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I began by opening up the xpen to the room, then opening up the room to the floor, then opening up the entire house. My buck did just fine with almost no transition. However, my doe was stuck at the floor-level for around 9 months while I worked with her to get her to not chomp carpet. The...

My bonded rabbit pair do this. It's primarily the dominant buck stealing the doe's treats. It's like he only wants her treat; he'll ignore the second treat and only eat the one the doe chooses, which usually means stealing it out from under her or from her mouth!

You can always check Ebay for sellers willing to do international shipping. That's how I got my Ikea Hols that they don't sell in the US.

Um... put it in a garbage bag that goes out with the weekly trash. I could probably, like, bury it or burn it or something, but that seems like too much work, and my neighbors would probably start wondering what's going on :D (You composters must be out in the country or something. I've never...

From what I've read, yes. It would be a good idea to have indoor & outdoor shoes if you have indoor rabbits. Not presently; and when it becomes possible, maybe. RHDV2 is not presently in IN (cf. USDA APHIS | 2020 Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease -- Affected Counties). From what I've read, once...

I feed the cottontails outside my house by throwing out food for them -- I've taught them to respond/come with a *tsktsk* sound (like the sound one hears people make when riding horses), which they asociate with food. I'm doing this from a 2nd floor deck; I doubt I could do this if I was on the...

I get mine from a local big-box store when they're on sale. Note the *type* of rug matters: some are formed with little loops that buns can absolutey destroy in no time flat. Don't get these. I've found the best rugs are short single-strand (non-loop-strand) rugs with rubber backing.

I pick what I can up by hand, then vacuum the rest with a high-quality vacuum that can handle fur & hay (I recently got a Kenmore pet vacuum that works very well). This is for two house rabbits. If I had eight (!) rabbits, I'd probably go with a heavy-duty industrial shop vac with wide air flow...

I think most rabbits would enjoy a regular used box just the same as a fancy, color-designed box.

I ended up just getting a cheap rug that fit under my bed and let my buck use it as his territory. He has great litter habbits and the rug keeps him from pulling/chewing the carpet strands, so it works well for us both :) I think rabbits view the space underneath beds as prime bunny habitat and...

I hear of outdoor areas like this a lot from people in Europe, but rarely in the US . There's a Facebook group from Norway called Den Store Kaninboka that has a lot of posts about outdoor habitats. They might give you some good ideas of what people have built -- there's some really impressive...

My personal experiences with a pair of adopted house rabbits in Michigan: I pay just under $200/year for an annual checkup for two rabbits. Bloodwork is $150, and I've only had it done twice. My experience with emergency care has been on the more expensive side: treatment for stasis due to...

I keep my house around 73-74 F in the summer, but it's a 2000s house that's not very expensive to cool. House rabbits should be able to acclimate just like their wild conterparts. it's over 90 F outside here, and the cottontails are still out & about doing rabbit things. If you do make...

Just be gentle and listen to your rabbit during the process :) One of mine likes getting brushed, but only certain ways (no metal brushes!). The other hates me brushing him period and simply will have nothing to do with it.

You don't have to worry about your bun, but some moths have larvae that will eat clothes. By the way, some moths can be as beautiful as butterflies :) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Actias_luna-male.jpg

He probably attacks when you change his litterbox because it's HIS litterbox -- his territory. It'll take him time to learn to be less defensive of his territory (mine did). I asked about space because it he doesn't have much space to call his own, he might be more territorial and aggressively...

What kind of space & sheltering does he have? Does his behavior change when he's enclosed versus supervised free-range/exercising? Any dental issues?

I can't imagine any dude I know having any issue whatsoever with someone's pets, rabbit or otherwise. Granted, it's different, since the norm is a cat or dog, but I just can't see any guy judging a female one way or another because she likes small, furry mammals. Kindness and empathy towards...

My buck was a perfect house rabbit from the first week, but my doe was rather destructive. She was a 3.5yo rescue only recently spayed, with many behaviors pretty solidified from years in a non-house rabbit environment. To attenuate her behavior, I kept her & my buck (much to his dismay) in a...

There's a very similar hierarchy in my home. Not sure why the large omnivore isn't at the top, but I've learned to accept my place :)