Everyone meet our new rabbit...that doesn't have a name yet...maybe ya'll can help!
Notice anything different about him???
Yep, he doesn't have ears!
We went to the feed store a few weeks ago and they were selling baby bunnies for easter. OMG this man had sooo many rabbits...cages and cages full of them. They were all 4-6 week old californians, new z, and holland lops. I had no intentions of buying a baby bunnie, just wanted to see them...Then I saw this big guy all by himself in a cage with a note on the front that said discount. The man told me he was a 7 month old holland lop buck with no ears. Instead of $35 he was $15...bc of the ear issue. he told us that his mom ate her entire litter but they were able to save him, she ate his ears though. I left there, really really wanting this rabbit but I had to run it by DH first. the man told me he would be back at the same place tomorrow morning so I took a picture of the rabbit and headed home.
My husband of course thought I was crazy..."only you would want a rabbit with no ears!" lol.....We already had a brand new hutch that was for our silkie, but shes with the big girls now..so we had a home...I had a rabbit a few years ago..so I already had a rabbit feeder and water bottle...just needed to buy pellets and hay..Long story short, I went back and got him! and what a sweetheart he is! He doesn't really like being picked up but he loves to be petted on the ground and likes to run around in the backyard. Our yard is fenced in and theres no way for him to go under the fence. We only let him out when were sitting outside and able to watch him.
With him having no ears is he going to get overheated faster? This is what I'm really worried about. Its been in the high 80's durring the day and he just lays there panting...Its not even summer. He had alot of build up in the smaller one and I used alittle olive oil to clean it out and smother any ear mites that may be lurking.
Even though he doesn't have ears I still think he's handsome!
here he is munching on a carrot top
Notice anything different about him???
Yep, he doesn't have ears!
We went to the feed store a few weeks ago and they were selling baby bunnies for easter. OMG this man had sooo many rabbits...cages and cages full of them. They were all 4-6 week old californians, new z, and holland lops. I had no intentions of buying a baby bunnie, just wanted to see them...Then I saw this big guy all by himself in a cage with a note on the front that said discount. The man told me he was a 7 month old holland lop buck with no ears. Instead of $35 he was $15...bc of the ear issue. he told us that his mom ate her entire litter but they were able to save him, she ate his ears though. I left there, really really wanting this rabbit but I had to run it by DH first. the man told me he would be back at the same place tomorrow morning so I took a picture of the rabbit and headed home.
My husband of course thought I was crazy..."only you would want a rabbit with no ears!" lol.....We already had a brand new hutch that was for our silkie, but shes with the big girls now..so we had a home...I had a rabbit a few years ago..so I already had a rabbit feeder and water bottle...just needed to buy pellets and hay..Long story short, I went back and got him! and what a sweetheart he is! He doesn't really like being picked up but he loves to be petted on the ground and likes to run around in the backyard. Our yard is fenced in and theres no way for him to go under the fence. We only let him out when were sitting outside and able to watch him.
With him having no ears is he going to get overheated faster? This is what I'm really worried about. Its been in the high 80's durring the day and he just lays there panting...Its not even summer. He had alot of build up in the smaller one and I used alittle olive oil to clean it out and smother any ear mites that may be lurking.
Even though he doesn't have ears I still think he's handsome!
here he is munching on a carrot top
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