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I hope my vet doesn't mind my borrowing the picture taken at her office. So far, this is the best shot we've gotten of our pedigreed Flemmie, Robbie, 10½-months old, 15-pounds.

Ad mixed breed neutered doe of ours has been putting on too much weight and has gut issues as well. She eats just about everything, hay included; however, I stopped giving her pellets, cold turkey. She is now eating much more hay than before and she's starting to slim down. All of our buns...

Very good! Of course. That's the most plausible explanation, so far. Thank you. For sure, they've shown zero sign of acceptance; there is obvious antagonism on both sides between them through that gate.

The two mixed-breed rabbits that share our living quarters have had good litter habits. The spayed doe has been perfect about doing both #1 and #2 on paper in an always-open dog crate. The neutered buck has been good, too, except the times he sprays when he gets excited. Enter one pedigreed...

We have a neutered buck that honks (grunts) while chasing his sister. It's a dead give-away that he's being naughty. We have an intact Flemish Giant buck that we got last week. He makes a contented squeaking sound while eating hay. None of our other buns have ever done that. I'm told...

We rescued a near-death cottontail that had been injured by a cat. We nursed it back to health and when it was mature we released it back to the wild. Angelo (Bun-Bun for short) knew its name and would come to me for treats when I called him. I loved him to death; and, because I loved him I...

The average person on the street will associate rabbits with outdoor hutches. That has been the prevailing notion all along; it was what I understood until I learned otherwise. Thankfully, humane and considerate people have given it some thought and decided that is all wrong. Rabbits evolved...

We have a neutered buck and spayed female from the same litter. He was neutered over a year ago and at times he still chases and still tries to hump his sister; the hormones should have been long gone. Much of the time he behaves and the two snuggle together; but, whenever he starts acting up...

Neutering seems to have calmed our rabbits to where they're not chewing on everything in sight; however, chewing is instinctive and if you want to distract rabbits from your favorite things you should give them chew toys. We make sure ours have plenty of pine blocks and willow branches. (A...

You have gotten tons of great advice. I realize you are asking about rabbit selection; but, please forgive me for butting in and adding something about responsibility. Whenever people ask me about our rabbits I'm afraid they might be interested in getting one, too; so, I make very clear to...

If you can find them in your area, go to farm supply stores that cater to people with horses. Sometimes they'll have grass hay. We cut our own orchard grass, too, until last winter arrived. We found a place that supplies hobby farms. They filled the gap until the next haying season and we...

We have six buns that are not picky eaters; however, we have bought some hay that they refuse to touch. Right now, we're feeding them baled timothy purchased right out of the field, locally. It doesn't look as pretty as the bagged brand-name stuff; but, the gobble it down with gusto. They...

We are lucky where we live here in the USA because our employee-owned warehouse-style grocery carries kale and two different kinds of parsley--our buns like the Italian variety the best--along with a host of other veggies; however, I feed only the ones mentioned. We also have willow trees...

One of our buns constantly plays with my trouser legs; she sniffs, bites at the fabric and shakes it. She's merely curious and it is something she enjoys. She thinks my trousers are her toys. :-) It is the same way with my wife's shoe laces, she's tugging at them all the time. She isn't...

We use a variety of methods to keep the buns away from the carpets--which have been chewed in plenty of places; we're stopping the spread of the damage. I've cut a portion of the bottom out of cardboard boxes, along with a part of the side, producing an "L" shaped section that we put over the...

I am posting this in both “Nutrition and Behavior” and “General Rabbit Discussion” (I hope it’s not against the rules to do so) because my searches in the former forum didn’t yield information related to our case. This is long and I apologize for that; however, I don’t see how to shorten it...

I am posting this in both “Nutrition and Behavior” and “General Rabbit Discussion” (I hope it’s not against the rules to do so) because my searches in the former forum didn’t yield information related to our case. This is long and I apologize for that; however, I don’t see how to shorten it...

I like the name because it was also my father's name; not that many Odins in these parts. :)

The idea of putting my rabbits on a leash never has appealed to me. Instead, I made a portable fence to enclose a part of our yard so that the rabbits can have their own pasture. They *might* run a bit when I first let them out and they may occasionally "do donuts" or binkies; but, for the...

It is too late, this season, to follow my suggestion; but, here is what you could try next spring and summer: Look for hay on Craigslist. In our area farmers will sell directly to the customer. I shopped around and found very good timothy for $6.00 a bale; and, the fellow loaded it for me...