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Mint

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Hello! I'm TJ but you're welcome to call me by my username as well! I bought a bird from petco awhile back that was just too ill so I returned it and it kinda ruined owning birds for awhile and "settled" for a bunny, but wow! when I got them home (two, because my mom begged for a white lionhead mix..) I was AMAZED by how loving, sweet and intelligent they are. One of them is very adventurous and already likes coming up to me to get pet and licks my hand! Not sure if it's because the pet store we went to allowed customers to always have free access to the animals (we were allowed to pick them up right out of their thing, so I got a first hand feel of which ones were more skiddish vrs calmer ones.) But they seemed to settle in VERY quickly. However, the black one we got seems to sneeze a lot. Not sure if this is because we live in a desert and its fairly dusty or not...Anyway! Any tips for a new owner? :)
 
Hello! and welcome to the forum!
Do post photos of your new bunnies.
Do you know their ages, gender?

The one that is sneezing.. check to see if there is discharge coming from his/her nose. If so, is it clear, milky, colored? That will determine whether or not it is an infection.
 
Thank you for the welcome! They're both female. Not sure of age. And no discharge that I've noticed! She just sneezes and rubs her nose.
However, since I posted this, I've noticed that the white female has pee that is squishy? like not liquid, but not water either.. is there any reason for this?

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I'm no expert on guessing age of rabbits, but they appear still young -- and likely not spayed. Younger rabbits' digestive systems can take awhile to get balanced, so their poos may not be consistent in shape and size. Not sure on the urine. Some rabbits can get bladder sludge, but I don't know if this is what you are describing.

If you would like some general tips on rabbit care, you can check here.

You can also check the paws of the black one to see if there is any discharge from her/his nose on the paws.
 
They are just darling. All of ours are rescues, so the first thing we have always done is take them to a vet for a check--cheaper than having to treat something that is out of control and peace of mind is priceless too. Welcome to the forum, and do they have names?
 

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