New to Rabbits......... have ????? need answers

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What was the gender verdict?

It's funny because my daughter was given a rabbit a few weeks ago. Her friend had gotten this dwarf for Easter and just didn't want it. Last week I went into a very small local pet shop to get FISH FOOD. OMG, the smell of ammonia was so overwhelming just opening the door. There was at least 15 rabbits in there, dogs, mice, hamsters, and birds. First time I had been in there and I was ready to cry at the conditions. The owner and her daughter (young gal, maybe 10-11yrs old) were running it. Anyway, I was looking over the animals, not really wanting, or needing any of them. She has the price at $40/rabbit, but must have noticed me inspecting cages or something, and offered me my pick for $10. There was a lionhead that I liked, and she insisted was a female. I asked if it was OK if I held it before buying, and sure enough, PURE MALE! As in, no guessing!
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Sooo I explained to her how to sex a rabbit, and what those lovely, oblong, pink things were. By this time my daughter comes in to see what's taking me so long.

She whispers "Mom, we need to rescue at least one of these rabbits!" Long story at little shorter,
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we did bring a dwarf female home. I don't think the poor thing had ever had anything but the rabbit pellets. She wasn't sure what grass, or veggies were. Slowly we're getting her onto a more healthy diet.

BTW, most rabbit pellets were designed for commercial MEAT rabbits, with the purpose of growing them quick, and putting weight on them. NOT what you want for a pet rabbit!

I had raised rabbits as a teenager, but haven't owned one since. I insisted my daughter research their care intensively!

I'm sure I'll be here asking questions about them though, as I think I've forgotten more than I knew! Ughh!
 
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Actually, pellets are designed to provide an easy to feed, balanced diet, just like dog food. And just like dog food, the quality varies.
 
hi, I have some escaaapees, and, the little dickens are hard to catch !!! took3 days and lots
of apples & carrots
the rabbits were in seperate boxes, I was told they were all female, but with the plush being aggressive all the time, it may need seperate quarters. I will be doubling eye-balling tomorrow, and will announce our findings as soon as able
wish me luck, it may be too late already, they've been togehter for at least 4 weeks:lol:
 
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had the sam ething happen to me at a swamp meat ( can't spell ha ha!) well 2 ladies were looking to bye 2 bunnys but did not want a breeding pair so they ask for 2 does. well the lady just picked up 2 random ones and gives it to the ladies. i ask the ladies if i could just look and the bunnies they were holding and sure enough one was a buck. so i tell the owner and all she says is i am sorry i didn't see correctly but i could see on her face she was lying. so in the end i was able to help the ladies find to does and the owner gave me that evil look! heta poeple like that make me want to barf!
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We have a dutch bunny and he is an inside bunny, but he might be going outside as the smell is killing me and changing the litter 3 times a week is just way to expensive as I use the paper litter (shavings didnt hold ANY smell) and its about 15 a week to change it enough to keep me from smelling it and I am one of those people that can NOT stand to smell anything like that! I have heard that yucca can help with urine smell but have never tried it
 

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