A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME AND MY RABBITS

[SezzyA83]

HEY EVERYONE,
I HAVE 3 RABBITS A DOE AND 2 MALES, I HAVE BEEN A ADDICTED RABBIT OWNER FOR 3 YEARS AND RECENTLY BRED MY DOE SHE HAD 2 GORGEOUS KITS AND WAS A HAPPY MAMMY.
IVE ALWAYS WANTED MY RABBITS TO HAVE A NATURAL HABIT TO GROW OLD IN, SO IM DESIGNING A RABBIT RUN FOR THEM BURIED 4FT IN THE GROUND WITH 4 FT ON TOP OF THE GROUND FOR THEM TO MAKE NATURAL BURROWS AND TO KEEP THEM DRY (I LIVE IN SOUTH WALES SO ALLOT OF RAIN LOL.)

MY MAIN REASON FOR JOINING THIS SITE IS TO GET SOME ANSWERS ON THINGS FROM REAL DOTING OWNERS INSTEAD OF INTERNET PAGES
FIRSTLY MY BOYS ARE GOIN IN TO BE NETURED IN 2 WEEKS.. SO IF I BOND MY MALES AFTER A FEW WEEKS AFTER THERE OP AND LEAVE THEM BONDED FOR A FEW MONTHS WOULD I BE ABLE TO THEN INTRODUCE MY DOE? AND WOULD I NEED TO GET HER STERILED BEFORE I DO SO? THEY ARE ALL LIVING IN MY SHED AT THE MOMENT WHILE PLANS AND ALOTT OF DIGGING IS BEING DONE ON THE RUNS, I ROTATE THEM EACH DAY SO THEY EACH HAVE THE RUN OF A VERY EMPTY BUT VERY COMFORTABLE SHED AND EACH ONE HAS ACCESS THROUGH THE WIRE OF THE ONES NOT OUT? WOULD THAT OF HELPED WITH THE BOND? MY BOYS LIVED TOGETHER UNTIL THEY HIT SEXUAL MATURITY BUT DID GET INTO A LITLLE ALTERATION A FEW MONTHS BACK BUT NOTHING I THOUGHT THAT SHOWED MUCH AGGRESSION, I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR ALL OF THEM TO BE IN A NATURAL RUN BUT I DONT WANT TO RISK ANY OF MY 'BABIES' GETTING HURT JUST BECAUSE I DIDNT GET FULLY INFORMED BEFORE I TRIED THE INTRODUCTION.

ANY ADVICE WOULD BE AMAZING FOR ME! THANKS GUYS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CHATTING TO YOU ALL

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Never tried any bonding, but everyone says to have all neutered before. Our rabbits are house only as it's too hot here now for them to be out--Summer here, not winter like where you are.I built a chicken coop for my dad and buried wired 3 feet deep and double walled it with heavy guage wire.

 

[agnesthelion]

Welcome!

I only have one rabbit so no experience with bonding either but I have read that they all do need to be fixed.....so even the female. Unless you plan to breed her again of course, but you may have issues bonding her as unfixed females can be aggressive too.

Sounds like a great run plan you have going. We love pics here so post some if you want! Agnes is also an indoor bunny only too. We have way too hot and humid summers and way too cold winters where I live.

Welcome and looking forward to hearing more from you!

 

[LakeCondo]

Even if your female were to be unbonded, she still should be spayed. The risk of uterine cancer is so high that spaying really should be done.

About natural burrows, I'd be concerned about cave-ins due to heavy rains. Maybe you could start with some buried concrete drainage tunnels & shovel some dirt into them that the rabbits could rearrange. Or how are you going to protect them from rain? I don't quite follow your plan.

That would still leave potential predators, feral cats, hawks, etc. Or, if it's to be completely enclosed, how do you plan to check on their health?

I'm confused.

 

[melbaby80]

Your outdoor run sounds great, but I agree with Orlena. What precautions do you have? Just curious.

Welcome

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Welcometo Rabbits Online, my name is Dave and I am a moderator on the forum. So if I can be of any help please let me know. This is a terrific website for rabbits and their slaves, not only is it very active but also friendly. I am so glad you’re here and I know you will enjoy it.

Hopefuly, your bunny will never get sick,if you everhave a sick bunny, please post in The Infirmary and include your rabbit's age, breed and health history as well diet and output details leading up to the problem.

Here are somelinks I thought you might find interesting:

*For reference the Library section

*To brag or tell everyone about the antics of your bunny or just to talk about your day here is where to start a Bunny Blog, you can also look back at it later and remember when you had a life before your bunny.

*Now all the bunny’s like talk to each other when we mere slaves aren’t around in the Bunny Chat is the spot to be.

*The House Rabbit Society has a lot of good information on what veggies are safe for bunny’s, etc.

*Here is a link to learn what your furry master is trying to say to you How to Understand Your Bunny's Language

The Let Your Hare Down section is for anything non-bunny related.

Here is a link tothat will help you and your bunny to connect, How to Bond with Your Bunny.

Now every forum has rules and ours can be found with this link Rabbits Online Forum Rules. This gives guidelines on what is acceptable, what is not and how we hope everyone will treat each other.

Everyone on this forum loves to see pictures of each other’s bunnies. So if you would like to post a picture this link will help you do that, Upload Photo's to Photo Gallery. Then in the post, you click on the "G" in the tool bar to insert your photo. Many people also use Photobucket. You just copy the img file and paste it into the post.

Don’t hesitate to ask questions and I am glad you have joined rabbits online; I look forward to seeing you around.