Any Rabbit People? Warning Pic Heavy!

[MrsFordTN]

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haha It's not realistic! I mean if you like longhaired rabbits and you just happen to need yarn then yes it is, but if you just want the rabbits for the yarn, it's a lot more work then you get out of it. Of course you also have a new pet, but a new pet that needs hrs of grooming each week!!! I mean if you get french they are pretty easy grooming because they have more guard hair, but english and giant are the worst for matting.

As far as spaying/neutering, our vet was ok as long as size was over 2-3 lbs and over the age of 4 months, when we did rescue rabbits. We never had a single problem and I think our total of actual neuter/spay was over 100. She was a great vet and still use her for the rabbits, but she has uped her price since last time we used her.

 

[iluvsedward]

My ND buck and love 'Happy' who passed away recently in Dec.

and my current bunnies but I don't know what breed is

I got the mom and one of her babies

 

[rilly10]

Adorable! The new ones look like Harlequins or a Harlequin mix. Very cute bunnies!

 

[maple]

Robin,
We've had Chloe for about 2 years now? My mom's friend's daughter saved her initially and they have 3 teens so they are never home with swim meets...and wanted to find Chloe a better home where people would be around more of the day to spend time with her...and thus, that's where me and my 2 little girls stepped in when we were told she needed a forever home, cage and food and all included. They had Chloe for 6 months I was told. So I'm not sure how old Chloe is really and where she was before their home, other than they said they rescued her from a drug raid.


Kathy,
Chloe is VERY soft. She's the softest thing I've ever felt. Without knowing rabbit terms I always thought she felt velvety soft. She's a nice bun bun. She likes to cuddle. She can be a little skittish at times but really just likes to hang out and jump around and come up to you as you sit there by her. If you hold her, she'll stay put and she likes her ears stroked. She's never bit or anything like that...just mostly got to watch picking her up that she doesn't try to leap out of your hands...especially the kids, so I tell them she stays on the ground...but she'll let them pick her up to get her out of the cage for outside time...even the 5 year old. She stomps in her cage when she wants attention. She's a funny bun. And she likes to chew cardboard to bits and peices. I give her cuttings from the apple trees too to chew on.

 

[maple]

I love all thier little faces by the way. So many good lookin bunnies.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Currently we have 11 bunnies: Mom, Dad, and 9 babies!

They are mixed-breed bunnies, but will be 'big' mediums, so will probably be used as meat rabbits (not by me). I'm trying to tame them in the hopes that some of them will become pets. They are in their cuteness phase right now at 4 weeks old

Mom:

Dad:

2 of the babies:

4 look like this:

5 look like this:

 

[maple]

cute pup too.

 

[wolftracks]

My grand daughter came running in today yelling "gramma gramma, somethings wrong with your rabbit!" I ran out and she had just noticed that the short hair on Wascal's back is getting very dark blue. LOL I told her that's because he's getting older. She looked at Blackie ( I really have to rename her something cooler) and Aphrodite and saidBut they're getting really old, so what color will they be?"
She was kind of disappointed when I told her they were too old to change. So with her 5 year old wisdom she says "Oh, just like you!"
I was going to take picks of her rabbits to post, but the morning we went out to feed and take pics, we found her little buck, dead. Have no idea why. Then she lost her chick yesterday, so has been a bad few days for her.

I really need to get some really good pics of Wascal. He gets prettier every day. Can't wait till we get babies around here.

 

[Silver Spring Waterfowl]

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This is a bad, bad thread for me! Too many beautiful rabbits!!! Sensory overload....

Robin,

Thanks! Chloe at least had a family. I think whoever gave Bette to the Humane Society got her when she was very young and cute. I am also pretty certain that she wound up in the shelter for either biting, attacking, or a combination of the two, someone in her first family. The H.S. said she was surrendered, not taken, and that there were no notes about any previous abuse. She had been there at least 9 months that the one girl knew of, so I'm sure she came very young and it was really her only home. She did not know how to relate to ther rabbits. She is downright surly and mean. She growls for any reason(not just at me, but Smokey, too, and the little bunnies across the room in their own home. ven Smokey's a bit tired of some of her shennigans. She lives with him. She has not bitten me yet, but has threatened frequently. She won't tolerate being touched, let alone held. Putting her out in the garden to play (and bringing her back in) is a rodeo. Trimming her nails is a penance worthy of Purgatory! I can't integrate WIlloughby and Jo into the main cage because she's such a witch. I'll have to work on that slowly, as they get big enough. Smokey doesn't mind them, but there's always that pecking order thing that all of us must submit to. He will get along. I haven't given up on Bette and I took her permanently, but she certainly is a trial. She seems to get jealous of the attention the others get, but she won't accept. She is always very pleasant if I have a berry or other treat for her (until she gets it -she growls and retreats). She can be pleasant when she wants to be. Sometimes she'll sit and listen to me talk to her and sing to her and be perfectly calm and contented in posturre. She may be over-protective of Smokey, too. She hated Outrigger Joe on sight and tried to kill him. She did get to where she protected him and washed him at times. It's there. I just wish I knew how to reach her. When I met her at the shelter with Smokey, she sat beside me and purred! BTW, she came in October 2009. She really is a Sybiil!! Weird rabbit.

If anyone has any ideas, feel free to share!

 

[BarefootMom]