The Bunny Chat Thread - For Bunny Owners

[Three Little Bunnies]

However..............there have been no reported cases of this disease in domestic rabbits only hares and cottontails.

I think that's because everyone is being so cautious. It's like 70% fatal.

 

[FortCluck]

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/deadly-virus-killing-wild-rabbits-north-america

 

[AltonaAcres]

Yeah we have SO many wild rabbits 'round here. My dog even dug up a nest and we had to take them to a wildlife rehab. It's hard to not come in contact with them. Our bunnies love playing in ground pens but I've been slowing down on letting them out so often.

 

[FortCluck]

I'm surprised someone would charge that much for mix-breed buns. I bought my pedigreed rabbit for $45!

Let me find his CL ad and make sure I’m right.

 

[Three Little Bunnies]

Nope can’t say I have heard. So it just affects rabbits?

Maybe I haven’t heard because I do not do shows plus Covid is the only thing I hear about on the news.

Here's an article about it.
https://rabbit.org/rhdv/

 

[FortCluck]

Yeah we have SO many wild rabbits 'round here. My dog even dug up a nest and we had to take them to a wildlife rehab. It's hard to not come in contact with them. Our bunnies love playing in ground pens but I've been slowing down on letting them out so often.

So making my bunnies an outdoor fenced in area isn’t happening now because I don’t want them sick!

 

[AltonaAcres]

70% fatal.......................ugh...................I heard it's wiping out whole herds

 

[Three Little Bunnies]

Yeah we have SO many wild rabbits 'round here. My dog even dug up a nest and we had to take them to a wildlife rehab. It's hard to not come in contact with them. Our bunnies love playing in ground pens but I've been slowing down on letting them out so often.

Our yard is walled, so I am not super worried about letting the bunnies out to play, although cuterebras are a potential issue here.

 

[AltonaAcres]

I'd honestly rather my bunnies die happy than live forever in a tiny isolated cage

 

[Three Little Bunnies]

70% fatal.......................ugh...................I heard it's wiping out whole herds

Yeah, it depends. Some bunnies are less affected than others... just like covid.