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What you don't want is a wire bottom cage. You can get a plastic bottom, but in my opinion that's still too hard on their feet. Mine shove the shavings aside and stand on the hard plastic, so I got some woven grass mats to put on the bottom. A diagram with some recommendations:

The way you've worded your post makes me think that something should be clarified. Here's the thing a lot of people don't really realize at first: you can't train a rabbit to walk on a leash. Not the way "trained to walk on a leash" means for dogs, or pigs, or horses. A rabbit can be trained...

As JBun said, hormones linger after a spay or neuter for quite a while. They should be separated after a surgery anyway, so you don't risk them aggravating each other and opening the incision. I think my vet recommends that they be separated for a month after surgery? Something like that. As...

So someone named "akayeh1" messaged me on Tumblr what they thought, and they believe that Delilah is enjoying herself. They said: "I spent eleven glorious years with a minilop and while I didn't see the whole play session, the video shows some serious lop earmarks of play. First off, lops...

Lahi's had a LOT of health issues, but between that and his age I am justifiably paranoid about his health. I took them both to the vet at the beginning of the month "because nothing has gone wrong in ages and that makes me suspicious". It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you. My...

Yes, should have mentioned that. They're both altered, have been for many years. Lahi is a neutered male, 9 years old, Delilah is... Uh, I'd have to look it up but I'm pretty sure she's about 5. They've been bonded... Almost 4 years now, I think. Delilah came to me at about a year old, having...

Wait, seriously?? Well, I suppose human males can do that too so it shouldn't be that surprising. I was going off remembering seeing Lahi's when he was little and coming to the conclusion that "Lahia" wasn't the appropriate name.

It's easy to tell if he's neutered! Check his private area: if he's not neutered he'll have little furry balls in front of his anus and ***** openings. Honestly what you're describing sounds to me like bunny puberty, not anything more sinister. Especially because this behaviour is totally new...

Lahi has been chasing Delilah a fair bit recently, and I honestly can't tell if it's friendly or not. I've posted a video on my bunny blog, so you can see precisely what's happening. http://lahi-n-delilah.tumblr.com/post/131641304797/more-recently-lahi-has-been-chasing-delilah-a Indications...

Though speaking of spreading like a weed, I have strawberry plants growing absolutely everywhere in my backyard. I recognize the leaves, and they're also flowering right now so there's no doubt. And I know those are safe!! I'm just super surprised the strawberries beat out the weeds and such...

It's those stripes on the leaves that worry me. Because bold patterns IN nature mean something, right? If it's evolved to be easily noticed (and in this case with the white stripe, recognizable without colour vision), it's not worried about being tasty. Though in flowers that something is more...

Letting my buns enjoy the beautiful spring day in the (thoroughly rabbit-proofed) backyard And there's a new plant growing. They're not at all interested in it, but I've been trying to identify it just in case. I think it's purple deadnettle, which as part of the mint family is 100%...

Ah okay, that makes sense I guess. Removing the entire scrotum would probably make the surgery more traumatic than necessary.

From wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutering#Males_.28castration.29 "In male animals, castration involves the removal of the testes" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castration#Veterinary_practice "Castration (also known as neutering or gonadectomy) is any action, surgical, chemical, or...

O_o My impression was that neutering is supposed to completely remove the testes? As I understand it, castration is completely removing the testes, and vasectomy leaves them but removing the connections. And neutering = castration. Don't quote me on that. That's just what my understanding of...

He looks like he's not fully grown to me... it'll be hard to totally tell until he is. If you got him at a pet store, then he's probably a mix. Pet stores rarely have purebreeds. I was told mine were Netherland Dwarves, and as babies they looked it. As adults, though, they're clearly not full...

You'll hear a lot of "absolutely no softwoods (pine and ceder) for rabbits", because of the harmful aromatic chemicals in the wood. This is a generalization, because there are ways to remove those aromatic chemicals. I use kiln-fired pine shavings, the heat treatment removing them. I believe...

Agreed, after a surgery they should be separated until they've recovered, both to prevent their stitches ripping and to allow the hormones to dissipate. Big changes in hormones affect behaviour in anyone--think all the horror stories ever about puberty (hormones suddenly appearing) and menopause...

Literally finished this one just now :D it's been a long time in the making. Originally it was just a 4'x8' enclosure with a concrete floor. Now look! -NIC condo with carpet-covered shelves, with a spinning hay ball on the top floor, -Big, permanently open cage lined with woven timothy...

I'd learned the exact opposite; while smaller dogs are longer lived than large dogs, larger rabbits are longer lived than smaller rabbits. For rabbits in general, yeah, a pet store or a pet overview will tell you a rabbit will live 6-10 years (or even worse, 4-6 years), and they're absolutely...