brerrabbit
Well-Known Member
Hello, I've just joined after getting 2 rabbits. I haven't had a rabbit since I was a child, so I'm trying to learn as much as I can.
I have just adopted a 5 month old male which I'm told is a rex mix. They didn't have any females available, so I ended up buying a female from a pet shop and was told she is a 9 week old mini lop. I will introduce both of them with pics in the registry section.
I plan for both rabbits to free roam my living room together, but I am currently having to keep 1 in a cage and 1 free roam till they switch halfway through the day. The male isn't neutered yet, and the female is frightened. I plan to get the male neutered ASAP, but he doesn't weigh enough. He was underweight so they had him on a junior rabbit pellet, but it was a cheap, pet-shop 'own brand', with lots of filler ingredients. I'm gradually changing to junior nugget with alfalfa in (along with his supply of fresh hays) to help him gain weight. He also has long nail wicks, because he's had overgrown nails in the past.
The male was named oreo when I adopted him, but I've changed it to Br'er. (There were 3 other rabbits named oreo just in the adoption centre alone
.) He had been adopted twice- and returned again. He is brimming with personality, so cute 
yet naughty! If I move something away from him, he wags his tail (SO cute) and defies me! I was worried about leaving him alone until I've had more chance to observe any bunny-proofing I may have missed, so I took him to work with me (I'm a support worker for 2 ladies with learning disabilities) and he made himself right at home there too... The ladies I support clicked with him just as much as I did, he was so good with them! He's thumping right now because it's his turn to be in the cage.
The female isn't named yet. She is very nervous - buying from a pet shop was so different from adopting. The lady asked no more questions than my contact details, before she swooped down and pounced on my poor new baby bunny like a starved bird
... naturally, the rabbit thought she was fighting for her life and escaped her clutches twice until she was eventually dragged up by the middle and trapped into my pet carrier. At home, I placed her into a play pen and, when she had gotten explorative, I added Br'er. He pounced straight onto her head and humped. I picked him up for a moment before trying again with the same result. I know this is normal, but I decided that it wasn't the right time for either of them and I was rushing. She is still frightened, and Br'er is 5 months and unneutered.
She is currently free roaming the living room while I drink tea and join this forum. She is gaining confidence in exploring, she's grooming herself and she is having a good chew on my table legs and the wooden safety gate. She is still very alert and flinches a little when I get up, or there is a sudden noise. She hops away more calmly when I reach out to stroke her, and she is interested in smelling my hands and feet.... She's also been chinning the wooden gate which has left me confused. I was of the belief that this was scent marking or territory marking behaviour found in males and females from adolescence, but she 9 weeks old.
I'm really pleased to be able to join, and looking forward to reading!
I have just adopted a 5 month old male which I'm told is a rex mix. They didn't have any females available, so I ended up buying a female from a pet shop and was told she is a 9 week old mini lop. I will introduce both of them with pics in the registry section.
I plan for both rabbits to free roam my living room together, but I am currently having to keep 1 in a cage and 1 free roam till they switch halfway through the day. The male isn't neutered yet, and the female is frightened. I plan to get the male neutered ASAP, but he doesn't weigh enough. He was underweight so they had him on a junior rabbit pellet, but it was a cheap, pet-shop 'own brand', with lots of filler ingredients. I'm gradually changing to junior nugget with alfalfa in (along with his supply of fresh hays) to help him gain weight. He also has long nail wicks, because he's had overgrown nails in the past.
The male was named oreo when I adopted him, but I've changed it to Br'er. (There were 3 other rabbits named oreo just in the adoption centre alone
.) He had been adopted twice- and returned again. He is brimming with personality, so cute yet naughty! If I move something away from him, he wags his tail (SO cute) and defies me! I was worried about leaving him alone until I've had more chance to observe any bunny-proofing I may have missed, so I took him to work with me (I'm a support worker for 2 ladies with learning disabilities) and he made himself right at home there too... The ladies I support clicked with him just as much as I did, he was so good with them! He's thumping right now because it's his turn to be in the cage.The female isn't named yet. She is very nervous - buying from a pet shop was so different from adopting. The lady asked no more questions than my contact details, before she swooped down and pounced on my poor new baby bunny like a starved bird
... naturally, the rabbit thought she was fighting for her life and escaped her clutches twice until she was eventually dragged up by the middle and trapped into my pet carrier. At home, I placed her into a play pen and, when she had gotten explorative, I added Br'er. He pounced straight onto her head and humped. I picked him up for a moment before trying again with the same result. I know this is normal, but I decided that it wasn't the right time for either of them and I was rushing. She is still frightened, and Br'er is 5 months and unneutered.She is currently free roaming the living room while I drink tea and join this forum. She is gaining confidence in exploring, she's grooming herself and she is having a good chew on my table legs and the wooden safety gate. She is still very alert and flinches a little when I get up, or there is a sudden noise. She hops away more calmly when I reach out to stroke her, and she is interested in smelling my hands and feet.... She's also been chinning the wooden gate which has left me confused. I was of the belief that this was scent marking or territory marking behaviour found in males and females from adolescence, but she 9 weeks old.
I'm really pleased to be able to join, and looking forward to reading!
She will flourish Iβm sure being at home! 
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a lick of the last smells of treat on my finger 
his little lop wife does this every single time, but that's the only kissing I get from her too 
