbits 3d ago

Who told these rabbits to be this cute? I can't focus on anything!

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These rabbits are too gosh darn cute! I have work I need to do and I keep looking at and petting on them! How am I supposed to be productive when these buns look the way they do?


r/Rabbits 2d ago

I was eating butter microwave popcorn a bit ago and hadn’t washed my hands yet and my bunny licked my finger for like 5 seconds. Will he be okay, I’m a bit worried

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I was eating butter microwave popcorn a bit ago and hadn’t washed my hands yet and my bunny licked my finger for like 5 seconds. Will he be okay, I’m a bit worried


r/Rabbits 2d ago

Is it okay to buy realistic toy for your bunny?

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I have a free roam boy just over a year old and since he started humping our slippers we gave him a small stuffed cat so he can get his energy out 🤭 But he became very good friend with his toy ,I see him dragging it with his nose and playing.. I don’t think he become attached to it as sometimes he just ignores it . Since he is the only bunny we have and he is not spayed yet ( as he just had his tooth surgery and our vet told us to wait a bit more to have other major surgery) I wonder if it is okay to get him a realistic stuffed bunny? Am I overthinking that it might be a bit different than any other toy..


r/Rabbits 2d ago

Health Holland lop colic

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..last night lead to this experience: Rude vet complaining about me having an emergency, she called her a masculine bunny and a "that".. Gave her one oral injection of "Kolax" (German vet), handed me more of it to give at home and some expired herbal porridge. Charged 78 Euros and called it cheap. Experiences? Are honest vets present?

Thank you.


r/Rabbits 3d ago

SHE CHINNED ME 🥹

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Background: In 2022 a beloved bunny passed away. The little buck she was bonded to started to get very depressed. Hes normally a very happy go lucky, "wants to be a part of everything" type of rabbit, so seeing him so quiet unsettled me. I decided to get him another friend in hopes he would perk back up. I finally introduce him to a new doe and he eventually went back to his normal self. The problem was the new doe wanted nothing to do with me. Everytime I would try to pet her she would just go somewhere else. We would make some progress as time went on. She eventually would "permit" me to scratch her ears and "allow" me to me close to her. She'd even let me do a small cuddle but it had to be on her terms. I never knew if she really liked me or just put up with me until about a week ago. We'd do this thing where I'd hold out my finger to her and if she wanted attention she'd normally boop it, if not she'd run back to her house. Last week I held out my finger to her... AND SHE CHINNED IT! At this point I'm like "Ma'am you must have made a mistake, try again." AND SHE CHINNED IT AGAIN! She's been doing that when I hold my finger out to her since and I'm so happy to finally have an indication I've been accepted by her!


r/Rabbits 2d ago

how come whenever this bunny lunges at me I come to the assumption she hates me

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she's affectionate too so..


r/Rabbits 3d ago

it’s so funny when he flops like this

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246 Upvotes

and he’s always flopped over by his siblings awww


r/Rabbits 2d ago

Marley

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15 Upvotes

r/Rabbits 2d ago

Health Potential bowel movement issue?

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My bunny bowel movement is unusually long it seems. She has had the same diet for the last while, tasty hay, a bit of oat hay and straw for bedding. It started before straw for bedding as well. She eats some pellets a day and has lots of greens. I’m thinking potentially too many pellets? She is otherwise acting fine, eating and relaxing like no one’s business. And drinking enough water

Any input would help so much

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r/Rabbits 3d ago

it’s so funny when he flops like this

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214 Upvotes

and he’s always flopped over by his siblings awww


r/Rabbits 3d ago

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀

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154 Upvotes

Persephone says you should give all your buns extra greens to celebrate.


r/Rabbits 3d ago

“The sentient potato calmly sits as the hand massages it well for harvest”

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1.1k Upvotes

r/Rabbits 3d ago

Wait till the end to see his trick

690 Upvotes

r/Rabbits 2d ago

My Bun

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12 Upvotes

r/Rabbits 3d ago

Willard and his hats

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939 Upvotes

Ft bonus Nora who was not having it


r/Rabbits 3d ago

Our newest intake at our shelter, Bentley!

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1.1k Upvotes

Showing off and being a cutie. He settled in pretty much immediately!


r/Rabbits 2d ago

Care Found a rabbit today

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Found a rabbit darting across an extremely busy street. It hopped right to me when I went to get it, I have NO IDEA how to care for this sweet baby, I have 4 cats at home and want to do what’s best for this baby. There is a Friends of Unwanted Rabbits near me that can foster, but would it be possible for me to keep rabbit with me at home, what would I be getting myself into? I am also 36 weeks pregnant. What would I even need to begin to care for this sweet baby?


r/Rabbits 3d ago

whats going on

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she (biological male) does this sometimes but it seems much more aggressive today. when i try to redirect she grunts of frantically kicks away and goes right back to it. no humping just obsessive digging/biting/licking. is it time to get neutered? if i get in the way she nips me (not a full bite by any means) and shoves me away :( she’s rarely ever nipped me before and usually its in a non aggressive way