Hi :)

[dollface]

I don't really know if this is the most active forum which I should be getting into for my rabbits specifically but if not -let me know.-

Me and my boyfriend as of last week adopted two mini lops from a retiring rabbit breeder who was taking on too much in their schedule to keep them. They are around 8 months old and well this is where this story gets interesting as to why I am here...

She had alot of rabbits, and well we had adopted the two under the knowledge from her that they were female. Well... turns out they are male and female as I "walked in on them the other day" so I checked and I guess the male was "miss-sexed."

Anyways I joined just in case the female ends up having kits, I am getting the male fixed asap but well you know rabbits and the rabbit luck of "her not being knocked up by now." I am a new bunny owner so I will end up needing advice ectra. Its like they say everything great must be achieved through some form of trial first. So here we go...

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Your in the right place. Hello and welcome to RO. When we got Nik-Nik from the shelter, the ad read "mixed male mini". She sure was one mixed up male. We don't depend on others to tell the sex--if they are right, that's good, but we always check so we know.

 

[pinkluwink]

First of all, I don't recommend keeping any two rabbits in the same cage. It's not safe or healthy for either. Rabbits are solitary animals and really need no companionship, toys make great friends . Second of all, if your doe (You are sure you have one doe and one buck, right?) is bred, you have 28 to 32 days after you estimate she was bred before you will expect kits. You will need to acquire a nestbox and some straw to put inside it. It will need to be big enough for her to get inside on move around a little. Not too big though, or kits won't be able to stay warm. Do you keep them inside or out? This time of year is bad for outdoor kindling. You can look up a lot of useful info on many sites as well. The American Rabbit Breeders site has some useful links.

 

[Yield]

pinkluwink wrote:

First of all, I don't recommend keeping any two rabbits in the same cage. It's not safe or healthy for either. Rabbits are solitary animals and really need no companionship, toys make great friends . Second of all, if your doe (You are sure you have one doe and one buck, right?) is bred, you have 28 to 32 days after you estimate she was bred before you will expect kits. You will need to acquire a nestbox and some straw to put inside it. It will need to be big enough for her to get inside on move around a little. Not too big though, or kits won't be able to stay warm. Do you keep them inside or out? This time of year is bad for outdoor kindling. You can look up a lot of useful info on many sites as well. The American Rabbit Breeders site has some useful links.

[align=center]I'm sorry, but the fact about rabbits being "solitary" is incorrect.

If you look up wild bunnies, and their lifestyle, you would see that they live in groups called Warrens and enjoy the company. :biggrin2:

Rabbits are in fact, VERY social animals, and love the company of other rabbits, as long as they are fixed and properly bonded together, not just thrown in with each other, for a lot are territorial.

I have bonded two rabbits together, and they are the happiest buns I've ever seen, they bonded almost instantly. They adore each other and are inseparable. And I'm not the only person on this forum with a pair of bonded bunnies. :hearts:

Of course, pregnant buns or buns with kits probably should not be with other buns, but other ones can be much happier with company! :wink

 

[dollface]

Yes I understand about co-housing, initially I was under the influence they were both females so I saw no error in letting them remain together. Although you can be sure under the new information they will not be until the male is fixed.

Thats not my only reason for concern anyways I mean if one rabbit was miss sexed any of the others could have been and this particular female was housed with like 5 other rabbits which were her litter mates, and a few were pulling their hair also which I read is a nesting/pregnancy sign, so I am just being really cautious about the possibilities.

I am not knocking the breeder though she actually takes really good care of her animals I mean she runs an entire farm and breeds horses, plus having like almost 30 rabbits I can understand that she made a few miss judgments on sexing haha.

 

[Buttons Mum]

pinkluwink wrote:

First of all, I don't recommend keeping any two rabbits in the same cage. It's not safe or healthy for either. Rabbits are solitary animals and really need no companionship, toys make great friends . Second of all, if your doe (You are sure you have one doe and one buck, right?) is bred, you have 28 to 32 days after you estimate she was bred before you will expect kits. You will need to acquire a nestbox and some straw to put inside it. It will need to be big enough for her to get inside on move around a little. Not too big though, or kits won't be able to stay warm. Do you keep them inside or out? This time of year is bad for outdoor kindling. You can look up a lot of useful info on many sites as well. The American Rabbit Breeders site has some useful links.

I Disagree, as Yield said rabbits in fact live in family groups, usually with a dominant breeding male and female. There will be the odd satalite male that will roam between family groups hoping for a bit of action, but usualy they would be more than happy to join a group if the situation arose. I have 5 rabbits and for the 1st time last night tried bonding all together wtih amazing results. Masses of binkying, running around and ear cleaning!

Oh and I did just happen to do my university dissertation on the behaviours of the wild rabbit. It finally came in handy!

 

[Nancy McClelland]

We've had a couple of bonded pairs--how do you bond them and not keep them in the same hutch? (hate to use "cage")

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Let me welcome you to 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.

Congratulations on becoming a bunny slave. Being a breeder of Flemish, sexing a rabbit is never 100 percent. I have had a some does become bucks and vice versa. It all depends when the "boys" decided to appear. Around 28-30 days be on the lookoutfor nesting behavior. As others have said, bunny's are very social animals. Its always good to keep them where they will be near their slaves.

Many bunny's recommend their slaves to this site so we may learn of others methods to keeping our furry masters happy.

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.

I have listed some links 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.

*Rabbits Online also has regional forums , this a good way to find a vet in your area that has experience with rabbits and to find out from other nearby of good sources of rabbit supplies.

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.

I am glad you have joined rabbits online and I look forward to seeing you around.