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[Batty about Banties]

I have a little brown mix named Hershey who changed my opinions on rabbits as pets!! They are friendly and cuddly and just hilarious to watch.

 

[maple]

I have a rescue bunny I was told was saved from a drug raid.

Anyone know what kind she is? I don't know much about bun buns. Her name is Chloe. Very sweet girl.

 

[Alicia G]

Maple it looks like you have a fawn rex/rex mix. Very lovely looking
And robins brood, you may have rex mixes too. Do they have a velvet like coat? Thats a good indicator that they have rex in them. They are two lil cuties. And having them fixed is a good idea, that takes away the hormones and will mellow them out. Unfixed males can spray every where (like what male cats do) and females can become more cranky and territorial when they are in heat.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

Alicia, Pepper is velvety soft and feels like a mini rex I had years ago. Nutmeg's fur is finer, super super soft, and feels like a chinchilla's fur. I plan on having them fixed as soon as possible, we do not need (and I do not want) babies!

 

[Robin'sBrood]

G, Chloe is adorable, I love her coloring. How long have you had her?

 

[Alicia G]

Perhapse nutmeg has some satin in her? I dont have much experience with that breed but I hear that they have very fine, soft almost satin like texture to there coat

 

[RabbitMage]

That's usually just a fault of the rex coat, I think it has to do with a lack of guard hairs but I'm no expert. I've felt plenty of rex with thinner fur that feels a little more like cotton than anything. Still nice to pet, though.

 

[MrsFordTN]

Nutmeg has to much hair to be a rex. haha I mean it's too long, if you take her out into the sunny and it shines like no other, Satin mix!

I love the fawn rex! Nice color!

 

[algopurple]

Hi everyone, I have not raised rabbits in about 7 years but befor that had them for around 5 years. I only had new zealand whites but was interested in getting an angora rabbit. Anyone have any advice? Just thought it would be nice to make my own yarn but have no idea how realistic this idea is.

 

[Silver Spring Waterfowl]

Robin,

I have geese, no chickens. Rabbits are much easier! (But if you think geese are easier, I'd welcome the help with all these little ones we expect next month!)

There's some good stuff on that site. Thank you!
You'll just have to talk to your vet about when to take care of them. My vet doesn't like to anesthetize them when they are very young. Your vet may have a different opinion as to what "very young" is. I had Smokey, and Snowshoes neutered before I found this man. Sybill, too. Smokey was 6 months old, Snowshoes was young. I made that appointment as soon as his testicles dropped. You won't miss that on a rabbit. They are mightily obvious. I was referred to the vet I use now because no one wanted to take any chances with Joe, because there was a really good chance things weren't where they were supposed to be, the surgery would have taken longer than normal, and I wouldn't have let someone attempt something he wasn't comfortable with doing. (One was a little over-confident for my comfort, the next one was honest and referred me to my current vet. Neither was qualified to do more than simple spaying and neutering of normal, healthy rabbits.)

Do check out www.rabbit.org and check some of their links as well. Rabbits don't tolerate anesthesia well, as I said, and they are very limited to what antibiotics and meds they can take as well. Their digestive system is pretty delicate and anything that upsets it can kill a rabbit very quickly. That's what happened to Snowshoes. He was okay while I was at home to deal with him immediately, but after I went back to work, he had a spell of G.I. trouble while I was at work. By the time I got home, it was too late to save him.

Another important question to ask your vet is where you should take your bunnies in the event of an emergency? Some vets don't do after-hour emercencies on call any more (like mine) and refer clients to special veterinary emergency centers. I have to drive about 75 miles to the nearest facility qualified to perform emergency care for rabbits. Preventive care is very important to me, obviously. I have a 45 mile trip just to get to my regular vet.

maple
Ihave a rescue bunny I was told was saved from a drug raid.

Anyone know what kind she is? I don't know much about bun buns. Her name is Chloe. Very sweet girl.

How old is Chloe? She's very pretty! Looks soft! I got my Bette from the Humane Society. What's your Chloe like? Bette just isn't like my others. They said she was there for about a year, which would have been pretty much all her life. She only gets along with Smokey. She's not a nice rabbit, no matter what we do. The H.S. didn't have any background info on her. I don't know if she's mean because she's a shelter rabbit or because it's just her personality. I think more and more that she wound up in the shelter because she bit her first owner! -or a child!)​