Any Bunny Owners?

[countyroad1330]

fallenweeble, thanks so much for all of the great advice! There is just so many good tidbits of info, its a little overwhelming. My vet is about a 15 minute drive from me; he treats bunnies, and there just happens to be a bunny rescue in the same town! I was browsing their website last night, its great! All of their buns are spayed/neutered, and the adoption fee is $55.

tiffanyh, thanks for the picture, your setup is wonderful! And as cute as it is, my other half may just let me build that in the backyard!

 

[FutureChickenMan]

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rabbits are territorial, even when nutered. if you're going to stick two together, you'll probably have better luck with two females that were raised together.

 

[fallenweeble]

countryroad that is GREAT!
most bunny rescues will let your bunny "date" so that you can get a good match for your bun. and $55.00 is a very good adoption fee. the cost of having a female bun spayed is MUCH more than that! so adopting a spayed female for 55.00 is a very good way to go i think.

don't get overwhelmed - it's a fun process to learn about bunnies! have a good time and enjoy your new friend(s)!

 

[countyroad1330]

As long as my bun is neutered, I don't have a problem getting him a spayed female. He is a Polish; the guy who sold it said he probably wouldn't get any bigger, but might grow some. I'm guessing that means he's around 6 months old? What other breeds are a good size to keep with him?

 

[coffeemama]

I used to have a lot of rabbits-raised and showed satins and himalayans for many years. I had about 300 at one time. I was in 4-H for many years-member, jr. leader, ambassador, and just loved it. I would like my dd to get a rabbit when she gets a bit older. All of your photos are too cute!

 

[fallenweeble]

hey CR,
i know it seems counterintuitive but with bunnies size doesn't matter nearly as much as personality. i have one bonded pair of buns where the female (a flemish giant) outweighs the male by about 8 pounds!
if the rescue lets you take a look at more than one bunny at a time maybe ask them to bring a bit of a "selection" and you can let your bun-man pick his girlfriend! (they do recommend you wait about 4 weeks after the neuter to start that process - just to let the hormones "settle").

 

[Becky89*]

My Mini Rex Hope just had Three little ones that will be turning 6 weeks on saturday

One Female (dawn) and two males (Oreo and Freckles)

I fell asleep on the couch last night with Dawn beside me and she just stayed right there beside me I think my mom may have taken a picture of it too

I'll post pictures of my babies tonight

 

[seedcorn]

forgive me for asking.........what do you get for $55 for "adopting" a rabbit? Here you can buy them all day long for $10 or less.

 

[FutureChickenMan]

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they're "fixed"

 

[fallenweeble]

yup, the surgery is worth the 55.00 alone!
i've paid upwards of 300.00 to have my female bunnies spayed. because they are considered "exotics" vets sometimes charge an arm and a leg to do surgeries etc.
it's true you can buy unfixed bunnies for a song (or free) but then you end up paying a lot more for the spay/neuter if you decide to do it.