Rabbit chat

[Polish Hen House]

This is a thread for anything and every thing about rabbits. I have a 8 month old Holland Lop buck that is my fur child.

 

[Golden Brahma 64]

I have two pet rabbits
Mr nibbles
Californian x Holland lop
And Olivia lionhead x Havana

They are both three years old and live in shed that we designed for rabbits

I’d post a pic of the inside but I don’t have any and it’s nighttime now...

Vet bills are expensive and their daily needs are expensive too.
Rabbits are definitely not “low maintenance”
I personally think they are harder to care for than dogs.
Which I also have.

 

[Polish Hen House]

I have two pet rabbits
Mr nibbles
Californian x Holland lop
And Olivia lionhead x Havana
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They are both three years old and live in shed that we designed for rabbits
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I’d post a pic of the inside but I don’t have any and it’s nighttime now...

Vet bills are expensive and their daily needs are expensive too.
Rabbits are definitely not “low maintenance”
I personally think they are harder to care for than dogs.
Which I also have.

That is an amazing shed!!!! It is so much better than any hutch. My lop, Norbert, is an inside, free-range rabbit. He is so spoiled. And you are so right about the vet bills. Rabbits are defiantly not “low matnance” pets. But they are so worth the cost and time required.

 

[Crow-ded house]

My little Ms Stoney. A blue Dutch. My neighbor traded her for a male and female guinea. She is around 3 yrs. She has a sweet personality and has her little area inside the chicken coop and up the ramp is her bedroom with a divided section in the coop for her. They and her both watch each other and even meet at the wire.

 

[Golden Brahma 64]

Here’s a few more photos

Mr nibbles at a Christmas party

 

[ChocolateMouse]

"Anything and everything"?

Personally I have a rabbitry. So I breed rabbits - mostly for meat and fur. New Zealands and Rex. I am slooooowly moving into show quality rex. Here's a few pictures of some of my bunnies past and present.

 

[Polish Hen House]

"Anything and everything"?

Personally I have a rabbitry. So I breed rabbits - mostly for meat and fur. New Zealands and Rex. I am slooooowly moving into show quality rex. Here's a few pictures of some of my bunnies past and present.

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Ohh I would love to get a Rex rabbit. They are just so soft!!!

 

[Golden Brahma 64]

https://www.medvetforpets.com/rabbit-information-care-recommendations/

This was a website recommended by our rabbits vet.
Full of extremely important info!

 

[ChocolateMouse]

They ARE very soft, although if you want a rex as a pet you may be better off with a mini rex. The standards are quite large and the minis have nicer temperaments. The rex gene also makes their nails really skinny and sharp so their kicks have some serious extra umph, especially when they're a big bunny with chunky leg muscles.

There's a lot of good info on that Medvet page, although it's worth noting that their diet suggestions are best only for domestic house rabbits are are insufficient for rabbits kept for breeding or non climate controlled environments.
There's also some serious debate as to whether wire floors are better or worse for their health because an even slightly inadequately maintained bedding can cause serious foot problems rapidly, whereas many wire/mesh cage floors sore hocks problems can be solved with mats.
Having said that I think solid floors with bedding are better for other reasons. But as a health concern, mesh floors with a resting mat can be very good.