Hello!

[OZZZ]

Hi!

We are new to bunnies and new to the forum. My name is Ji and my significant is Lindsey

We just purchased a rescue and have been doing a good bit of reading up, although theres more to learn. Im an avid gardner and love growing hot chili peppers so our new guy "Jack" doubles as a fun pet and a fertilizer factory lol.

Hes extremely calm, and pretty personable I was very surprised.


Anyone have any idea what kind he is?? If anyone could tell us that would be great and I can read up on his breed specifically. Any and all info is greatly appreciated!

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[woahlookitsme]

Welcome to the forums. Congrats on your new addition.

Its really hard to tell but my first guess was a mini rex. When i took a closer look the fur didnt seem to have the same texture as the mini rex fur. Then i thought maybe a mini satin but going back and googling red mini satin the fur looks to short.
So im going to guess mini rex cross?

Definately a broken red in color

 

[hartleybun]

hello and welcome from me and my rexes. yours is a very cute bunny. i cant quite see in the pics but those whiskers look a tad curly and rexy. the red is a beautiful colour tho

 

[jessicalovesjesse]

He looks very much like either a mini rex or a mini rex mix.
Welcome to the forum!

 

[Nancy McClelland]

depending on size, definitely Rex (fur type and short whiskers) and maybe a mini. Hard to tell without knowing age, size and weight. Very cute and thanks for taking in a rescue. Welcome to RO.

 

[OZZZ]

We were told he was about a year old, but cant be certain and Im not so sure they were either.

That cage is 2' deep (2'dx4'w) to give an indicator.

On a side note, he has settled in much quicker than I thought. Last night and today he has started 'nipping' at us. Im not sure if its a playful or not he does it mostly to Lindsey. It hasntreally been anything painful, andhe certainly shows complete signs of being comfortable around us much to my surprise for it being so soon. Walking right up to us, cleaning himself right next to us, and laying down all sprawled out. Yesterday we let him loose for an hour or so and he was jumping and doing flips and all kinds of shennanigans lol, until hejust plopped down on the floorclose to us and watched us cookdinner.It was pretty entertaining.

Today, lindsey said the nip was enough that she said no and put him back in his cage. He was kind of digging into her side with his head and paws and nipped her so its possible thatin todaysincidenthe thought he was just chewing on her shirt or something. Personally, Ive only had him mouth me a little but I didnt feel his teeth.

Yesterday though he definately was mouthing/nipping at our skin and theres no doubt he was fully aware of it ... for whatever reason.

As mentioned we've only had him for two days and holy moly ... the first day he was calm, but sweet and gentle. Last night and today he's much bolder ... he'll nudge your arm out of the way with his head if he wants to see whats underneath it or if its in his way. He is neutered BTW.

Any suggestions??

 

[Wabbitdad12]

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A very cute bunny.

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[hexi99]

welcome and he looks pretty much like a mini rex to me. possible mix though to

 

[jujub793]

i agree with everyone else...looks like rex. as for the nipping....when he does that you have to say "ow" real loud so it startles him and do it every time til he gets the idea he's hurting you and does't like the loud noise you make when he does it...BTW...rabbit bites hurt!!:nod

 

[Nancy McClelland]

a nip is their way of getting attention and to "train" you. When they bite, there will be blood. Esther used to growl and nudge when we sat on the couch as she thought it was hers. Bun-Bun used to nudge our feet if they were where she wanted to lay down. The only really persistent nipper we had was Peter--I used the loud "OW" method to no avail with him so I treated him as if I were the Alpha Male rabbit. When he acted aggressive, I would pin him down and roll him onto his back and talk to him in a calm voice and keep him like that for about a minute. He's a wonderful rabbit now and does not nip or bite at all. If Jack isn't neutered you'll want to have it done as it will also mitigate undesirable behavior.

 

[OZZZ]

Thanks for the input guys! Its greatly appreciated. He hasnt drawn blood and It seems to be a nibble, although today he has gotten agressive with lindsey when we go to put him back in the cage. Again, he doesnt do it to me.

Although we have found another problem (which I will do some reading on) when we let him out to get some excersize he sprints around and does his high jumps and side kicks and then lays down in a good spot. However, when we go to put him back of course he begins a cat and mouse chase so to speak. Hes not really running fast, just a couple hops ahead of us every single time. The only way we can get him back in is to corner him and nab him so to speak.

Lindsey tried to pick him up to put him away and he nipped her again agressively. No blood drawn and again it didnt hurt her but just agressive.

I dont want to chase him around to get him back in so I realize this isnt a good action. I tried oats (his favorite treat) but could only cox him out of the corner not into his cage. Eventually, I just cornered him and he layed down knowing he couldnt go anywhere. Instead of picking him up I layed down next to him and pet him for about two minutes or so before finally, calmly picking him up and putting him back in his cage.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

we have litter boxes inside of cardboard boxes--the best are the two piece ones that apples come in--that we've cut holes into on each side. When it's time to go up, they will run inside and then the box can be picked up and used as a transport. Peter and Lilli both go right into the box with no coaxing now.

 

[OZZZ]

Thats a great idea, thanks so much for the input!

However, how do you get them to go in the box when you need to put them up??